Remember the westerns you watched on TV growing up – Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Rifleman? There was always a Wanted poster on a bulletin board in the lawman’s office. It’s only fitting that there should be a Most Wanted list for Medicare Open Enrollment Mistakes. From October 15 through December 7, Medicare beneficiaries have an opportunity
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At 7:02 p.m. on January 20, 1953, John Mays held the door as Dwight D. Eisenhower ascended the steps of the North Portico and entered the White House. Mays had been welcoming presidents to the White House since William McKinley occupied the Oval Office, but Eisenhower’s entry was still noteworthy: He was the first Republican
The current investment climate in the United States is volatile. The Bureau of Economic Analysis’s third-quarter GDP readings, while positive, reveal a lackluster performance by the U.S. economy. Inflation is high, and the financial markets remain unpredictable. Recession is on everyone’s minds, and experts from Fannie Mae to Freddie Mac are predicting downturns. In times
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Catherine Yeulet | Getty Images As investors brace for another interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve, many are closely watching signals about the future of the economy. This week, investors are expecting the fourth 0.75 percentage point increase, which may continue to affect government bond yields. As the Fed takes further action to fight
Surprise: Failed RMDs Can Affect Beneficiaries of Any Age One of the stiffest tax penalties for an individual taxpayer is a whopping 50% — an excise tax that attaches to failed or insufficient required minimum distributions (RMDs) from retirement accounts such as tax-deferred IRAs (individual retirement accounts). Normally, RMDs are a problem for “the elderly”
The Inflation Reduction Act recently signed into law by President Biden provides for $80 billion in increased IRS funding over ten years. This increased budget will provide for the hiring of tens of thousands of additional and replacement IRS employees. Despite the claim that new enforcement is to focus on higher income taxpayers, Republicans in
Sean McVay is as much a superstar as the team he coached through this year’s Super Bowl win. At the age of just 36, having such success in the field is a record-breaking achievement. One of the NFL’s best coaches, McVay led the Los Angeles Rams out of 12 straight years of missing the postseason