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A Busy Professional’s Guide to Financially Preparing to Care for Aging Parents

As our parents age, the responsibility of providing care often falls on the shoulders of their children. Caring for aging parents requires emotional support and careful financial planning. This can be challenging for those in the “sandwich” generation who are balancing caring for both their children and their parents, all while working.
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Debunking the Myth: Why an Inverted Yield Curve Doesn’t Always Spell Recession

In the world of finance, few indicators strike fear into the hearts of investors quite like the dreaded inverted yield curve. It's often hailed as an ominous harbinger of economic downturns, sending shockwaves through markets and sparking widespread concern. But does an inverted yield curve truly signify an impending recession every time? Let's delve into this financial phenomenon and separate fact from fiction.
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Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, and the Investment Account Hiding in Plain Sight

Blue Ivy's income from her lifelong fame is turning into 6.4 million tax-free dollars. Here’s how she’s doing it, and how you can do it for your children too.
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Beyond the Headlines: Lessons from the Magnificent 7

Throughout history, there always seems to be a new grouping of stocks receiving a fancy name after performing well. When hearing headlines about stocks like this, a common question that arises is: why not just buy those select stocks? Here at Greenspring, we believe in utilizing pooled investment vehicles like mutual funds or ETFs, where you still get exposure to popular stocks but are much more diversified and face less risk.
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Fleeting Fad or Future Fortune – The New Bitcoin ETFs are Here

While Greenspring likes some alternative assets and has included them in our client portfolios over the years, we do not think Bitcoin merits a dedicated portion of an investment portfolio. Bitcoin is almost pure speculation with little intrinsic value.  Unlike stocks and bonds, there are no profits, dividends or interest, and the price is based only on what a buyer is willing to pay.
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Tax Drag: Picking Up Nickles

“Picking up nickels in front of a steamroller” is an old saying in the investment world to describe a strategy that has small, positive, and fairly regular returns, with the occasional huge risk that can wipe you out. Tax planning around your investments gets half of the saying right, in that tax planning is like picking up nickels, which can generate small, positive, and fairly regular returns – if you do it right.
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Greenspring Advisors Retirement Planning Insights

Retirement Planning: Not One Size Fits All

The best way to achieve any goal is by implementing a plan. Whether you are 20 years or two years from retirement, it is never too early or too late to put a plan in place to achieve your retirement goals. We want to share with you some of the key considerations for a successful retirement.
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Unlocking Philanthropy: The Strategic Advantages of Donating Appreciated Assets

Philanthropy is a powerful tool for positive change, and donor-advised funds (DAFs) have become increasingly popular vehicles for strategic giving.
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Considering Investing in Cryptocurrency? Here Are 3 Questions You Need to Ask First.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock the last couple years, it is inevitable that you have heard someone talk about investing in cryptocurrency (crypto).
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