Ask Larry Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about whether taking Social Security survivor’s benefits now would reduce retirement benefits taken as late as 70, whether and when Social Security recalculates benefits based on income and retirement benefits before divorced spousal benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and
Month: March 2021
On March 2, the IRS updated the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Virtual Currency Transactions. The new FAQ provides that taxpayers whose only crypto transactions include the purchase of virtual currency with real currency need not answer yes to the question on the front page of the 2020 IRS Form 1040. This instruction is directly
An abstract painting depicting a scene from “Rocky” sits above the bar in the Beverly Hills-area … [+] home of actor Sylvester Stallone. Hilton & Hyland | Berlyn Photography 2021 Sylvester Stallone may be best known for playing fictional Philadelphian Rocky Balboa on the big screen, but when it comes to offscreen living, the box-office
The Nordstrom sign is seen on the front of the company’s flagship store in Seattle. The luxury retailer is expected to report its first quarter earnings soon. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the company’s locations are closed. Toby Scott | Barcroft Media | Getty Images Nordstrom on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter sales and earnings
Customers leave a Kohl’s store on November 12, 2015 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Kohl’s on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings and sales that topped analysts’ estimates, and pointed to stronger growth in 2021. Its shares jumped nearly 2% in premarket trading. Here’s how the company did during
Air travelers walk toward a Lyft pickup area at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on August 20, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Tuesday: Lyft – The company’s stock gained 4.9% after the company said it had its best week in
Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, speaks to a group of Amazon employees that are veterans during an Amazon Veterans Day celebration on Monday, November 12, 2018. Leonard Ortiz | Digital First Media | Getty Images Jeff Bezos would owe $5.7 billion in taxes for 2020 under the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act proposed by a
The contents of the Starlink Kit for customers, which includes the satellite antenna dish, a stand, its power supply, and a WiFi router. SpaceX SpaceX plans to build a new factory in Austin, Texas – adding another expansion to the region from one of Elon Musk’s companies after the billionaire founder moved there last year.
New York City Drew Angerer | Getty Images In the latest stimulus package making its way through Congress, there’s no extension of the national ban on evictions that is set to expire this month, meaning millions of Americans could be at risk of losing their homes as the Covid-19 pandemic still rages. President Joe Biden
10’000 Hours | DigitalVision | Getty Images There is just over a week left of priority access to the Paycheck Protection Program’s forgivable loans for the owners of the nation’s smallest businesses. Last Wednesday, the Small Business Administration started only accepting PPP loan applications from firms with fewer than 20 employees. This priority period is
Crypto has a low correlation with stocks. What does that mean? Mining rig in Norilsk (photo by Andrey Rudakov) © 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP Stocks, bonds, real estate, commodities. Bitcoin. Bitcoin? Is cryptocurrency an asset class deserving of a place in every endowment and retirement portfolio? There is now being built on Wall Street a
Tax Season Shutterstock Traders use various tax forms as the IRS hasn’t created specialized tax forms for individual trading businesses. Traders enter gains and losses, portfolio income, and business expenses on different forms. It’s often confusing. Which form should forex traders use? Which form is correct for securities traders using the Section 475 MTM method?
This kitchen reflects three of the top seven tile trends — oversized, stone look and blue hues! Techlam, Levantina – Tile of Spain If you’re planning a kitchen or bath remodel, you probably have a budget for tile. If you’re planning an outdoor living space, you may have one too, as pavers are growing in
Penske has a fleet of more than 50,000 vehicles, ten times the size of Fluid Truck’s current fleet. Getty Images A decade after ride-sharing exploded in popularity, a start-up from just outside Denver, Colo. is betting there’s an untapped market for those looking to share commercial-trucks in a market dominated by the likes of Penske
People exit Target store in Midtown Manhattan on August 19, 2020 in New York. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez | Corbis News | Getty Images Target will report its fourth-quarter earnings before the bell on Tuesday, as it tries to sustain gains while pandemic-related tailwinds ease. The retailer will host a virtual investor day on Tuesday to
People line up to receive free food donations Nov. 19, 2020 outside the St. Charles Borromeo Church in New York. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images News | Getty Images It’s been almost a year since the pandemic upended the labor market and hurtled millions into unemployment. Normally, that demarcation line would spell trouble: States re-calibrate
Sen. Elizabeth Warren defended her latest wealth-tax proposal Tuesday, telling CNBC she believes most Americans won’t mind being rich enough to pay it. The Massachusetts Democrat made the comments in an interview on “Squawk Box,” one day after rolling out the proposal for a 2% annual wealth tax on individuals who have a net worth above
Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck stands with one his company’s Electron rockets. Rocket Lab Rocket Lab, the leader among companies building small rockets to launch satellites, is going public through a SPAC merger that values the company at more than $4 billion when the deal closes. The company is combining with Vector Acquisition, a special
FreezeFrameStudio | E+ | Getty Images If you ended up tapping your nest egg due to Covid last year, don’t forget the taxman. Most people did not take an early distribution from qualified retirement accounts — i.e., a 401(k) or individual retirement account — as permitted under temporary rules for last year, according to plan
Time is running out to pass Covid-19 relief legislation to extend unemployment benefits and provide … [+] other needed aid. getty Even as they digest the bad news that a simple minimum wage increase can’t be included in President Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief package, Congressional Democrats are moving rapidly to pass the overall legislation. They are doing the