Grant McDonald, left, and Stephanie Freed, right, speak at the U.S. capitol on behalf of ExtendPUA.org, the grassroots campaign they started in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Stephanie Freed Stephanie Freed and Grant McDonald never thought they’d be running a grassroots campaign pushing for extended unemployment coverage. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit. Both New York
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bymuratdeniz | E+ | Getty Images The standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B will be $148.50 in 2021, officials announced Friday. The $3.90 increase is 2.7% more than the 2020 figure of $144.60, according to information released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The deductible for Part B, which covers outpatient care,
Gary Yeowell | DigitalVision | Getty Images If you worked remotely from a different state while waiting out the pandemic, you just might wind up facing a tax surprise when you file next year. That’s because the longer you work away from your home base, the higher the likelihood you could have tax reporting and
Apartments for rent in San Francisco. Getty Images For those who want to stay in major cities, the coronavirus pandemic has had one benefit: Rents have fallen in some areas. That means it’s a great time to negotiate a lower monthly payment or snag a deal on a new apartment. In October, the national rent
bymuratdeniz | E+ | Getty Images As a group, Medicare beneficiaries generally share at least one thing: Covid-19 risk. Most of the program’s 62.8 million recipients are age 65 or older, making them more likely to develop complications from the virus or succumb to it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recent
People ride scooters past the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. Erin Scott | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Federal Reserve said Thursday it would keep its benchmark interest rate near zero for as long as it takes to help the economy bounce back from the coronavirus crisis. In addition to
Ozge Yagmur / EyeEm | EyeEm | Getty Images Voters in four states on Tuesday greenlighted measures to legalize and tax recreational marijuana for adults. Arizona, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota have joined the 11 states that have already legalized recreational pot. Those other states are Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada,
People watch a big screen displaying the live election results in Florida at Black Lives Matter plaza across from the White House on election day in Washington, DC on November 3, 2020. Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images One day after the election, the question on everyone’s lips is still, “Who will be president
Billionaire investor Leon Cooperman wasn’t always rich. The Omega Family Office chairman/CEO was born to working-class Polish immigrants and grew up in a one-bedroom apartment in New York City’s South Bronx neighborhood. His father was a plumber. “I’m the first generation in my family born in America, first generation to go to college,” Cooperman, 77,
People wait in line at a food bank in Brooklyn, New York, on April 28, 2020. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images The end of a $600 weekly boost to unemployment benefits over the summer is rapidly pushing more households to the brink of financial ruin. The federal unemployment subsidy, enacted by
A President Donald Trump and a former Vice President Joe Biden supporter converse before the Joe Biden Campaign Rally at the National World War I Museum and Memorial on March 7, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. Kyle Rivas | Getty Images As Americans cast their votes on Election Day, millions are still waiting for financial
A man walks to cast his ballot at an early voting center at the Omni Shoreham Hotel on October 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Sarah Silbiger | Getty Images Don’t let Election Day anxiety drive your tax decisions. There are still plenty of chances to trim your 2020 tax bill — regardless of who wins
Open enrollment season is underway for most employees. With millions of others suddenly out of work, employer-sponsored health insurance is a benefit that workers who still have jobs may not be so quick to take for granted this year. About 157 million Americans rely on employer-sponsored coverage and yet, before 2020, most people spent very
Ika84 | E+ | Getty Images Here’s one open enrollment period that people without health insurance may want to pay attention to. From Nov. 1 through Dec. 15 — unless your state has a later closing date — individuals or families without medical coverage can sign up for a plan through the federal health exchange
MoMo Productions | Stone | Getty Images As Election Day looms and U.S. Covid-19 cases spike, there are a lot of reasons why you may feel uncertain about the future. The good news is that there are moves you can make now to shore up your finances and build your personal security, no matter your
Anchiy | E+ | Getty Images If you’re signing up for next year’s workplace benefits, now is the best time to develop a strategy for increasing your savings. Benefits season also happens to coincide with the annual IRS release of the 2021 maximum contribution limits for certain tax-advantaged accounts, including your 401(k) plan, individual retirement
A supporter of Donald Trump drives by the Joe Biden rally in the golf cart during President Donald Trump’s campaign stop at The Villages Polo Club on October 23, 2020 in The Villages, Florida. Octavio Jones | Getty Images News | Getty Images It goes without saying that the outcome of the presidential election will
Princeton University’s campus was largely deserted as of March 18, 2020 as a growing number of colleges require students to leave for the remainder of the spring semester. Jessica Dickler | CNBC “This reduction recognizes the fact that the pandemic and associated challenges are requiring us to cancel winter study as well as fall athletics
US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden are seen during the final presidential debate. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Conchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Tuesday’s presidential election has been described as the most important in U.S. history. Investors may be wondering:
Tara Kirk, pictured with her husband, found out she has a gene mutation that puts her at higher risk for several cancers. Source: Tara Kirk Tara Kirk was 6 years old when her mother died of lung cancer. Almost three decades later, at the age of 34, Kirk found out she had a gene mutation