Month: December 2019

Christmas stockings in the Cracker Barrel Restaurant. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images … [+] Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images It is that time again.  TaxVox somehow has whittled down its list of the year’s bad tax ideas to 10 (plus one more serious item).   10. The government shutdown. The
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The house’s massing is traditional, but the materials and the interior layout are modern. Jan Gleysteen “The Colonial house is reinvented about every 100 years,” says Jan Gleysteen, a Boston-area architect. He thinks that it’s time to reinvent the enduring house style once again. “The trend I see today,” Gleysteen says, “Is that every young
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Chewbacca, Finn and Poe Dameron pilot the Millenium Falcon in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” Disney | Lucasfilm Despite lackluster reviews from critics, “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” hauled in $176 million during its domestic debut, the third highest U.S. opening in 2019. The film, which holds a 58% “Rotten” score on Rotten
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Brad Garlinghouse, chief executive officer of Ripple Labs Inc. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Blockchain start-up Ripple says it’s raised a $200 million investment round, lifting its valuation to a huge $10 billion. The fundraising was led by New York investment company Tetragon, Ripple said Friday, while Japan’s SBI Holdings and Virginia-based
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By Donna Freedman, Next Avenue Contributor Getty “Have a side hustle” is common advice for people who want to ensure their financial survival in case their full-time job goes away, survive unemployment or help boost retirement savings. About 28% of workers have one, according to the new Gallup Great Jobs Survey. One way to launch
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There is such a thing as a gift that keeps on giving. While unwrapping a monetary present may not be as thrilling as getting this year’s hottest toy, it is not as unexciting as it sounds, according to Jill Fopiano, the CEO of O’Brien Wealth Partners in Boston. In fact, it’s what Americans hope to
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Senior man reading online news on smartphone outdoors. Getty Today we’re going to look ahead to 2020—and specific sectors to target for rising profits (and dividends!) in both stocks and 7%+ yielding closed-end funds (CEFs). We’re also going to look inside a worrisome piece of news you might have heard about 2019—that analysts expect corporate
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