Month: May 2020

Ariel Skelley Like everybody else in the country, David Yeske is getting a bit stir crazy. For the last eight weeks, the founder of registered investment advisor Yeske Buie has been managing his advisory practice and serving his roughly 500 clients from his home in San Francisco as the coronavirus has spread across the country.
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View of Brooklyn office of NYS Department of Labor as unemployment claims soar during Covid-19 pandemic, with sign on the doors asking people to apply for unemployment online. Lev Radin | Pacific Press | LightRocket via Getty Images The startling 14.7% unemployment figure released last Friday bears even more sobering news for Latino workers: Among
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Getty In my prior article, I discussed the hidden provision in the HEROES Act to bail out troubled multiemployer pensions, the Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2020, or the EPPRA. Wholly rejecting any sort of “shared sacrifice,” the bill’s provisions not only provide unlimited federal funding to those plans without any of the usual benefit
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Getty The SBA just issued much-awaited guidance, allowing borrowers to claim forgiveness of their Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans.  The new guidance implements the single most enticing aspect of the CARES Act’s marquee borrowing initiative for small businesses and self-employed individuals—loan forgiveness.  The SBA’s Loan Forgiveness Application provides detailed instructions for borrowers and the calculation of PPP
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Donald Trump plays a round of golf after the opening of The Trump International Golf Links Course on July 10, 2012 in Balmedie, Scotland. Ian MacNicol | Getty Images President Donald Trump made an unannounced phone call into NBC Sports’ live broadcast of a golf tournament raising funds for coronavirus relief efforts. “It’s a wonderful
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Public companies that took advantage of the government’s small business loan program are likely to avoid repercussions from the agencies running the effort, according to legal experts. Businesses have until May 18 to return funds taken from the Paycheck Protection Program with amnesty,  but most of the public companies that got PPP loans are keeping
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Everyone needs to update estate and financial planning. Those living with brain disease need special … [+] considerations. Getty Introduction Covid-19 or Coronavirus has created health worries and fear for everyone. For those with underlying health issues, which include multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, or other brain diseases, those concerns are even more pronounced.
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Approximately two months after the coronavirus outbreak caused a nearly nationwide lockdown, 48 states have eased shelter-in-place restrictions — only Massachusettes and Connecticut kept strict lockdown rules in place — in an attempt to reinvigorate their local economies. An NBC News survey of 33 states and Washington, D.C., found the lockdown will cost states hundreds of billions
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Seek advice for questionable PPP Loan “good-faith certification” Getty Just hours after the Small Business Administration issued its May 13, 2020 revision of frequently asked questions (FAQ) about the Paycheck Protection Program, experts started weighing in on question 46, “How will SBA review borrowers’ required good-faith certification concerning the necessity of their loan request?” PPP
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Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about recouping benefits lost to the earnings test, information from Social Security about private pensions, how quarters and credits are counted, qualifying for lower Medicare premiums and being grandfathered out of the WEP. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and
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This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 4.6 million Global deaths: At least 311,425 Most cases reported: United States (more than 1.4 million), Russia (272,042), United Kingdom, (241,461), Brazil (233,142) and Spain (230,698) The
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