Written by Ryan Brown, Sr. Manager, Digital Marketing for Blue Trust Ukraine is experiencing a crisis that has affected the world. There are many Christians there right now working to rescue families, protect the vulnerable, and save lives. I lived and served in Kyiv, Ukraine for three years with a Christian charitable organization that is […]
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In December of 2019, CNBC reported that Baby Boomers, who own 2.34 million businesses employing over 25 million people in the U.S., are retiring in record numbers.1 However, the quarterly Wilmington Trust Business Owners Outlook: Is Now the Time to Sell? survey performed the same year indicated that only 48% are preparing successors to take […]
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Written by Dr. Michael L. Patterson, Founder, Be A Peace Maker, Inc. Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Also known as African American History Month, the event grew out of noted historian Carter G. Woodson’s dedication to celebrating […]
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In our “Wisdom for Wealth. For Life.” podcast series, we share financial advice and wisdom from our network of wealth advisors and thought leaders in the industry, and from around our community of 10,000 financially blessed families who apply biblical wisdom to their financial planning and giving. Episode 5: Dr. Timothy Jones & Shannon Williams […]
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Blue Trust is excited for our month-long celebration of the launch of our new podcast “Wisdom for Wealth. For Life.” Our goal is to give advisors, clients, and thought leaders the chance to share their stories of faith, finances, and fellowship with our entire community. Episode 4: Carol Jackovich and Russ Crosson on Biblical Financial […]
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Blue Trust is excited for our month-long celebration of the launch of our new podcast “Wisdom for Wealth. For Life.” Our goal is to give advisors, clients, and thought leaders the chance to share their stories of faith, finances, and fellowship with our entire community. Episode 3: Bill and Amber Brigham on Early Retirement in […]
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Blue Trust is excited for our month-long celebration of the launch of our new podcast “Wisdom for Wealth. For Life.” Our goal is to give advisors, clients, and thought leaders the chance to share their stories of faith, finances, and fellowship with our entire community. Episode 2: Scott Linebrink on Ending Water Poverty In our […]
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Blue Trust is excited to announce the launch of our new podcast, “Wisdom for Wealth. For Life.” Our goal is to give advisors, clients, and thought leaders the chance to share their stories of faith, finances, and fellowship with our entire community. Episode 1: The Ron Blue Story In this first episode, join us as […]
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Written by Mike Bleck, Senior Estate Planning Specialist If all you wanted for Christmas was tax legislation, you were disappointed! What a year it has been monitoring the twists and turns of various estate planning and tax proposals and the potential impact. Let’s review where we have been this year and what may lie ahead […]
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“Generosity is the antidote to materialism.” (Watch this video to learn more about the Holiday Giving Challenge.) The Blue Trust Holiday Giving Challenge STEP 1: Give your children money for the holidays. STEP 2: They give the money to any person or organization they want to help. STEP 3: Share about the experience together during […]
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Written by the Blue Trust Business Consulting Division Part 2: Identity Part one of our ownership independence discussion focused on the benefits to the owner and to the business of separating personal and business finances. Part two focuses on establishing separate identities for the business and the owner. Ecclesiastes demonstrates the importance of motivation […]
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Written by the Blue Trust Business Consulting Division Part 1: Finances If you have ever considered what retirement means as a business owner, you have probably thought about what makes your business valuable. From the perspective of a potential buyer, value is driven by dependable, consistent, free cash flow. This is achieved through things like […]
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Written by the Blue Trust Business Consulting Division Do you know the difference between knowledge and wisdom? Knowledge is learning from your own mistakes. Wisdom is learning from the mistakes of others. In your business, wisdom is applying knowledge to reduce the risk of uncertainty and increase the chance of success. Consider the story of […]
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Written by Alan Cox, Director of Estate/Trust Planning and Estate Settlement, and Mike Bleck, Senior Estate Planning Specialist Late Friday the House passed the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill which includes additional spending for roads, bridges, public transit, and other projects in addition to the already planned infrastructure spending over the next eight years. President Biden is expected […]
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Written by Zack Fulmer, Managing Director of Blue Trust’s Orlando, Florida office Have you ever heard of the concept of a “materiality threshold?” Simply put, it’s financial industry terminology for how much you personally consider to be “a lot.” As a financial advisor who has advised countless clients on topics concerning money, I’ve observed that […]
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Written by Mike Bleck, Senior Estate Planning Specialist Recently, the House Ways and Means Committee released draft legislation of tax changes. It’s important to keep in mind that many provisions can change between the release of an initial legislative framework and the ultimate passing of the completed bill. In fact, after the proposal was released […]
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Written by Brian Shepler, President and Executive Vice President We’re excited to introduce a newly redesigned bluetrust.com that we believe will better help support our clients on their financial journeys as well as our company vision, as laid out in 1 Timothy 6:17-19, “Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be […]
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Conveyance Why is it important to be generous? Russ Crosson, author and EVP of Blue Trust, challenges his audience to ask themselves the real question – how much should we keep? Listen as Russ shares his insights on the wisdom of keeping less and giving more. Learn more: Financial, retirement, and estate planning Investment management […]
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A life-changing meeting and a financial “oops” that changed her mindset sent retired attorney Kim King on a new “generosity walk.” Invited by a local businessman and friend at church to attend a Celebration of Generosity event held by Generous Giving, Kim King listened to one of the speakers talk about the three ways money […]
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