Thomas M. Barwick | Getty Images As investors become more interested in cryptocurrencies, financial advisors are feeling a new urgency to offer the investments to clients. About 49% of advisors said clients have asked about cryptocurrencies in the past six months, up from 17% in 2020, according to the Financial Planning Association and the Journal
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martin-dm | E+ | Getty Images As the world opens following Covid restrictions, people are also reopening their wallets. For many, it’s exciting to be getting back to some sense of normal. It could also wreak havoc on personal finances, especially if people aren’t careful. “It’s critically important to revisit your budget and how you
Today’s column addresses questions about whether it’s always possible to delay spousal benefits after taking retirement benefits, whether benefits can be suspended after they convert from SSDI to retirement at full retirement age and effects of lump sum non-covered pensions payments. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and
Coming to a corporate balance sheet near you: multi-jurisdictional complexity. This week, in what must seem like a case of déjà vu, multinationals were once again put on notice that a tax reckoning is on its way. This time, it was the European Union gearing up to sharpen its pencils, as it introduced a plan
This grand mansion built in 1885 has deep roots in Montecito. For three decades, it was the family home of the famed Moody Sisters, four women who left their mark on Santa Barbara housing by designing and developing what are known as Moody Sisters Cottages. Trailblazers at a time when few women had jobs outside
In this article AMC The AMC Empire 25 near Times Square is open as New York City’s cinemas reopen for the first time in a year following the coronavirus shutdown, on March 5, 2021. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Shares of AMC Entertainment surged again on Tuesday after the theater chain sold more
In this article .SPX .IXIC .DJI Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE Stock futures are slightly lower in overnight trading after major indexes saw gains in May. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 32 points, or 0.09%. S&P 500 futures shed 0.11% and Nasdaq 100 futures ticked
Vesnaandjic | E+ | Getty Images After a year of lockdown, you may be ready to go out and start spending. Not so fast. “We’ve gone through what can be described as a major discretionary spending fast,” said Jim Wang, founder of the personal finance blog Wallet Hacks. “After a year of spending relatively little,
By Jim Campbell, Next Avenue Editor’s note: In his new book, “Madoff Talks,” investigative reporter Jim Campbell probes the $65 billion investment fraud perpetuated by the late Bernie Madoff, the largest Ponzi scheme in history. The book features Madoff’s handwritten letters and emails to Campbell, explaining how he pulled off the con, plus interviews with Madoff’s wife
Tax collectors are coming after you as never before. This is bad news for a sustainable global economic recovery from the pandemic. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is proposing that countries around the world enact a global minimum corporate tax rate—and this idea is just for starters. Plans are being developed to have global tax
Carrie is the CEO of Carrie Bobb & Co, CEO of hellojenny, Co-Founder of The Carrie Bobb Foundation, a wife and mom to three kids & a doodle. For anyone struggling with how to measure success or the success of people in your company on social media, it is possible to have clear, attainable goals in
Introduction President Biden released his administration’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2022. While spending focuses on infrastructure, clean energy, etc., it includes a host of proposed tax changes affecting individuals and corporations. Some of the significant tax changes that many taxpayers hoped wouldn’t happen, like Senator Van Hollen’s taxation on transfers and death, are included.
Pedestrians wearing protective masks walk past the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Dhiraj Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images India stocks were among Asia-Pacific’s top-performing markets in May, even as the country continues to grapple with tens of thousands of new cases every day. For the month,
In this article ETH= BTC.BS=-USS TIGR FUTU In this photo illustration a Bitcoin logo seen displayed on a smartphone with stock market percentages in the background. Omar Marques | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images BEIJING — Two of China’s rivals to stock trading app Robinhood are looking to cryptocurrencies as a way to
No-Mad | iStock | Getty Images More than 11 million Americans are behind on their rent and many could be pushed from their homes when the national eviction ban expires in June. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium, which has been in effect since September, will lift on June 30. Although the
If the name Caroline D’Amore sounds familiar, it’s because you may have heard of her family’s pizza restaurant D’Amores, which has been a Los Angeles staple for years. She’s also acted in films, modeled, and even toured around the world with Paris Hilton as a DJ. But 2021 might just be her year. In addition to being the