Month: June 2020

Universal Images Group via Getty Images When it comes to planning for retirement, the fundamental math is straightforward: your income in retirement (including reasonable savings spend-down) must equal or exceed your expenses. Experts therefore worry about retirement readiness in terms of the degree to which Americans will have sufficient income in retirement — for example,
0 Comments
A sign is posted in front of a Hertz car sales and rental car office on August 8, 2017 in South San Francisco, California. Getty Images Hertz shares tumbled about 10% Thursday after the company said it plans to terminate a controversial stock sale. Earlier in the day, trading in Hertz shares were halted, awaiting the announcement. 
0 Comments
Long-time bear David Tice believes the market has become a house of cards. The AdvisorShares Ranger Equity Bear ETF manager warns unprecedented Federal Reserve policies designed to mitigate the coronavirus fallout is creating major damage. “I find the biggest disconnect that we’ve ever seen in my 35-year history of watching Wall Street between fundamentals of
0 Comments
Getty Just days ago, tax professionals were wondering whether the G20 would meet its 2020 deadline to reach an agreement on multinational taxation. We now have our answer: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has called for the suspension of the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) talks.  The official statement released by Monica Crowley, Treasury’s
0 Comments
The view from the rooftop lounge at Steel Works, Harrison, N.J. Advance Realty Investors The arrival of COVID-19 quarantines was ideally timed to put new proptech developments to the test. From video conferencing to virtual touring, tech-enabled advancements in real estate have experienced a workout, many coming through big-time in the clutch. Property managers and
0 Comments
Jason Stitt | Getty Images Millions of Americans put a second round of $1,200 stimulus checks on their wish lists. But Congress has yet to decide exactly what the next version of coronavirus stimulus legislation will look like. If House Democrats have their way, a second batch of checks would be deployed to qualifying Americans.
0 Comments
Interviewing for a job “sucks for everyone,” according to Chamath Palihapitiya, an early Facebook executive and now part owner and executive board member of the Golden State Warriors NBA basketball team. “It’s fast-paced, pressure filled and more mistakes are made in hiring and also NOT-hiring,” Palihapitiya wrote in a Twitter thread on Wednesday. To compensate for
0 Comments
Closed businesses on May 21, 2020, in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Lawmakers should replace a $600 unemployment supplement for jobless workers with a maximum $400 a week, according to a new proposal issued by a group of powerhouse economists.  The proposal comes as Democrats and Republicans debate the merits
0 Comments
Yesterday, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) made it easier to apply for forgiveness of your Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan.   Small-business owners who qualify can now complete Form 3508 EZ for PPP loan forgiveness. (Photo by … [+] Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Los Angeles Times via Getty Images New EZ Application
0 Comments
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about applying for benefits during the coronavirus pandemic, eligibility for spousal benefits, survivor benefit eligibility and calculation and when checks are deposited by SSA. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security Planning, Inc, which markets Maximize
0 Comments