Today’s column addresses questions about whether it’s still possible to take spousal benefits after first receiving retirement benefits, what benefits may be available for survivors of a deceased worker and whether public pensions affect divorced spousal benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security
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Real estate is not an “easy” career choice—I’ll be the first to admit that. It’s a stressful job with 24/7 responsibilities and a lot of disappointment. There are millions of real estate agents out there; Many are competent, hard-working, and reliable, but there will always be some who are not. I’ve been fired by clients
In this article TPT-GB SPCX MUDS Topps trading cards are arranged for a photograph in Richmond, Virginia. Jay Paul | Bloomberg | Getty Images Topps, which is best known for its baseball cards and Bazooka candy line, has agreed to go public through a merger with Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II, a special acquisition company,
In this article CSG.N-CH A Swiss flag flies over a sign of Credit Suisse in Bern, Switzerland FABRICE COFFRINI | AFP | Getty Images Credit Suisse on Tuesday announced several high-level staff departures and proposed a cut to its dividend as it weighs heavy losses from the Archegos Capital saga. The Swiss lender now expects
An RS1 rocket booster undergoes acceptance testing. ABL Space Rocket builder ABL Space signed a long-term agreement for multiple launches with Lockheed Martin, agreeing to provide the defense giant with as many as 58 rockets through the end of the decade. Lockheed Martin will buy up to 26 of ABL’s RS1 rockets through 2025, with
Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images The IRS is still holding more than $1.3 billion in unclaimed tax refunds for those who didn’t file a return in 2017, the agency announced on Monday. The pot of money is owed to roughly 1.3 million Americans. IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig warned that time is running out for these
Many aging parents with means have real estate investments of various kinds, and when capable, they manage these investments. Some with commercial properties have established real estate managers. Others have single family residential properties and manage them on their own. Until they decline cognitively, that is. At AgingParents.com, we see a recurring problem with elders
No country has ever taxed its way to prosperity. Ever. Yet President Biden and congressional Democrats are hell bent on pushing through catastrophic tax increases. This episode of What’s Ahead examines what the ugly results would be. In his infrastructure speech the President outlined some of the business tax boosts that he wants. If enacted,
Founder of Apartment Loan Store a Commercial Mortgage Firm. Author of “The Encyclopedia of Commercial Real Estate Advice,” Publisher- Wiley. Imagine you are out shopping for toilet paper. You go to a large grocery and find the shelves completely bare. The manager says they are getting more in soon. Uncertainty is not your thing; you are relieved
Travelers wearing protective masks walk past a sign pointing towards a Covid-19 testing location in Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York, March 26, 2021. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google said it was working on a fix for a problem to one of its platforms after flight-search
A woman takes a selfie with the ‘Charging Bull’ statue on February 17, 2021 in New York City. ANGELA WEISS | AFP | Getty Images Stock futures held steady in overnight trading Monday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 both closed at record highs with strong economic data boosting hope for
Tom Lee said Monday he expects the stock market’s strong start to April to continue throughout the month as part of what he’s previously dubbed a “face-ripper rally.” The co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors made his case in an interview on CNBC’s “Fast Money,” following the S&P 500‘s 1.4% gain Monday to notch a record close
In this article IRSA3-AR Getty Images This year’s tax season has brought with it a new opportunity to collect any unpaid funds from previous rounds of federal stimulus checks. But the amount you claim could be adjusted by the IRS, the agency said on Monday. A new feature called a recovery rebate credit enables people
If you invested in a syndicated conservation easement that had Nancy Zak of Forever Forests as one of the consultants, you should be hearing from her soon. And you won’t like what she tells you. Ms. Zak is one of the defendants in a major Department of Justice (DOJ) injunction push against syndicated conservation easements. And she
Every technology has multiple phases of innovation. 3D printing technology has been evolving at a very quick pace – champions have been using it recently to print everything from airplane engines to custom shoes. Now, Mighty Buildings is using 3D printing to build an entire community of homes in Palm Springs, CA. The community will
Residents line up for COVID-19 testing at Pritzker College Prep high school in the Hermosa neighborhood on November 30, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images A local bar opening in a rural Illinois county in early February was tied to at least 46 new coronavirus cases and a
People walk outside the AMC Empire 25 movie theater in Times Square as the city continues the re-opening efforts following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on December 23, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Tesla – The electric vehicle
John Smith | Corbis News | Getty Images Shares of GameStop tumbled by double digits on Monday after the video game retailer said it may sell up to $1 billion worth of additional shares following a historic Reddit-fueled short squeeze. GameStop saw its stock drop more than 10% to around $171 apiece after announcing a stock offering
Jim McGuire | Getty Images When faced with a quiz on Social Security claiming rules, many people who are on the brink of retirement fail. MassMutual recently gave a 12-question true/false quiz to 1,500 people ages 55 to 65 who have not yet claimed their benefits. Just 3% of the respondents were able to answer
fstop123 | Getty Images The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a rule Monday to prevent a wave of foreclosures this fall, when certain Covid-era protections for homeowners are set to expire. The proposal, which would need final approval, generally prohibits mortgage servicers from initiating foreclosure proceedings against delinquent borrowers until after Dec. 31, 2021. The