The first Tuesday in December is “Giving Tuesday”. Last week we gave thanks for the blessings in our lives. The week before Minnesotans gave to the max as they donated over $21.6 million to their favorite charities on Give To The Max Day 2019.

This time of year is definitely the season for giving.

Of course, you can make a financial gift at any time of the year, but during the holidays people tend to give more as they try to meet year-end tax deadlines before the next tax year begins.

Dana Holt, founder of Holt Consulting, is charitable gift planning educator, coach and professional speaker. She teaches financial advisors, planned giving professionals and others how to make the most of their clients’ resources to make a difference in lives of others and the organizations they love.

Below is a guest post from Dana regarding three common, but very effective strategies to make the most of your year-end charitable gifts.

Unfortunately, with the rise of technology there have been more and more accounts of retirees being targeted for financial scams to rob them of their wealth or identities. Because scammers have gained an understanding of how to trick and manipulate this generation, it has become quite common for them to gain access to bank accounts, personal information and in some cases, assets.  

Learning about the common risks can mean the difference between you or your loved ones remaining protected or playing right into the tricks of scam artists. 

It’s official. Minnesotans are the most charitable people in the country.

WalletHub recently ranked Minnesota as the nation’s most charitable state for 2018 using a methodology based on 18 different metrics. More specifically, we were ranked #1 in the nation for “Volunteering & Service” and #4 for “Charitable Giving”.

Way to go Minnesota!

You can learn more about WalletHub’s research by clicking here.