Estate planning can help secure your legacy

If you’re looking to pass along your money to family, friends, charity, or all of the above, we’ll provide guidance designed to help you do so in an efficient, tax-friendly way that maximizes the impact of your giving.

A plan for what matters most

Our experience helping clients navigate estate plans, establish trusts, and develop charitable giving strategies can help make your plans a reality.

A tax-efficient approach

We work with specialists who can help you create an approach designed to reduce the tax impact on your estate, helping to ensure that more of your money goes to your heirs.

Support for the next generation

We can work with your loved ones to set them up for long-term success and aid with a smoother transition of your wealth.

We'll help with your planning, wherever you're starting from

We'll help with your planning, wherever you're starting from

An advisor can help evaluate goals such as intergenerational wealth planning, charitable giving, and education planning, which may be considered as part of an overall financial plan and investment approach. In some cases, this process may also involve input from family members or other trusted individuals.

Solutions to help with legacy planning

Tax-smart, impactful giving

Since 1991, Fidelity Charitable®, an independent 501(c)(3) public charity, has been the leader in charitable planning and giving solutions. It can help your generosity go further, in your lifetime and beyond.

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  • Donors may qualify for tax benefits through the Fidelity Charitable® donor-advised fund, the Giving Account® for charitable contributions
  • Individuals or charities can be named as successor, enabling them to continue your legacy of philanthropy indefinitely
  • Estate contributions can create additional estate or inheritance tax benefits

Begin generational planning now for your family's financial future

Preparing for the future as a family can create closeness, clarity, and peace of mind. Fidelity is ready to help your family talk about and financially prepare for whatever comes next.

Insights and strategies from Fidelity Wealth Management

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A comprehensive approach to protecting your legacy

  • For those with more complex needs, our Fidelity Private Wealth Management® offering can provide unique ways to help grow, protect, and transition wealth.

  • Comprehensive financial planning that treats you, your family, and your advisors as part of an interconnected system
  • Considers the needs of your family 
members—now and into the future

Not sure where to start?

A conversation with an advisor is the first step to helping you find the right approach to reach your goals.

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Keep in mind that investing involves risk. The value of your investment will fluctuate over time, and you may gain or lose money.

Minimum asset requirements apply.

Trust services are offered through Fidelity Personal Trust Company, FSB (FPTC), a federal savings bank

Fidelity Charitable is the brand name for the Fidelity Investments® Charitable Gift Fund, an independent public charity with a donor-advised fund program. Various Fidelity companies provide services to Fidelity Charitable. The Fidelity Charitable name and logo, and Fidelity are registered service marks of FMR LLC, used by Fidelity Charitable under license. Giving Account is a registered service mark of the Trustees of Fidelity Charitable.

Fidelity does not provide legal or tax advice. The information herein is general in nature and should not be considered legal or tax advice. Consult an attorney or tax professional regarding your specific situation.

Fidelity advisors are licensed with Strategic Advisers LLC (Strategic Advisers), a registered investment adviser, and registered with Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC (FBS), a registered broker-dealer. Whether a Fidelity advisor provides advisory services through Strategic Advisers for a fee or brokerage services through FBS will depend on the products and services you choose.

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