In this article NAVI Navient, one of the largest student loan servicers, will cancel $1.7 billion in private student loans after a deal it reached with 39 states. The settlement, announced on Thursday, resulted from accusations the lender gave out loans to millions of borrowers who’d be unlikely to be able to repay them. It
Month: January 2022
Seniors, particularly those at the moment of retirement, need more “just-in-time” support for financial decision making to help promote effective action, such as understanding tradeoffs; risks and costs involved in the specific decision; finding a trusted source of information and advice; and avoiding fraud and scams, a new report from the Senate Aging Committee has
E-filing of individual tax returns for the 2022 filing season opens on January 24. The tax deadline is Monday, April 18, 2022. Until recently the opening of individual e-filing began on the Tuesday after the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. In 2021 individual e-filing didn’t open until February 12. In 2020 it opened on January
Thinking about buying or selling a home? Before you pick a real estate agent, arm yourself with a little knowledge about what he or she should handle. Whether you find an agent online or take your sister’s coworker’s Aunt Suzy up on her offer, this article will ensure you get the most out of the
In this article VIAC Still from “Scream.” Paramount Pictures The latest installment in the “Scream” franchise opens this weekend to a movie theater industry threatened by a rapid rise in coronavirus cases fueled by the more transmissible omicron variant. December’s release of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” was able to defy Covid concerns to become the
In this article DAL KBH F Newly manufactured Ford Motor Co. 2021 F-150 pick-up trucks are seen waiting for missing parts in Dearborn, Michigan, March 29, 2021. Rebecca Cook | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Ford — Shares jumped about 4% as the automaker’s market cap topped $100 billion for
When considering any cryptocurrency investment, billionaire investor Mark Cuban looks for utility in each project. That’s why, to him, “tokens trading are the least important part of crypto,” he tweeted on Tuesday. Instead, Cuban sees smart contracts, or collections of code that power decentralized applications, and how they’re used within projects as the most important
In this article .SPX FB GOOGL AAPL Getty Images There has been tremendous focus on how significant a small number of stocks were to the S&P 500‘s nearly 29% total return in 2021. Perhaps this typifies sour grapes, as most active managers underperformed the S&P 500 last year. Witnessing the top contributors — Apple, Microsoft,
“Taxes” engraved at IRS headquarters in Washington, D.C. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Next week may be the last chance for some filers to avoid a tax penalty and reduce their bill in April. The deadline for fourth-quarter estimated tax payments is Jan. 18, applying to income from self-employment, small businesses, gig economy work, investments and
Getty Images The pension plans of big U.S. companies haven’t looked this good since before the 2008 financial crisis — and that’s good news for workers and employers. A pension’s “funded” status is a core gauge of its health. It’s a measure of plan assets relative to liabilities (how much money the plan needs to
Today’s Social Security column addresses questions about how to take spousal benefits while delaying retirement benefits till 70, whether forming an LLC will avoid the effects of the earnings test and when divorced spousal benefits can be available. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic
A recent Tax Notes International article provides a useful reminder about the nature of global tax competition: The Irish government might soon adopt a participation exemption. That’s a fancy way of saying Ireland might replace its worldwide corporate tax regime with a territorial regime. Many American readers will have the same reaction: “Doesn’t Ireland already have a territorial system?”
This riverfront estate in Wilsonville, Oregon, was designed and built over 10 years for the breeding and training of sport horses – specifically Warmbloods, a middle-weight group known for its athleticism, trainability and calm nature. Called Wild Turkey Farm, the equestrian facility encompasses 215 acres set along the Willamette River. Beyond the gated entrance, a
In this article BA MRNA DAL VORB 2330-TW KBH Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Delta Air Lines (DAL) – Delta shares rose 2.2% in the premarket after the airline beat top and bottom-line estimates for the fourth quarter. Delta earned an adjusted 22 cents per share, 8 cents above estimates, and
In this article DAL A Delta airlines aircraft landing from Los Angeles at Kingsford Smith International airport on October 31, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. James D. Morgan | Getty Images Delta Air Lines said Thursday that the surge of the omicron variant of Covid-19 will drive it to a first-quarter loss, but that it still
U.S. stock futures were steady in overnight trading on Wednesday after the Nasdaq Composite rose for the third session despite a red-hot consumer price index report. Dow futures rose just 20 points. S&P 500 futures gained 0.05% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.04%. Shares of homebuilder KB Home rallied more than 6% in after hours
Excelling in college and getting a good job was the only path Boston native Caroline Vo, now 36, felt she could follow. “I come from Vietnamese immigrant parents: It was very much ingrained that you go to school, work hard, get good grades, and then you go to college, get a good job, and kind
In this article SPCE Spacecraft VSS Unity lands on the runway at Spaceport America in New Mexico after the company’s fourth spaceflight test on July 11, 2021. Virgin Galactic Shares of Virgin Galactic fell in trading on Thursday after the company announced plans to raise up to $500 million in debt. “The company intends to
Sinenkiy | iStock | Getty Images Social Security beneficiaries are receiving the highest cost-of-living adjustment in decades, thanks to rising inflation. That 5.9% increase went into effect in January. Prices have continued to climb higher since that change was announced in October. The Consumer Price Index, a government measure for price changes for certain goods,
Waves of people are moving to Puerto Rico, including investors, lawyers, hedge funders, and more. Given the astounding tax benefits, many are doing it with good reason. The crypto community may be the biggest wave of all, as the alluring press coverage keeps noting. With zero taxes, golf and beach houses creating a crypto island
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