Personal Finance Advice and Commentary

A proposed cap on tax deductions has charities worried.

The largest charitable gifts in 2012 surpassed those made in 2011, thanks to one donor.

They seem to rumble through every few years: the Asian tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, the BP Gulf Oil spill, Hurricane Irene and last week the earthquake and landslide in India. In the aftermath of a crisis, people are quick to open their hearts and wallets and can instantly send thousands of dollars across an ocean with