California proposed a new tax to take effect in 2023 that could collect billions in taxes. The bill was introduced by Assemblymember Alex Lee of San Jose. This isn’t an income tax at all, it would be America’s first bona fide wealth tax. It would tax households worth more than $50 million with a 1%
Month: March 2022
In this article BBBY Customers carry bags from Bed Bath & Beyond store on April 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Kevork Djansezian | Getty Images News | Getty Images Bed Bath & Beyond surged more than 65% in premarket trading Monday after GameStop Chairman Ryan Cohen revealed he had a nearly 10% stake in
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. equity futures fell Sunday evening after the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished its fourth week in a row lower, as investors remained wary of the fighting between
In this article ARKK Cathie Wood defended her firm’s innovation-focused portfolio, saying she sees “spectacular returns” for Ark Invest over the next five years. “Given our expectations for growth in these new technologies, I think we’re going to see some spectacular returns,” the Ark Invest CEO told CNBC’s “Capital Connection.” She said the firm has
Distinguishing good from evil on Wall Street is a challenge. Be grateful there are analysts doing most of the homework for you. An ethical portfolio excludes the shares of irresponsible companies. Which ones are those? Once upon a time that was a fairly simple matter. A handful of mutual funds had portfolios omitting certain industries,
In this article .SPX XLE With the national average for a gallon of gas hitting its highest price since 2008 and the stock market on edge with the first land war in Europe since WWII being waged by one of the world’s biggest crude oil producers, crude oil prices and energy stocks are an area
A man walks past Moscow’s stock market building in downtown Moscow on February 28, 2022. Natalia Kolesnikova | Afp | Getty Images Economist Stephen Roach warned effects from any default on Russia’s sovereign debt as a result of the Ukraine crisis would spill over to emerging markets, including China. “If Russia does default on its
A big change related to qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) has been highlighted in the Feb. 28 release of the official IRS Publication 590-B for the 2021 tax season. The QCD change affects those over age 70 1/2 who make deductible contributions to their IRAs. Reminder: “A QCD is generally a nontaxable distribution made directly by
Like other major metro areas, Portland’s luxury market has seen a dynamic shift from low-to-high demand thanks to a lack of inventory. According to Oregonlive.com, “the price to buy a residential property in the Portland area jumped 15% from 2020 to 2021.” So far in 2022, the price creep has only continued. For those buyers who
In this article T Robert Pattinson stars in “The Batman.” Warner Bros. “The Batman” swooped into theaters this weekend, tallying the second-highest domestic opening of the pandemic era. The Warner Bros.’ film generated $128.5 million in ticket sales over the weekend, coming in above the studio’s expectations of $110 million. “[The 2022 box office] got
Fuel prices are displayed at gas stations on March 03, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Increasing demand and dwindling supplies coupled with global supply uncertainty driven by the war in Ukraine have driven gas prices over $4-per-gallon in many parts of the country. Scott Olson | Getty Images Gasoline prices surged to the highest level since
In this article WOOF AAPL ABNB CRM SPLK Apple CEO Tim Cook attends the premiere for season two of the television series “Ted Lasso” at Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California, U.S. July 15, 2021. Mario Anzuoni | Reuters The last week has been nothing but turmoil for not only the stock market, but
Bloom Productions A retirement-savings option that can be smart at the outset of your career probably needs to be reexamined down the road. Target-date funds, as they’re called, offer a way to put your savings on autopilot: Holdings gradually shift away from riskier assets like stocks and toward more conservative investments (bonds and, perhaps, cash)
Mindfulness is hot right now, maybe even hip. But for most, it still rests somewhere on a continuum between “woo-woo out there” and “yeah, I don’t have time for that,” rather than being utilized as a practical pursuit that can be applied in surprisingly tangible ways. Yet I believe that it is and can, even,
Combine countryside living, close proximity to the city, a neighboring golf course and common area equestrian facilities and you have the planned community of Rancho La Loma, just outside of San Miguel de Allende in the highlands region of central Mexico. The luxury subdivision, set behind a stone entrance, encompasses green and treed areas, cobblestone
In this article DIS People gathered in Glendale in February to protest the city’s approval to build a fossil-fueled power plant. Courtesy of Morgan Goodwin Glendale, a Los Angeles suburb that’s home to Walt Disney Imagineering and the famous Brand Boulevard, could be the last city in California to build a fossil-fueled power plant. The
Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Gas prices are surging, with the national average now at the highest in nearly a decade. The rapid ascent is pinching consumers’ pockets, and experts say there may be little end in sight. The national average for a gallon of regular gas stood at $3.83 on Friday, according
Joaquin Corbalan | Istock | Getty Images Most of the pandemic-era forbearance options for struggling homeowners have come to an end, but a pot of money allocated by Congress is still available to them. The Homeowner Assistance Fund, overseen by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, is a nearly $10 billion federal program established to
The sustainable-investing movement is picking up momentum. Here’s how to participate. Should your portfolio align with your notion of corporate responsibility? If you think it should, join a small but rapidly expanding population of ESG investors, those sensitive to the environmental, social and governance qualities of the companies that use their capital. This three-part guide
All across the United States, a severe lack of inventory continues to produce record activity at the residential level. On the Eastern Seaboard, Massachusetts has been operating at levels not seen since 2006, according to the January 2022 Bassick Report covering the Boston, Weston, Wellesley, Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket areas. The median sales
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