Guide to Giving

Under Age 60

< Life-Stage Gift Planner

At this stage in life, some of the financial issues you may find yourself dealing with include the following.

  • Accumulating and preserving wealth
  • Managing debt
  • Prudent asset management
  • Discretionary savings programs
  • Long-range planning for retirement and emergencies
  • Diversifying investments and establishing a growth strategy
  • Creating a simple will and estate plan—providing for heirs and bequests to charity
  • Increasing income; increasing debt

For the charitably inclined, certain types of gifts can provide solutions to tax issues: Read more.