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Investment Management
What Can Bonds Do for You?

Sure, bonds are great for protecting wealth and peace of mind – but they can do a lot more than that.

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A Legacy of Trust: Essential Family Conversations

Family trusts are created for a reason – use this opportunity to open up the lines of communication.

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Retirement Planning
Charitable Remainder Trusts as IRA Beneficiaries

Naming a charitable remainder trust as the beneficiary of your IRA can maximize your total distribution potential while sustaining your philanthropic legacy.

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Investment Management
Focusing on What Matters

We live in an era when new data is always at our fingertips – so how can investors detect the insights that truly matter?

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Mark Nickel, CFP®, President and Chief Investment Officer of Baird Trust and Jim Allen, CFA, Vice Chair of Baird.
Allen, Nickel Reflect on 5-Year Merger Anniversary

This fall marks the five-year anniversary of Hilliard Lyons becoming part of Baird.

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Should I Put My House in a Trust? The Pros and Cons

Baird Trust Counsel Dani Fowles discusses this strategy’s advantages and disadvantages.

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Estate Planning
The Importance of Digital Estate Planning

Mark Criner, Vice President and Senior Trust Strategist for Baird Trust, shares how to protect digital assets.

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Hidden Assets

The practice of hiding cash in one’s home might be informed by generations of misgivings toward financial institutions.

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Investment Management
Artificial Intelligence Revisited

One year later, how has our approach to investing in Artificial Intelligence changed? Or has it?

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Baird Trust’s Mark Criner Featured in The New York Times

Mark Criner, JD, Senior Trust Strategist for Baird Trust, spoke recently with The New York Times.

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Celebrating a New Chapter

Many happy returns to two of Baird Trust’s finest.

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An Opportunity for a Timely Wealth Transfer

A looming drop in the estate tax exemption sparks a wealth transfer opportunity.

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Investment Management
Combining Growth and Value

Many investors assume “value strategies” and “growth strategies” are mutually exclusive. That doesn’t have to be true.

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Investment Management
A Rebound in Bond Performance

2023 ended with some welcome performance from the bond market.

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Estate Planning
A Guide to Estate Planning Terms

When you think about making plans for your estate, it helps to learn the lingo. Here are some of the basics.

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Address Potential Incapacity with Estate Planning

Through tools like a durable power of attorney and revocable trust, you can ensure your wishes are followed even if you become incapacitated.

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Investment Management
Climbing a Wall of Worry

What can we learn from 2023 – and can we put it to use in 2024 and beyond?

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