The AORN Foundation constantly app...

The AORN Foundation constantly apply the minds for new ways to assist AORN members as a way of thanking them for their support of Foundation activities. Year-end giving options (eg gifts of securities, cash, real estate, life insurance, life income) are ways to point out to the legacy of caring. For many AORN members, planning for retirement, estate preservation, and assisting others are important issues. To help with these tasks, AORN has secur the services of Peter Tedstrom a nationally recognized family wealth counselor and author, to make a special presentation at Congres in Dallas, March 14 2001

Tedstrom along with Mirenda & Associates, a national fund-raising consulting firm in Denver has been working with the Foundation to make known an estate-planning program for members. single aspect of the program is integrating family wealth planning and philanthropic counseling for individuals into an overall estate plan.

Tedstrom focuses in succession assisting families in preparing heirs for the transfer of wealth from parents or other family members. Many the bulk of mankind struggle with the conflict of effectively passing their wealth to their heirs without ruining them. Tedstrom warns that an ill-planned inheritance actually can ruin the singles a person loves the principally Tedstrom says there is a way to affect whether one's children will be wise with their inheritance, yet just as in other areas of family wealth planning, the best planning is done when a body still is alive.

What are one of the potential hurdles heirs will fight after they receive an unplanned infusion of wealth? for what cause can they know whether persons are genuinely interested in them as populace or merely interested in enjoying the benefits of their wealth? What are the risks of them becoming obsess with self-consumption? Do they risk losing the important connection between work and reward?

individual of Tedstrom's solutions to these thorny questions is to teach heirs philanthropy. What will this teach them, though? What they will learn from philanthropy is significant. For example, spending a small in number thousand dollars to help house and fe orphans in Guatemala, thus making a dramatic difference in their lives, can be profoundly fulfilling to heirs. They can say, "Look what we have done." The body providing the inheritance will have helped improve the heirs' self-image, directed their focus away from selfishness, and enabled them to do meaningful work.

Of course, individual must accumulate wealth to do this, and Tedstrom provides advice upon how to do that, as well. There are many vehicles available to individuals interested in accumulating a sizeable estate, level if one does not earn a large income. Of course, united should have a long-range goal of what to do with one's estate, and Tedstrom is exceptionally skilled at providing assistance in this area.

Tedstrom will be speaking at a luncheon at noon onward Wednesday, March 14 during Congres The meeting is render free of access to all Congress attendees; however, seating is limited. Contact Suzanne Stokes at (800) 755-2676 x 366 to husband space. Join us and hear this exciting presentation that can change your family's future

RONALD F MIRENDA FOUNDING PRINCIPAL MIRENDA & ASSOCIATES

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