Month: May 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Republican members of Congress in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 8, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters President Donald Trump is reportedly considering another way to get more money to struggling Americans by letting them take an advance on their
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The coronavirus-induced economic shutdown has left millions across the U.S. jobless, with business owners struggling to remain open and unsure how to move forward. Because of this, the financial savvy investors on ABC’s “Shark Tank” shared a few pieces of advice during Friday’s episode – including how to save, handle rent and remain productive at home
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Getty As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues, millions of people across the country are dealing with significant uncertainty. This includes not only physical and emotional difficulties, but also serious financial strain. Many employers are responding with employee relief funds. If done in partnership with a public charity, contributions to the fund (which can come from
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Richard Cordray, former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and author of “Watchdog: How Protecting Consumers Can Save Our Families, Our Economy, and Our Democracy” Congress provided borrowers a lifeline when it passed the CARES Act. Whether it will deliver significant relief to consumers remains to be seen. The $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill
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Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban told CNBC on Monday that coronavirus safeguards in place at the White House need to become the norm before most Americans will feel comfortable going out again. “We have to get to that point where the White House standard becomes the national standard, I think, in order for consumers to feel safe going out,
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Model house on a white background with viruses around. Getty Kate Kraus, a partner at Allen Matkins, tells Tax Notes legal reporter Eric Yauch the unexpected tax results of recent coronavirus legislation on the real estate market. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. Eric Yauch: Kate, thanks for being here today. Kate Kraus: Hey.
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A technician of the German airline Lufthansa works at a parked plane at the “Franz-Josef-Strauss” airport in Munich, southern Germany, on April 28, 2020, as public life across the world has been limited in measures to combat the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Christof STACHE / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about filing for spousal benefits only while delaying retirement benefits, survivor benefits from a public pension, declining divorced widow’s benefits, self-employment and Social Security earnings records and collecting when eligible for more than one benefit. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the
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