Month: September 2022

Wealthy foreigners have had special access to U.S. citizenship since 1990. For $900,000, then $1.8 million, and now $1.05 million, the EB-5 Visa program has offered a 2-year path to citizenship. Over the last 14 months, the path has changed, disappeared, and reappeared in different forms. Uncertainty has stalled visa applications and large commercial projects.
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Mehmet Oz, US Republican Senate candidate for Pennsylvania, during a news conference with Senator Pat Toomey, a Republican from Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. Hannah Beier | Bloomberg | Getty Images Republican Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz has financial ties to at least two pharmaceutical companies that supply hydroxychloroquine, an
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Imagine, for a moment, a functioning, well-developed system for improving the lives of frail older adults. Imagine that, instead of our current chaotic, dangerous, and needlessly expensive patchwork of care for seniors, the U.S. had a well-coordinated care model that leverages and supports paid aides, family caregivers, safe and appropriate housing, and new technology. And
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Caroline Rule of Kostelanetz & Fink LLP discusses the post-Roe tax complications for employers covering abortion-related interstate travel expenses. David D. Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International. This week: wading through a post-Wade world. On June 24, the Supreme Court issued a decision in the
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Redfin, a technology-powered real estate brokerage, released a collection of statistics today that illustrate some of the positive effects of the current cooling housing market. After nearly two years of a highly competitive market, once rejected buyers finally have another chance to purchase that home they always wanted, even with higher mortgage rates making it
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Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard vowed Wednesday to press the fight against inflation that she said is hurting lower-income Americans the most. That will mean more interest rate increases and keeping rates higher for longer, she said in remarks prepared for a speech in New York. Brainard cushioned the comments with an acknowledgement that
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Over 13 years of making deals on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” Kevin O’Leary says he’s noticed a common thread among the companies that have brought him the best investment returns. They’re mostly owned or run by women. “This is real data: 75% of my returns have come from companies run by women,” O’Leary tells CNBC Make
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As prices rises, Americans are increasingly finding new ways to make ends meet. But with some necessary purchases, like groceries, there are fewer options that don’t involve taking on debt. That makes the option to pay later — through companies like Klarna, Zip, Zilch, Affirm and Afterpay — look increasingly attractive.   More from Personal
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Every financial advisor, wealth manager and financial institution will offer to help customers reach a “successful retirement”. They manage investments, and the focus is on making money last for life. Great. But they leave out a critical piece of the picture: successful retirement takes much more than adequate financial planning. What else is there? A
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A Social Security Administration office in Sebring, Florida. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Those who sought help from their local Social Security Administration office recently may have been met with a new challenge — long outside lines in the summer heat. That prompted congressional lawmakers to write to the federal agency
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