For thousands of years, charitable giving has followed a familiar pattern: physical cash (or checks) handed directly to an organization. This was how I made my first charitable gift. At eight years ...

Beyond the 529: There are many creative ways to give your family a leg up There are a lot of ways to share financial values with your family. Tried-and-true strategies to help your grandchildren ...

Senior grandfather with toddler grandson standing in nature in spring, giving piggyback ride. Let me begin this article by saying that I am not a naturally generous person. As a finance professor, it ...