Month: June 2019

Estate Planning for Gay Couples may include disinheriting a homophobic relative. Getty As we celebrate Pride Month 2019, we are reminded that progress has been made over the years, but many in the LGBT+ community are still estranged from members of their family or even their entire families.  We wanted to share some advice for
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Gary Friedman, CEO, Restoration Hardware  Scott Mlyn | CNBC Shares of RH, formerly known as Restoration Hardware, soared 23% in premarket trading Thursday after the company crushed earnings expectations and raised its full-year outlook as the brand’s turnaround begins to pay off. The furnishing retailer attributed its performance to its strategy of transforming into a
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Truist. That’s the new name for the combined banks SunTrust and BB&T, which are in the process of a “merger of equals.” The two banks will operate as Truist Financial, the companies announced on Wednesday, with a new headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina. Truist came about through a partnership with consultant Interbrand. The companies said
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When government agencies try to make decent consumer protection rules, they often trip over themselves. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which just issued “best interest” rules (Regulation BI) for brokers and advisers, stumbled often in its decade-long path, although it seems to be going in the right direction. Here’s the gist of the rule:
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Credit: Getty Royalty Free Getty The name of the measure before Congress sounds like a good deal: the Setting Every Community Up For Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019, a.k.a., SECURE. But the ever-astute Rick Kahler, president of Kahler Financial Group in Rapid City, S. D., smells something rotten: Larry Light: What’s wrong with the retirement reform legislation?
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Martin Feldstein (MONEY SHARMA) AFP/Getty Images The cleverest idea from Martin Feldstein was a plan to take unemployment funds away from employers and hand them to employees. Workers of the world, unite! Feldstein, who died June 11, was an illustrious Harvard economist of a conservative bent. He worked for a while in the Reagan administration.
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By: Grant Samms Landscape of St Melaine street and church on background at Rennes city. Ille et vilaine, brittany. France. Europe. Getty Urban planning has always faced challenges. Its planning takes place behind closed doors and is a bureaucratic process. Urban plans must be defended to the public, but communication with citizens that lack specialized
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