Month: May 2021

By Nancy Collamer, Next Avenue The freelance market is heating up. During the first quarter of 2021, the Freelancer.com platform posted over a half million jobs. And during the same period, FlexJobs.com reported a 10%+ jump in postings for freelancers in a variety of career categories. It’s a trend that’s unlikely to cool anytime soon and
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Today’s column addresses questions about divorcing and remarrying after 60 to allow survivor’s benefits from a previous marriage, temporarily avoiding the deeming provision even if you were born after 1/1/1954 and how Social Security uses earnings histories to calculate benefit amounts. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and
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In this article ETH.CM= LTC.CB= BTC.BS=-USS Cameron Winklevoss, left, and Tyler Winklevoss  David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, is going all in on dogecoin. Starting Sunday, the Gemini app will let clients move their holdings in dogecoin into interest-bearing accounts through its Gemini
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A friend called me the other day to ask a question that I know many share and that many financial advisors are hearing, especially from those who are currently in retirement. Here’s how the conversation went, along with a few notes specifically for financial advisors to help in the similar conversations you’re having with your
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Joan Slatkin/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images More than 1 in 4 unemployed Americans have been out of work for over a year, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data issued Friday. Long-term joblessness has been rising steadily throughout the Covid pandemic and poses greater financial risks for affected households. Nearly 2.7 million people
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