Month: December 2021

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus talks during a daily press briefing on COVID-19 virus at the WHO headquaters in Geneva on March 11, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images The World Health Organization warned Wednesday that new coronavirus variants could emerge during the pandemic that render the current vaccines useless.
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“What should I do with my old 401(k)” is one of the most common questions I get asked by new financial planning clients. Answering this question is often one of the biggest financial decisions you need to make when switching jobs. You essentially have four options to choose from, keep your old 401(k) where it
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Tax increases probably are coming. Even if Congress doesn’t agree on substantial increases this year, they’re likely to come. The 2017 tax law is scheduled to expire after 2025. The pre-2018 tax law will be re-instated automatically unless Congress agrees to something else. Plus, the trillions of dollars added to the national debt the last
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A person performs a self-swab test for COVID-19 in the Brooklyn borough of New York, the United States, Dec. 17, 2021. Michael Nagle | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images People infected with the heavily mutated omicron variant of Covid-19 may have increased immune protection against delta, a new study says. As a consequence, omicron
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Marko Geber | DigitalVision | Getty Images Employers are increasingly putting retirement savings on autopilot for their workers. About 62% of businesses with a 401(k) plan used automatic enrollment in 2020, up from 60% the year prior and 46% a decade ago, according to the Plan Sponsor Council of America, a trade group. This feature
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As 2021 comes to a close, it’s an important time to make sure your financials are buttoned up for the year. After all, there is no sense in losing out on money, paying penalties, or incurring additional taxes unless absolutely necessary. Here are some ideas to consider as we approach 2022. Making sure you are
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We have more stringent requirements from our spaces after knowing them all too well for the past two years. We are over our love affair with gray. Waterfall kitchen islands look like last year’s hot trend – other words, dated. We are tired of shiplap, of white kitchens, of tiny ‘home office alcoves,’ and being
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Healthcare workers prepare Covid-19 tests at a Nomi Health testing site in Omaha, Nebraska, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Dan Brouillette | Bloomberg | Getty Images An investigation into a cluster of omicron infections in Nebraska suggests the heavily mutated variant has a shorter incubation period and causes similar or milder symptoms compared to past
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