Month: February 2022

Years before co-founding Salesforce, CEO Marc Benioff started his career like a lot of people do – as an intern.  Benioff’s first step on the corporate ladder was far from typical. His Apple internship placed him in close proximity to tech icon and company co-founder Steve Jobs. And the future CEO’s “first boss” was Guy
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Today’s Social Security column addresses questions about taking Social Security benefits while earning income before full retirement age, potential effects of foreign pensions on US Social Security benefits and determining whether an ex has passed away. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security Planning,
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday the stock market may have “another couple days of this uncertainty,” until it becomes clear whether Russia will invade Ukraine or whether Moscow will stop with recognizing the independence of Luhansk and Donetsk, two breakaway regions there. “The market needs to get a little more oversold because it’s not just
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The value of interstate tax competition, that is, the use of tax incentives, has always been a point of contention among economists and government officials. Economist Milton Friedman, a free-market advocate who propounded that the government’s appetite for revenue was insatiable and will unproductively consume whatever revenue it can grab, believed that any means — like
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Engineers at aerospace companies dream of going beyond where we have ever been before. Now, residential architects and designers are using that same mentality to change design in new and innovative ways.  Part of the motivation behind researching new design options is an entire cohort of issues and challenges facing housing, such as new sustainability
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For the ultimate in privacy, security and seclusion paired with luxury and great design, there are few better examples for sale than the estate on the bluffs of the world-renowned Paradise Cove Beach in Malibu, California.  Encompassing just over six and one-half acres, the property includes 339′ of beach frontage. To access the beach from
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