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Caren’s Abortion Story: Finding Hope and Helping Others
All of us have a story. How will we use it? For Caren, telling her story has helped her heal. It has helped her grow deeper in her faith. But Caren’s story also impacts the work she does at Insight—as she shares in her experiences and showers clients with empathy,...
CARES Act Giving – 2021
You may already know this, but the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act enhanced tax benefits for charitable giving. You may not know that those benefits were extended into 2021 by the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA). There are tax benefits...
Why We Give 5% Of Our Top Line Revenue Away
We have been told that our company, McDaniel Knutson Financial Partners, would be more valuable if we did not give so much away. We have also been told we would make more money if we were not so generous. Maybe. I actually do not believe that, but...
A Glimpse of Hope through an Unforeseen Gift
A Young Brave Woman "Brave" is a word we often use to describe our clients. Week after week, women choose life for their baby, show up for their lessons, and learn all about babies and parenting while getting the necessary items they need from our Buttons and Bows...
Using QCDs for Charitable Giving: Perfect for Older Donors!
I’m going to make a bold statement: Almost everyone over age 70 ½ who gives to charity and has an IRA should take advantage of this tax saving provision. The IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) allows individuals age 70½ or older to make tax-free...
A Journey I’ll Never Forget
The Beginning Our road to pregnancy was a long and emotional one. From the time I was old enough to babysit, I knew I wanted a big family. My two goals in life were: Get married. Have babies. I had it all mapped out perfectly- what age I would be when I had my first...