Month: August 2021

Today’s column addresses questions about whether previous cost of living allowances (COLAs) apply to spousal benefits taken later, whether earlier COLAs apply to widow’s benefits and taking disability benefits before widow’s benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security Planning, Inc. See more Ask
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In this article HD Customers wearing protective masks wait to check out at a Home Depot store in Pleasanton, California, U.S., on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home Depot is preparing to report its fiscal second-quarter earnings Tuesday before the market opens. Here’s what Wall Street is expecting,
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In this article CYXT A data center. Erik Isakson | DigitalVision | Getty Images Company: Cyxtera Technologies Inc. (CYXT) Business: Cyxtera is a global leader in the data center colocation and interconnection services. The company operates a footprint of more than 60 data centers around the world, providing services to more than 2,300 leading enterprises
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It’s no secret that the IRS is after crypto in a big way, with warnings, a series of cryptocurrency John Doe Summonses served on exchanges and even a crypto question on every tax return. Selling crypto can obviously trigger taxes, but even buying something with crypto can trigger taxes. In fact, even paying taxes in crypto can
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Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes exits a status hearing for her upcoming criminal fraud trial. SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Elizabeth Holmes’ attorneys on Monday requested that they be allowed to ask jurors about bias and exposure to Holmes’ “profession and celebrity” when jury selection begins later this month in her criminal fraud trial. “When there
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The FBI’s investigation into alleged false investment performance at the $67 billion Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System may suggest law enforcement is finally focused upon public pension shenanigans. That’s not likely. If you want to understand how pension looters and high-level investment scammers frequently escape prosecution, begin with studying the legal and regulatory structure
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