Medicare Open Enrollment and the donut hole. Getty The Medicare Open Enrollment Period (OEP) is a very important time for anyone who has a Medicare Advantage or Part D drug plan. Here are some important points. The OEP begins October 15 and ends December 17. This is your opportunity to review your coverage for next year. Watch
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Getty Images There’s nothing like some volatility in the stock market to test an investor’s ability to make rational decisions. Whether share prices are heading up or down, it’s common for individuals to make mistakes that are driven by emotion, experts say. “Investors tend to extrapolate,” said Dave Goodsell, executive director of the Natixis Center
Watch Benjamin M. Willis, contributing editor with Tax Notes Federal, and Jed Bodger, vice president of taxation at the Sierra Nevada Corp., discuss their recent article examining how the Biden-Harris proposed corporate tax and long-term capital gains rates increases logically lead to eliminating all or part of section 199A passthrough deduction to mitigate tax rate disparities and choice
Pixbay One of the familiar refrains of the pandemic is that it is the epitaph of the city. No longer are we working from home, we are now living at work. Consequently, people, like salmon, are retreating to the rural utopias from whence they spawned. Equipped with wifi and a Nespresso machine, they have all
The Lucid Air sedan, which is expected to go into production next year at a plant being constructed in Arizona. Lucid Electric vehicle start-up Lucid is touting its all-electric Air sedan as a more efficient, faster and spacious vehicle than the Tesla Model S, a car the company’s CEO Peter Rawlinson helped develop. “What we’ve
Pedestrians walk past Yum! Brands Shanghai, China Bloomberg | Getty SINGAPORE — Shares of Yum China began trading in Hong Kong on Thursday, but lost more than 4% in early trade. Yum China, which operates fast food restaurants KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut in China, raised $2.22 billion by selling 41.9 million shares at
Traders wearing masks work, on the first day of in person trading since the closure during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 26, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters There’s a spate of new exchanges ready to launch that want
In 1969, Heisman Trophy winner Roger Staubach joined the Dallas Cowboys as a 27-year-old rookie with a starting salary of $25,000 a year (a far cry from today’s rookie minimum salary of $610,000). In 1979, by the end of his 10 seasons with the Cowboys — which garnered him two Super Bowl wins, five appearances
By Kevyn Burger, Next Avenue Contributor getty Bill Currey has thoroughly enjoyed his 45-year career in real estate, with one notable exception. Now semi-retired, the 75-year-old resident of Charleston, W. Va., is still required to take annual continuing education classes to maintain his license. “I know it’s important, but I hate it,” admitted Currey. So
The U.S. Capitol Building is reflected against an ambulance along the East Front on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 16, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters While negotiations over the next coronavirus stimulus bill have carried on for months, there has been one certainty: Democrats, Republicans and President Donald Trump have all backed sending out
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 09: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to members … [+] of the media after the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at Hart Senate Office Building September 9, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Getty Images It looks like Senate Majority Leader Mitch
Broker/Owner of Commercial Professionals in Las Vegas for over 25 years, professional speaker and author of The Successful Woman’s Mindset. getty The initial step into commercial real estate is often a challenge for new investors. Whether you already have experience investing in residential properties or this is your very first real estate venture, you likely have a
New York City restaurants will be allowed to reopen their indoor dining areas at 25% capacity beginning Sept. 30, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. Restaurants, which have been staying afloat over the summer through takeout and outdoor dining services, will be required to take customers’ temperatures at the door, enforce mask wearing and social distancing
Lululemon Athletica store logo and sign in Philadelphia. Gilbert Carrasquillo | Getty Images Lululemon on Tuesday reported surprise revenue growth, despite lockdowns during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, as stores started reopening in the fiscal second quarter and consumers stocked up on workout apparel and yoga accessories. Its stock fell by more than 5% in after-hours
A Tiffany & Co. employee wears a protective mask as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on August 1, 2020 in New York City. The fourth phase allows outdoor arts and entertainment, sporting events without fans and media production. Cindy Ord | Getty Images Entertainment
PeopleImages | E+ | Getty Images It has been more than a month since millions of Americans learned they’d be receiving an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits, and more than a dozen states have begun issuing the payments. Yet a key question remains for workers: How long will the funding last? There’s not
Luke MacGregor | Bloomberg | Getty Images With higher pay, better benefits and more resilience in a challenging economy, jobs in the fast-growing tech sector are highly sought after positions. Yet, Blacks and Latinos make up only a small fraction of this workforce. Now, coding academies for middle and high school students are helping to
Investors who have cash might want to consider putting some to work after a recent pullback in the stock market, CNBC’s Jim Cramer advised Wednesday. “If you haven’t bought anything, maybe you dip your toe in,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street,” while noting he has for weeks been advising people to sell and lock-in
The great 401k experiment of the past 50 years has failed generations of America’s workers. 401ks … [+] are structurally flawed and cannot provide meaningful retirement security. getty The great 401k experiment of the past 50 years has failed generations of America’s workers. As controversial as that statement may sound, today there is broad consensus
FILE – In this Aug. 31, 2020, file photo, clients line up outside the Mississippi Department of … [+] Employment Security WIN Job Center in Pearl, Miss. The government issues the jobs report Friday, Sept. 4, for August at a time of continuing layoffs and high unemployment. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS Congress