social services

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  12 Non-U.S. Investors Who Pledged Half Their Wealth to Charity

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  February 25, 2013

  Billionaire families from eight countries have joined the Giving Pledge started in 2010 by Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.

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  Meredith Whitney: Government Case Against S&P ‘Hard to Believe’

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  February 7, 2013

  She discussed the government’s case against the ratings agency, her municipal bond call and her thoughts on new Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat.

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  11 U.S. Donors Join Buffett/Gates ‘Giving Pledge’

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  September 24, 2012

  Eleven more wealthy U.S. families have committed to give half of their wealth to charitable causes, the Giving Pledge announced last week.

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  Playing to Win Still Matters in Football, the Markets and the Economy

  By Andrew Rice, Money Management Services  |  September 18, 2012

  Lessons our leaders can learn from the Alabama Crimson Tide: a hand up, not a hand out.

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  Romney’s Approach to Nonprofits a Sharp Contrast From Obama’s, Report Says

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  September 5, 2012

  GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has had a very active personal involvement with charitable giving and the nonprofit world. But in many ways, his positions contrast sharply with those of President Obama.

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  Obama Has Mixed Record on Nonprofits, Report Says

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  September 4, 2012

  As President Obama arrives in Charlotte, N.C., to accept his party’s nomination for a second term, the charitable giving community—like so many of the president’s early supporters—is ambivalent about his record.

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  Law Associations, Industry Groups Support Older Americans Act of 2011

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  January 30, 2012

  The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, a professional association of attorneys dedicated to improving the quality of legal services provided to the elderly and people with special needs, announced on Monday their support for Sen. Bernie Sanders’, I-Vt., bill to reauthorize the Older Americans Act.

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  FPA San Diego: President Kurtz Urges Planners to ‘Move On’ From Past Disagreements

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  September 15, 2011

  FPA Experience 2011 kicked off in San Diego on Thursday with a plea from Marty Kurtz, this year’s president, to let bygones be bygones.