Month: November 2019

Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc The India Today Group | The India Today Group | Getty Images Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday said its quarterly operating profit rose more than analysts expected, as growth in several business lines offset the drag from trade tensions and tariffs and billionaire Warren Buffett’s inability to
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren‘s sweeping “Medicare for All” plan is too much of a political reach to actually be implemented on Capitol Hill, according to Jared Bernstein, who used to advise her Democratic presidential rival Joe Biden. “A good question for her is, given neither this nor the next Congress will enact your plan, don’t tell
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Presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have proposed expensive across-the-board increases in Social Security benefits, premised on the idea, as Warren says, that “It’s too hard to save enough for a decent retirement — and it’s only getting harder.” Congressional Democrats are ready to back the candidates’ promises, with near-unanimous House Democrat support for
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Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: McDonald’s – McDonald’s fired CEO Steve Easterbrook after determining that a consensual relationship with an employee violated company policy. He’ll be replaced by McDonald’s USA President Chris Kempczinski. Under Armour – Under Armour said it is the subject of a U.S. accounting probe, confirming an earlier
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(photo credit: Getty) Getty For Baby Boomers who remember the double-digit inflation that helped put Ronald Reagan in the White House, today’s comparatively subdued annual increases in the Consumer Price Index probably rank low among their retirement-related concerns. Rather than trying to restrain inflation, the Federal Reserve is now striving to boost it to 2%
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What is considered a “qualified higher education expense,” or QHEE, for a 529 withdrawal has changed over the years. What was once a relatively restrictive definition has become more flexible due to the extensive work of advocates and legislators. It is important to remember that money in a 529 account can always be withdrawn at
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