Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks to guests during a campaign stop at Fisher Elementary School on January 12, 2020 in Marshalltown, Iowa. Scott Olson | Getty Images Presidential contender Sen. Elizabeth Warren said on Tuesday that she would begin to forgive student loan debt on the first day of her administration, using
Month: January 2020
If you waited more than a month for the IRS to process your tax return and get a refund last year, you’re in good company. While the IRS prevented $2.7 billion in refunds from being issued to fraudsters between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30, 2019, more than a few legitimate tax returns were held up
If you hit the $296 million Powerball jackpot in Wednesday night’s drawing, remember that good ol’ Uncle Sam will be celebrating alongside you. The top prize has been climbing for more than two months through twice-weekly drawings with no one matching all six numbers. And while the odds are stacked against snagging the jackpot —
Rene Carillo, 51, regrets not investing more when the stock market dropped. Rene Carillo We all have financial regrets. Things we bought, bills we paid late, decisions we didn’t research. Turns out, according to personal finance site MagnifyMoney, investing brings a host of bad feelings. The top one is not investing at all, according to
Peter Griffith You might have the know-how to strengthen your finances, yet odds are you’re still making bad decisions with your money. Three out of 4 people consider themselves to be financially savvy, although more than half have admitted to making poor money choices in the past year, according to a survey from KeyBank. The
Getty It’s a journalism cliche that reporters always highlight the bad: they never write about the planes that don’t crash or the companies that don’t lie and cheat. But the topic of working into old age seems to be one of the most consistent exceptions. Most every example of journalism about working longer is of
Esther Meyers, right, shows a photograph of her then–teenage mother Rachel Kane to her to jog her … [+] memory as her twin sister Sarah Schultz looks on.(Photo by Brian VanderBrug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Family members and friends are the bedrock of our system of personal care
Medicare does not pay for Long-Term Care. So what should you do? Getty Rusty had paid for a long-term care policy for many years. Then, one day, his daughter found a cancelation notice for nonpayment of premiums sitting on his desk. “Dad, why are you not paying the premiums for this policy?” “Because I have
As a generation, Millennials seem to be in a financial juggling act. Most already have established careers, but they are also balancing mortgage payments, starting a family and paying off student loan debt. Given all of this, it’s no wonder some Millennials struggle to save for retirement. It can be difficult to commit to setting
Getty Today we’re going to talk about the biggest threat to your portfolio (and dividends!) you face in 2020. It’s not a recession. It’s a near-irresistible human impulse—purposely amped up by the financial press—that could lock in big losses for you, or cause you to miss out on a huge gain, like the 486%+ some
null Getty You’re probably familiar with the idea of a work sabbatical: a paid leave, usually from one month to a year, often to study or travel. But what about a soulbbatical? Never heard that word? It’s OK. Shelley Paxton, author of Soulbbatical: A Corporate Rebel’s Guide to Finding Your Best Life, made it up
Getty On twitter, I joked that I was drafting an article I was tempted to call, “Beating a Dead Horse Into The Ground: More Historical Context On Pensions Than Any Reader Is Remotely Likely To be Interested In.” But — I’m sorry to disappoint you — I suspect this will not be the last time
When it comes to retirement planning, you may have heard a lot about the benefits of tax-advantaged retirement accounts, how to choose investments, and maybe some of the details of any pension plans that you’re fortunate enough to have. But what about Social Security? After all, it provides the majority of retirement income for many
Getty Owners of substantial retirement accounts received good news recently from both the IRS and Congress, but the changes won’t solve the problems many of them have. I’m talking about those who aren’t likely to need most of their IRA or 401(k) balances to fund their retirements. Instead, they have other income and assets to
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about limits a family could receive, whether working longer can increase benefit amounts, whether delaying till 70 is still worth it, whether filing at 62 might be better and filing for survivor benefits while still working. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and
Woman showing global and network hologram by using the user interface technology. Getty For an international tax junkie, the last six weeks have been a perplexing time: The U.S. Treasury Department threw a major wrench into the OECD’s most recent multilateral tax coordination project. The project is the latest incarnation of the base erosion and
Key tax numbers have been inflation-adjusted for 2020. Many of these are important for employees, … [+] their paychecks, and their basic tax planning for 2020. Getty We’re all super busy in January, but don’t forget basic tax planning for 2020. At the start of each year, key numbers in many tax-law provisions are adjusted
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin The deal includes Chinese commitments to buy more U.S. goods in four industries. Costfoto/Barcroft Media via Getty Images Topline: With the Phase One trade deal signing scheduled for tomorrow, new details have emerged about China’s pledge to significantly ramp up purchases of U.S. exports including manufactured
Comfortable retirement: Still out of reach for most. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty … [+] Images) Corbis via Getty Images Congress ended 2019 by producing a budget of sorts. That fact, in itself, constitutes a rare accomplishment for this country’s dissipated and ever-distracted representative bodies. Such documents, as always, offer much to praise or
Photo: Getty Like many others, I have watched WeWork’s fall from grace with interest. In recent months, the shared workspace company’s valuation has plummeted, and its future remains in doubt. But as an advocate for small-business owners who want to buy their properties instead of renting, I find the specific details of the WeWork saga
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