Month: May 2019

We’ve all heard the saying, “Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.” Unless you’re a total risk seeker, you may apply this proverb to your daily life. Maybe you wear your seatbelt, own health insurance, or carry an umbrella with you, even when it’s not raining. Though most of us engage in these
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Social Security may be one of your largest assets. What and when you collect will make a huge difference to your lifetime benefits. Today’s column addresses how Social Security spousal benefits are determined, whether to switch from retirement benefits to taking spousal benefits and vice versa, potential effects of early retirement benefits on survivor’s benefits
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Like every other industry, property management has seen major technological advancements in recent years, and it’s crucial to make sure your service adopts the most efficient tools available to it. But in truth, the quality of a property management company doesn’t hinge on technology — it comes down to principle. Looking back on my last
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China tariff’s went into effect early Friday morning and Wall Street strategists were left trying to figure what’s next for their clients. Some fear an all-out trade war, others are waiting for China to retaliate before recommending action, while some were hopeful for a deal. Stock futures were flat to slightly positive in premarket trading
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By Bruce Horovitz, Next Avenue Contributor Now that college graduation season is here, parents and their young adult kids are coming face-to-face with the key post-graduation financial question that will impact them for years: Who pays for what after the college degree? That’s really a bunch of questions all rolled into one: Is it reasonable to
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