Charitable gift annuities are one of the simplest ways of giving but one of the most overlooked. That was the word from two members of PNC Institutional Asset Management’s planned giving solutions ...

However, for those who want more bang for their donated buck, a charitable gift annuity can be set up to support a worthwhile cause (be it organizations like the American Red Cross, the American ...

The other day I was running some errands and flipping through the radio. I stopped the dial once I heard the opening chords to “Band on the Run.” For those who are unfamiliar, this was one of the ...

A deferred annuity is a long-term contract with an insurance company that provides future income–often for life–in exchange for premium payments, with options like fixed, variable, and indexed types ...

"Your clients can use up to $53,000 of their IRA's Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) to make life-income charitable gifts." Your clients can use up to $53,000 of their IRA's Required Minimum ...

The tax consequences of a charitable gift annuity involve an immediate charitable gift (deductible within the limits of IRC Section 170 ( Q 739)), income tax on a portion of the annuity payments, and ...

A charitable gift annuity offers an interesting and beneficial option to the philanthropically-minded individual. Not only does this arrangement allow you to support your favorite charitable ...

Laurie Sepulveda is a MarketWatch Guides team senior writer who specializes in writing about insurance, investing, personal loans, home equity loans, mortgages and banking. She lives in North Carolina ...