The Smarter Giving Guy

Back in April, when we wrote that Charitable Gift Annuity Advertising Stinks, we shared our concern that charities were not being forthright in the way they described the “return” on their charitable gift annuities.

Now Forbes.com reveals more questionable charitable gift annuity advertising.

We said back in April, “Come on, charities. . . . You’re supposed to [...]

A big ad offering “Returns as high as 11.5% and possibly more when you factor in tax advantages” from a well-known charity is likely to get your attention — especially when you can’t get 3.0% investing your money in bank CDs. I came across such an attention-getting ad in yesterday’s (April 22) New York Times [...]