In early October of this year—a month before Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire FTX began to unravel—I warned Forbes readers “If you are a participant in a state or local government-sponsored pension fund, then a portion of your hard-earned retirement savings is likely invested in cryptocurrency or a cryptocurrency-adjacent enterprise.” I cited a 2022 study published
Month: December 2022
I have been a tax writer of sorts for thirteen years. What I write about is stuff that I find interesting. And I have to tell you that 2022 does not rate that high for interesting. Still there were a few things worth remembering. On reflecting on what I find interesting I realized that it
Signing on to represent an expired listing or a property that failed to sell before the listing’s expiration date is not something every real estate agent eagerly undertakes. After all, an expired listing may signal a problematic property, difficult sellers or an unpredictable market. However, for top Beverly Hills agent Paul Salazar, rebranding expired or
A queue of ambulances outside the Royal London Hospital emergency department on Nov. 24, 2022, in London. In the U.K., the number of “economically inactive” people — those neither working nor looking for a job — between the ages of 16 and 64 rose by more than 630,000 since 2019. Leon Neal/Getty Images LONDON —
In this article 9866-HK PTON LUV TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: China ADRs – Shares of China-based companies that trade in the U.S. rose in the premarket after the easing of Covid restrictions by the Chinese government. Among them: Alibaba (BABA) was higher by
Catherine Mcqueen | Moment | Getty Images It will soon be easier for cash-strapped Americans to tap their retirement savings for emergency expenses. President Joe Biden is poised to sign a $1.7 trillion bill that amends rules related to so-called hardship distributions from 401(k) plans. The measures are tucked into “Secure 2.0,” a collection of
You may have noticed a series of articles appearing throughout the year lamenting the demise of the classic 60/40 asset allocation strategy. This investment philosophy calls for portfolios to be composed of 60% stocks and 40% bonds. In theory, this asset class diversification should shield investors from the downside. As rates have risen and the
If there’s anything the pandemic showed Americans, it’s that their lives need not be as rooted as once was the case. According to some reports, contract signings for part-time residences have risen 70% since pre-pandemic days. For many people, a more flexible lifestyle means choosing pieds-a-terre that enable departures from their usual abodes. For instance,
Asylum seeking migrants from Central America sit next to a vehicle that was stopped by police after crossing the Rio Grande into Eagle Pass, Texas from Mexico along U.S. Route 90, in Hondo, Texas, U.S., June 1, 2022. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters A Supreme Court decision will keep in place for now a controversial Trump-era
Southwest Airlines aircrafts are seen at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) on December 22, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland. Alex Wong | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Southwest — Shares dropped 6% after the company canceled 70% of its scheduled flights and warned that mass disruptions would continue “for the next
In this article RTX CVS FDX TFC GOOGL MSFT MDLZ JNJ BDX AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), December 7, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Selecting a Top Ten list for 2023 feels a bit different this year. With several historical measures
Insta_photos | Istock | Getty Images If you’re getting close to retirement age, there are some upcoming changes enacted as part of a government funding bill that may be of interest to you. Dozens of retirement-related provisions known as Secure 2.0 were included in an omnibus appropriations package that cleared Congress last week. While the
Hispanolistic | E+ | Getty Images If you’re worried about getting a tax form from payment apps like Venmo or PayPal, you’re now less likely to receive one for 2022 — thanks to a change from the IRS. The agency on Friday announced a one-year delay for a new tax reporting rule, requiring payment services
Introduction New Year’s is a great time to commit to reviewing and cleaning up your estate planning. One of the most important and common estate planning documents is a power of attorney. As part of your New Year’s resolutions, commit to making sure you and your loved ones (including any children or others you are
Congress has passed legislation benefitting savers who have Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and other qualified retirement plans. This legislation improves some of the goodies contained in the original SECURE Act passed at the end of 2019. The original SECURE Act changed the “required beginning date”, the age at which required minimum distributions (RMDs) from IRAs
It’s time to make sure that your house is ready for cold weather. These steps, most of which you can take yourself, will help lower your utility bills and protect your investment. As the winds howl, the snow flies and the temperatures fall, they will also aid in peace of mind and physical comfort. Tune
Rawpixel | iStock | Getty Images You could be excused for thinking, after months of headlines about “woke capitalism” and big stock market declines, that socially-conscious investing was on the run, dogged by hostility from politicians who think that focusing on corporate governance and environmental impact means burning retirees’ money to push an agenda other
In this article BAC Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The 2008 financial crisis had a devastating impact on Bank of America. Shares of the bank were trading for as low as $2.53 in 2009 and net income dropped from a high of $21 billion in 2006, to just $4 billion in 2008. “Bank of
Billionaire Charlie Munger thinks we should all be a lot happier. Munger, the longtime investment partner and friend of fellow billionaire Warren Buffett, says he doesn’t understand why people today aren’t more content with what they have, especially compared to harder times throughout history. “People are less happy about the state of affairs than they
Buying a used car has typically been considered a smart way to save by avoiding the steep depreciation costs that go hand in hand with new cars. However, a limited supply of new cars and trucks due to the ongoing chip shortage caused demand for used cars to skyrocket, pushing prices much higher and reducing
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