I’m willing to bet your retirement plan includes a lot of numbers: a list of estimated expenses, an asset allocation strategy, a timeline of withdrawals, inflation and return assumptions, and a plan for healthcare tossed in there just for fun. Chances are your plan is primarily focused on the math, how you will spend your
Month: June 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic and economic shock that followed has made it more difficult for many parents and students to afford college. Yet even fewer families applied for financial aid this year. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, serves as the gateway to all federal aid money, including loans, work-study and grants, which are the most
You know the saying: First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a… mortgage? As much as we’d like to have it all—all at once—most young couples can’t afford both a big, splashy wedding and a down payment on a home. When forced to choose between the two, weddings used to win; But all that
by Tax Notes State Commentary Editor Doug Sheppard Growing up in a rural area of eastern Jamaica in the 1980s, the culinarily inclined Denvil Duncan dreamed of becoming an executive chef on a cruise ship. Inspired by a cousin who worked in that capacity on the luxurious barges that pulled into Jamaican ports, Duncan saw a future in the planning,
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday endorsed getting in on the initial public offering for Didi, the Uber-like Chinese company whose shares are set to start trading publicly in the U.S. this week. “I think the valuation seems imminently reasonable,” the “Mad Money” host said. “If you want to speculate on a Chinese IPO, you’ve got
James Gorman, chairman and chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in Beijing, China, May 30, 2019. Giulia Marchi | Bloomberg | Getty Images (This is a breaking story. Check back for updates.) Morgan Stanley, the Wall Street powerhouse, doubled its quarterly dividend and announced a new $12 billion stock
If you’ve watched your parents or older relatives age into their final years, you might have witnessed a decline in their ability to manage their money. As they got older, they became more vulnerable to financial losses due to making mistakes, exploitation by unethical family or friends, or financial fraud. Substantial research confirms this risk.
Getty Images Some part-time workers who stay on the job may get faster access to their company’s 401(k) plan. As part of retirement legislation pending in Congress, workers who book between 500 and 999 hours for two consecutive years would generally be eligible for their employer’s plan. That would be a reduction from the current
This is the time of year when your love for fried chicken clashes most acutely with your love for pool time and fun summer selfies. Air frying can potentially help. As Linda Larsen, author of the Complete Air Fryer Cookbook, explains in its opening pages: “Air frying is better for your health. In fact, most
Legal disputes come in all shapes and sizes, and there are almost always tax issues that face plaintiffs, defendants, or both. Plaintiffs receiving money worry if and how it is taxable, and whether they can deduct their attorney fees. Even without the complex rules governing qualified pension and retirement plans, the tax treatment of a
The U.S. is “never going to have zero” new daily Covid cases, Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC on Monday. “We’re always going to have some level of spread,” the former FDA chief said, predicting infections will become endemic, meaning they will remain present in the American population. Seasonal flu, for example, is an endemic respiratory illness.
Randal Quarles Hailey Lee | CNBC With the Federal Reserve set to release a much-anticipated report this summer on the potential creation of a digital dollar, the central bank’s vice chair for supervision said Monday that he has significant doubts about the idea. Fed Governor Randal Quarles expressed skepticism about most arguments made in favor
High earners in high tax states cheered the news last week that Sen. Bernie Sanders included relief from the state and local tax cap in his budget. But the numbers suggest Sanders is only considering a partial reduction in the cap. And the latest proposal being discussed in Congress would do little to help the
Most estate planning lawyers are conscientious and do their jobs as expected. But some seem to forget that in the real world all family members don’t get along so well. A mistake we keep seeing at AgingParents.com, where we offer advice to families with elders is that lawyers put disconnected and even hostile adult children
Oxford | Getty Images Your emergency savings could be in danger of losing value due to one thing: inflation. Costs are rising on everything from gasoline, which has jumped 20% during the pandemic, to bacon, which is up 18.7%. Meanwhile, persistently low interest rates mean it’s tougher to earn a return on your cash and
The Texas Hill Country gave birth to one of America’s unique vernacular house styles: the Sunday Houses of Fredericksburg, Texas. Charming architectural oddities, they are found only in this historic town, where they were built by 19th century German immigrants as a solution to the competing needs of the farm and of the community. Modest 1
Vaccines are working against Covid-19, including the highly contagious delta variant — but the challenge is in getting enough people inoculated, according to a professor of preventive medicine at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. “Leaving it in the refrigerator doesn’t help, that won’t prevent disease. You have got to move that vaccine into arms,” William Schaffner
(Click here to subscribe to the new Delivering Alpha newsletter.) The hedge fund model has been under attack for decades, at least since the financial crisis, but assets under management continue to surpass records. Christopher Ailman oversees the nation’s second largest public pension fund, CalSTRS, with $300 billion dollars under management. Here he is, in
Justin and Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin) first married at a New York City courthouse in 2019. Their second wedding — a splashy and celebrity-filled main event that reportedly cost $500,000 — took place at South Carolina’s Palmetto Bluff Montage hotel. The wedding location grabbed the spotlight in 2019 and is a celebrity favorite; Angie Harmon
Singapore wants to become a leading e-commerce hub in Asia — but there may be challenges ahead. As the pandemic reshapes consumer behavior worldwide, more and more people in the region are shopping online and Southeast Asia’s digital economy saw significant growth. “E-commerce in Southeast Asia — it’s surging. But what sets Singapore apart (is)
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