How to Give Wisely and Effectively to Charities

Saturday, November 19th, 2011

Charitable giving should be an important part of everyone’s wealth management and growth plan.

Why? Well there are tax advantages, of course. But more importantly, giving to charity empowers the giver. You get to make real change by using some of your profits to support organizations and ideas that you believe in. And nonprofit organizations often have the expertise and backing to accomplish things you cannot do well by yourself.

The United States is a generous nation. (more…)

How to Give Wisely to a Charity

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Recent news that mega-billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffett persuaded 40 families on the Fortune 500 list to pledge a total of $125 billion to charity captured a lot of attention.

But the fact is, you don’t have to be a billionaire to give to charitable causes.

The vast majority of charitable giving in the United States comes from people who aren’t wealthy. (more…)

Go on, Take the Money and Give

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Nearly everyone you know has taken a beating in the stock market in the last two years, and you’re almost ashamed to admit you haven’t done so badly. Maybe you moved your money to commodities just at the right time, got out of oil shares at the peak of the run, or exercised your options very well, if you know what we mean.

However you got it, we have one question for you: How are you giving it away? (more…)