Month: December 2022

Mt. Fuji and Tokyo skyline, Japan. Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty Images Americans are poised to travel overseas in a big way in 2023. Households are continuing to unleash two or three years’ worth of pent-up demand as Covid-19 fears wane and the last vestiges of pandemic-era border restrictions have eased. The U.S. dollar also
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Parents and children participate in a demonstration organized by the ParentsTogether Foundation in support of the child tax credit portion of the Build Back Better bill outside of the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 13, 2021. Sarah Silbiger | Bloomberg | Getty Images Washington lawmakers are rushing to get as much done as possible before the
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Michael Godek | Moment | Getty Images Three years after the Secure Act of 2019 ushered in the first major changes to the U.S. retirement system in more than a decade, more modifications are now on their way. Dozens of retirement-related provisions collectively known as “Secure 2.0” are included in a $1.7 trillion omnibus appropriations
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An American Airlines plane is de-iced as high winds whip around 7.5 inches of new snow at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Thursday, December 22, 2022. Star Tribune Via Getty Images | Star Tribune | Getty Images U.S. flight cancellations eased somewhat on Saturday but federal officials warned that disruptions could continue as severe winter storms
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Advocates, legislators, and pregnant workers rally on Capitol Hill in support of The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act on Dec. 1 in Washington, D.C. Paul Morigi | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Mothers and moms-to-be are poised to get new workplace protections, thanks to two amendments included in the $1.7 trillion federal government spending package
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Here are the critical questions about retirement plans you need to review as the close of this year approaches. Are beneficiary designations correct? There can be dreadful consequences to not designating beneficiaries or having outdated beneficiary designations. The account is likely to go to the wrong person or people, or it might go to the
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As holiday shoppers and travelers struggle with severe shortages of retail and hospitality staff, parents are dealing with another shortage—a lack of men to portray Santa Claus. The “Santa Shortage” tells us a lot about the post-pandemic labor market but also illustrates how so-called “shortages” often reflect deeply embedded racial and gender divisions. Let’s start
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