Month: December 2019

Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses switching from retirement to spousal benefit, from spousal to retirement benefits, the availability of lump sum payments after filing and suspending, qualifying for spousal benefits and whether Social Security benefits can be garnished for back taxes. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the
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General Motors unveiled redesigned versions of the Chevrolet Suburban (pictured) and Chevrolet Tahoe on Dec. 10, 2019 in Detroit. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – General Motors unveiled new versions of its highly-profitable Chevrolet full-size SUVs Tuesday night that are larger, more tech-advanced and offer a wider range of choices for customers. Profits from the
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Howard Marks, Co-Chairman, Oaktree Capital  David A. Grogan | CNBC Investors should take some risk off the table in 2020 given some of the challenges the market faces, billionaire investor Howard Marks said on Tuesday. “The economic expansion and the bull market are old,” Marks told CNBC’s Wilfred Frost. “Valuations are above average. There’s a
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Alistair Berg | DigitalVision | Getty Images It’s officially crunch time for older savers who must take mandated withdrawals from their retirement accounts. Individuals who turned 70½ this year — and those who are older — are responsible for taking required minimum distributions from their individual retirement accounts and from each of their 401(k) plans.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 17, 2019. Joshua Roberts | Reuters New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Tuesday that she plans to vote against Speaker Nancy Pelosi‘s drug pricing plan, urging House Democratic leaders to take a more progressive stand on high health-care costs. “As the bill stands, she plans
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Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Ray Romano star in Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman.” Netflix Netflix has a history of not publicizing many of its viewership metrics, but the company isn’t shying away from saying how many of its subscribers watched “The Irishman,” the Golden Globe-nominated mobster film. More than 26 million global accounts (26,404,081,
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