Recent tales from the Crypto world remind casual investors of the risk of speculating All of a sudden, it’s raining cryptocurrency. In other words, they are coming down in price the way rain falls in the tropics. Bitcoin is the most well-known, sort of the Band-Aid brand of this new crew of digital monetary species.
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RMDs are a simple concept that became complicated after Congress and the IRS were done making their rules. But those rules also create opportunities. Required minimum distributions (RMDs) from traditional IRAs and other qualified retirement plans aren’t suspended in 2021 as they were in 2020. If you have to take RMDs, you might as well
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Dry cracked earth is visible along the banks of Phoenix Lake on April 21, 2021 in Ross, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images LONDON — Major companies from across a range of sectors are increasingly concerned about the cost and availability of the world’s ultimate renewable resource: water. The availability and relatively low cost of
A longtime market bull sees an under-the-radar trend that should calm runaway inflation fears, and it has nothing to do with Federal Reserve policy. According to The Leuthold Group’s Jim Paulsen, private money coming from individuals and companies has been acting as a “very encouraging” market mechanism to help curb inflation. “We make decisions about
Oxford | Getty Images Your emergency savings could be in danger of losing value due to one thing: inflation. Costs are rising on everything from gasoline, which has jumped 20% during the pandemic, to bacon, which is up 18.7%. Meanwhile, persistently low interest rates mean it’s tougher to earn a return on your cash and
If you’ve watched your parents or older relatives age into their final years, you might have witnessed a decline in their ability to manage their money. As they got older, they became more vulnerable to financial losses due to making mistakes, exploitation by unethical family or friends, or financial fraud. Substantial research confirms this risk.
This is the time of year when your love for fried chicken clashes most acutely with your love for pool time and fun summer selfies. Air frying can potentially help. As Linda Larsen, author of the Complete Air Fryer Cookbook, explains in its opening pages: “Air frying is better for your health. In fact, most
In this article EZJ-GB Johan Lundgren, CEO of British airline EasyJet, is urging the U.K. government to further ease restrictions on European travel due to progress on vaccination rates. “We never anticipated it was going to be, you know, a straightforward recovery. We always knew there was going to be bumps along the way,” Lundgren said
James Gorman, chairman and chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in Beijing, China, May 30, 2019. Giulia Marchi | Bloomberg | Getty Images (This is a breaking story. Check back for updates.) Morgan Stanley, the Wall Street powerhouse, doubled its quarterly dividend and announced a new $12 billion stock
High earners in high tax states cheered the news last week that Sen. Bernie Sanders included relief from the state and local tax cap in his budget. But the numbers suggest Sanders is only considering a partial reduction in the cap. And the latest proposal being discussed in Congress would do little to help the
Getty Images Some part-time workers who stay on the job may get faster access to their company’s 401(k) plan. As part of retirement legislation pending in Congress, workers who book between 500 and 999 hours for two consecutive years would generally be eligible for their employer’s plan. That would be a reduction from the current
Most estate planning lawyers are conscientious and do their jobs as expected. But some seem to forget that in the real world all family members don’t get along so well. A mistake we keep seeing at AgingParents.com, where we offer advice to families with elders is that lawyers put disconnected and even hostile adult children
by Tax Notes State Commentary Editor Doug Sheppard Growing up in a rural area of eastern Jamaica in the 1980s, the culinarily inclined Denvil Duncan dreamed of becoming an executive chef on a cruise ship. Inspired by a cousin who worked in that capacity on the luxurious barges that pulled into Jamaican ports, Duncan saw a future in the planning,
As summer kicks into high gear, thoughts turn to buying that dream vacation home. From the beach to the mountains, here are several prime properties on the market right now. Rich woodwork lends a warming note to the Point Loma compound. Willis Allen Real Estate ADVERTISEMENT Starting in San Diego, one of America’s favorite cities,
This aerial view, shows search and rescue personnel working on site after the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, north of Miami Beach, on June 24, 2021. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images The death toll has risen to nine people after a 12-story condominium building collapsed in Florida, Miami-Dade Mayor
Justin Chin | Bloomberg | Getty Images (Click here to subscribe to the new Delivering Alpha newsletter.) A previously unknown hedge fund known as White Square gripped the headlines last week after the Financial Times reported it to be the first-known casualty among those who shorted GameStop. But betting against GameStop wasn’t the death knell
The Covid-19 pandemic and economic shock that followed has made it more difficult for many parents and students to afford college. Yet even fewer families applied for financial aid this year. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, serves as the gateway to all federal aid money, including loans, work-study and grants, which are the most
Climate change is a huge challenge globally. The Society of Actuaries (SOA) conducts research on a wide variety of risks and their impact on retirement planning for various stakeholders. Two recent SOA research projects that focused on households and on big societal issues include Financial Perspectives on Aging and Retirement Across the Generations and The 14th Annual Survey
Legal disputes come in all shapes and sizes, and there are almost always tax issues that face plaintiffs, defendants, or both. Plaintiffs receiving money worry if and how it is taxable, and whether they can deduct their attorney fees. Even without the complex rules governing qualified pension and retirement plans, the tax treatment of a
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