Month: December 2020

Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Dead people may get some of the $600 stimulus checks the federal government began issuing Tuesday night. That would mirror what happened this past spring, when deceased individuals were among the recipients of a prior round of direct payments, of up to $1,200 per person. More than 1 million
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MARK RALSTON | AFP | Getty Images There’s a chance that at least a couple of people will end 2020 far wealthier than most of us. With no ticket matching all six numbers drawn Tuesday in Mega Millions, the jackpot has jumped to $401 million for Friday night’s drawing. Powerball’s top prize isn’t far behind,
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Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images Morgan Stanley will repay $1.7 million to customers who paid high costs on investments earmarked for education expenses like college tuition. The brokerage firm is paying the sum, including nearly $1.5 million in restitution plus interest, to about 2,300 customers who are saving money in 529 plans, the Financial Industry
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“If I have seven figures in a retirement account, is it possible I’m saving too much for … [+] retirement?” getty In my line of work, I meet a lot of people who are concerned they haven’t saved enough for retirement. But interestingly, I’ve also heard the opposite. “If I have seven figures in a
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             The IRS just released its annual report (FY 2020) on the tax whistleblower program. Unfortunately, the award numbers are a significant change from just two years ago – where the IRS reported a ten-fold increase in whistleblower awards to $312 million for FY 2018. For FY 2020 – the amount of (pre-sequestration) awards to whistleblowers was markedly
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Dr. Carlos del Rio warned “The News with Shepard Smith” that the effort to vaccinate Americans needs to “change dramatically,” as the United States missed its vaccination goals two weeks after Americans started receiving shots.  “If we’re going to get to have every single American who needs a vaccine and wants the vaccine, vaccinated by
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aluxum | E+ | Getty Images Sustainable investing incorporates environmental, social and governance considerations. But how exactly do these factors fit into the analytical process, and how do they add value? CNBC consulted with several experts to find out. In general terms, “we look at a company’s business models and where they operate geographically and
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Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images After months of back-and-forth negotiations, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agreed on another stimulus package that includes direct payments to many Americans for $600. Then President Donald Trump shocked Washington when he called the package a “disgrace” and suggested he wouldn’t approve of the bill unless the checks were
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