The number of health savings accounts (HSAs) is soaring, but most account holders fail to take full advantage of the retirement planning power of HSAs. There were more than 30 million HSAs holding about $82.2 billion at the end of 2020, according to an estimate from Devenir, a firm that offers investment services to health-based
Month: September 2021
New regulations issued under sections 1291, 1297, and 1298 clarify whether a foreign corporation is treated as a passive foreign investment company and whether a U.S. person that indirectly owns stock in a PFIC is treated as a shareholder. Final regs issued January 15 (and corrected March 5 and March 10) retained the basic approach and structure of
Hispanolistic | E+ | Getty Images You may want to ditch your commute permanently or leave a job that you hate. Yet before you quit, you’ll want to make sure your financial house is in order. Not only will it help you survive a period of unemployment, it will help you focus on finding your
Supply chains have been a complicated issue since the beginning of time, in all types of situations, from the battle field to the project site. In the case of the battlefield, lives were on the line as supplies weren’t able to get through the devastated landscape and the broken lines of transportation. For housing, affordability
Bryson DeChambeau of Team United States open a champagne bottle after their victory in the 2020 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits on September 26, 2021 in Kohler, Wisconsin. Darren Carroll | PGA of America | Getty Images Team USA took a six-point advantage into the final day in Wisconsin and required just 3.5 points in
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock futures climbed in overnight trading on Sunday as investors braced for the last week of a volatile September. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Readers, I am embarrassed to admit that a radical change to our retirement system, tucked into the “Build Back Better” Budget Reconciliation bill, wholly escaped my notice until just recently. As explained by Ashlea Ebeling, also at Forbes, “Under the proposal, starting in 2023, employers with five or more employees would have to offer a retirement
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 31: A child dressed as Wonder Woman for Halloween at Fort Green Park on October 31, 2020 in New York City. The CDC shared on their website alternative ways to still celebrate the holiday while being safe. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images) David Dee Delgado | Getty Images News
Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures as he visits the construction site of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, August 13, 2021. Patrick Pleul | Reuters Though the market has been volatile, analysts are spotting opportunities for upside among select companies. Tipranks is able to cut through the market noise by aggregating data to show
Today’s column addresses questions about the family maximum that can be collected on a single record, answering a question about working this year while applying for Social Security benefits and potential availability of divorced survivor’s benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security Planning,
Bahrain’s government is planning to double its rate of value-added tax (VAT) to 10%, according to Bloomberg, in an effort to curb its large budget deficit. The move echoes a similar change by Saudi Arabia last year, when it tripled its rate of VAT to 15% – although, as some observers have pointed out, the
sorn340 | iStock | Getty Images It’s now been more than seven months since President Joe Biden asked the U.S. Department of Justice to review his legal authority to cancel student debt. The agency hasn’t released its findings yet. And although top Democrats argue that the president can cancel the debt through executive action, Biden
Eugene is the Founder of The Litvak Team @ Compass — one of the top producing and largest teams at Compass. If you’ve been paying attention to real estate headlines lately, you know that the New York City market is on fire. In the 15 years or so that I’ve been in the business, I’ve never
d3sign | Moment | Getty Images When it comes to reserving hotel stays, Aesop and his fabled ants might have gotten it backwards — it can actually pay to wait till the last minute to book. While conventional wisdom holds that travelers get better rates for accommodations, air and other vacation components by reserving early,
One collateral effect of the Covid-19 pandemic might be the protection offered by your homeowner’s insurance. You’re no doubt aware that two consequences of the pandemic are increased demand for homes and shortages of many building components and supplies. Skilled labor to build homes also is in short supply. The result is that the cost
People protest for a moratorium on evictions on Aug. 4, 2021 in New York. Stephanie Keith | Getty Images Millions of renters are at risk of financial hardship as federal and state relief measures wind down. That’s a new warning from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which found that the pandemic-era safety net helped renters
The American Institute of Architect’s latest Home Design Trends Survey of its professional members shows the powerful impact the pandemic continues to have on our living spaces, compounded by other natural disasters. Released September 22, this quarterly study showed a sharp uptick in demand for outdoor improvements, multiple home offices, exercise spaces, and safety features
Ana Navarro and Sunny Hostin on the set of ABC’s The View. Jeff Neira | Disney General Entertainment Content | Getty Images Two hosts of ABC’s “The View” tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday moments before a sit-down interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. Host Sunny Hostin and guest host Ana Navarro are fully vaccinated
The revenue portion of the Build Back Better Act (BBB) that is moving along dramatically changes the landscape for transfer taxes (i.e. gift and estate). Accelerating the scheduled reduction in the unified credit from $10 million to $5 million (indexed for inflation from 2010) is most noticeable. For those of us who are fond of round numbers,
In this article BKCC Ronnie Kaufman | DigitalVision | Getty Images Everyone wants to be happy in retirement. So what will it take to get there? It’s not just saving money, although that is key, according to certified financial planner Wes Moss, chief investment strategist at Atlanta-based Capital Investment Advisors and author of the upcoming
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