Month: October 2020

A careful strategy can help you take calculated investing risks during retirement. getty Today’s uncertain investing environment presents a serious dilemma to many pre-retirees and retirees: How much money can you afford to risk by investing in the stock market? On the one hand, you might be afraid of stock market crashes, since you might
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Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about the effect of having collected a spousal benefit before filing retroactively for retirement benefits, potential effects of business losses on Social Security benefit rates and which full retirement age (FRA) applies to the earnings test. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and
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A perfect example of mid-century modernism, the Kaufmann Desert House is for sale. Daniel Solomon for Vista Sotheby’s International Realty At its best, modernism produced poetically beautiful buildings whose spare simplicity belied their sophisticated design. A stellar example is Richard Neutra’s Kaufmann Desert House.  Located in modernism’s spiritual epicenter, Palm Beach, California, it is considered
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Ford Motor plans to launch its self-driving vehicle businesses in 2022 with vehicles based on its Escape Hybrid crossover. Ford Ford Motor plans to launch its self-driving commercial business in 2022 with vehicles based on the Ford Escape Hybrid crossover, the company said Tuesday. The vehicles are the automaker’s fourth-generation self-driving test vehicles in partnership
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SEC chairman Jay Clayton testifies during a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee’s subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets on June 25. Brendan Smialowski-Pool/Getty Images Many investments available to mom-and-pop investors aren’t appropriate for that audience to buy, and should instead be held by sophisticated investors, the head of the SEC said
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Months before the coronavirus pandemic began, Lowe’s ordered merchandise for the holiday season. It decided to carry items that shoppers might not expect in its stores or on its website: exercise equipment, bamboo bedding, air fryers, movie projectors and battery-powered scooters. The home improvement retailer said Tuesday that it will kick off its holiday deals
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I’ve surveyed thousands of adults around the world — from the financially affluent to the middle-class to the poor — about two very simple, universally valuable resources: Time and money. Unsurprisingly, most people focus too much on working and making money, and not enough on having more time. But shifting your mindset to prioritize time
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – New England Patriots’ Brandon Copeland (L) and Stephon Gilmore tackle Seattle Seahawks’ Chris Carson on September 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Abbie Parr | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Millions of Americans have been financially impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. New England Patriots linebacker Brandon Copeland wants to help. “We can’t
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