appreciated assets

By Ken Nopar, VP-Senior Philanthropic Advisor

_{This column originally appeared in Financial Advisor.}

The number and size of donor advised fund (DAF) accounts continue to grow. Many clients establish them when their financial, legal and tax advisors inform them of the benefits both to them as well as the charities they support.

By Sarah Tomeo Hertzog & Martin Hall, Guest Columnists, Ropes & Gray LLP

By Susan Kay, VP-Business Development, MFS Advisors, Guest Columnist

I have had the pleasure of meeting and learning from some of the brightest and most successful financial advisors in the country. Let me share one of the efforts that I learned on how these successful advisors have used the power of charity to grow their business.