… jobs in the civil service. Worse still, Sanlam could not access black bureaucrats because, years earlier, it had sold Metropolitan Life, a choice operator here, to black investors. It was also not fully exposed to the affluent English-speaking …

“Human development in general and school education in particular are first and foremost allies of the poor, rather than only of the rich and affluent,” the authors note. The irony is for all to see. Indian education, despite its huge limitations, often …

But the total dollar volume still grew due to a mix of rising home values and increased sales in more-affluent neighborhoods. The county median sales price climbed to $439,000 in June, an increase of 3.3 percent from May and a jump of 26.2 percent from …

In 2004, a Standard-Times survey of supermarket prices on commonly purchased items found that on SouthCoast Shaw's was more expensive than Stop & Shop. Fast forward a few more years to 2010 … In more affluent areas than SouthCoast, today the big …

But those poor old wealth managers, doggedly focusing on family governance and succession planning and persuading their Ultra High Net Worth customers that philanthropy is much better for their souls than evading tax. Their work is even more cut out …

After graduation, Ms. Burns began a 14-year career at Piper Jaffray (which was sold to UBS Financial Services), starting in marketing and becoming an adviser a few years later. She enjoyed helping clients with their philanthropy so much that she went …

I imagine there are an awful lot of people who are not too happy with Peter Buffett right now. As the son of Warren Buffett, one of the wealthiest men and biggest philanthropists in America, the younger Buffett runs in precisely the circles he …

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — United Way Worldwide and Dolphin Digital Media (OTCBB:DPDM) have launched "Club Connect," a multi-faceted membership web platform designed to promote literacy and philanthropy among the …

Artists and entrepreneurs turn to popular crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo to raise capital for their latest ventures, but the mechanics of crowdfunding go beyond perks and profit — its utilization in supporting global giving and …