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Fidelity & Schwab Donors Set Record for Charitable Giving in Response to Pandemic [Rebroadcast]

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Despite the economic downturn, 2020 turned out to be a fantastic year for charitable giving. In this episode, we’ll look at how people chose to give and you’ll learn about the efficiency of giving through donor-advised funds (DAFs).  In the listener questions segment, you’ll learn how to survive a bear market in retirement. We’ll investigate the length of the average bear market and see how you can prepare for the worst in your retirement years.  Outline of This Episode 2020 was a banner year for giving Planning ahead can help alleviate a hefty tax bill What is the average length of recovery from a bear market? Look into Guyten’s Guardrails Shwab and Fidelity both showed an increase in giving You would think that with the economic downturn of the last year that people would tighten their bootstraps and cease giving to charities, but it turned out that the opposite was true. The two largest brokerage firms, Schwab and Fidelity, recorded increases in charitable donations.  Donations were made in response to t