Page 4 - Talk of Tequesta - December '19

Page 4, The Talk Of Tequesta

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Bernard Godek and Christina
Laura and Rick Clark Julia and Chris Heggen Thomas Bean and Diane Rayne Jeremiah and Kassie Parisoe Lambert

served as cochairs of this highly successful evening. president of the Board of Directors, guests enjoyed a live Teal reminded all in attendance that there is truly no place
With nearly 350 guests in attendance, the 2019 Habitat auction led by auctioneer Neil Saffer that included some like home.
Gala, There’s No Place Like Home, proved to be the most exclusive and remarkable trips and experiences. Guests also The evening was all about raising funds that will help
successful gala to date. Partygoers enjoyed a lively evening heard from Habitat homeowner, Teawanna Teal, who shared Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County continue to
beginning with cocktails and a silent auction in the Circle the personal and heartwarming story of her journey down the
Room, followed by dinner and dancing to the music from “yellow brick” road to fulfilling her dream of homeownership. Good Works on page 5
Intermix in the Venetian Ballroom.
There were also some thrilling surprises throughout the
evening – including a dynamic act by Wicked performance
of Defying Gravity from the Broadway show that wowed the ‘Tis The Season To Be Jolly . . .
audience. Mike McGann served as master of ceremonies.
Following brief remarks from Bernie Godek, CEO of Habitat And Giving!
for Humanity of Palm Beach County and Michael DeBock,

The end of the year is the best time to assess your You may have a general goal in mind when it comes
financial wellbeing, and to consider your capacity to retirement, but you need a specific plan for effective
for Charitable Giving. As with other aspects of your savings. Reassess your retirement planning goals annually
finances, it’s important for charitable giving to be part and prioritize spending needs based on what will make
of a broader financial plan, this is why we discuss this you happy and comfortable. Create a budget for early,
when applicable during a year-end portfolio review. middle and late retirement, taking into consideration
different expenses for each stage. Don’t fool yourself that
By giving a large amount one year and not the next, life in retirement will be less expensive than now. Did you
you could maximize your itemized deductions in that know that the average cost for health care for a couple in
year and take the new increased standard deduction the retirement is close to $300,000? Don’t you think that health
next year. Some CPAs refer to this as “lumping and care and Long-Term Care is something to plan for? We are
clumping.” Giving appreciated assets in this manner here to help!
is a great way to maximize your charitable giving
deduction, and a donor-advised fund (DAF) could be
used to facilitate that gift.
If you’re 70½ or older, you can donate directly from
your retirement account using a “Qualified Charitable
Distribution.” There are many tools available, designed
for the maximization of charitable giving deductions
that Asset Advisory Services can illuminate, making it
much easier for our clients to understand the benefits
Paige Lawrence and Stephen and Heather Atkins and positive implications of well-timed donations.

As year-end approaches, retirement planning often
becomes a focus for investors. Year-end planning
discussions address other topics as well, such as required Crafting financial solutions with insight and integrity since 1980.
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