Month: November 2021

Interest in true self-directed IRAs is increasing, and that naturally is increasing the number of scams based on self-directed IRAs. A true self-directed IRA is one that essentially is allowed to invest in any asset allowed under the tax code. The tax code prohibits an IRA from owning only life insurance and collectibles. Most IRAs,
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The luxury branded residences of Dubai include the five-star names of Bulgari, Lamborghini, and The Dorchester Collection. Dubai does not lack in luxury living and style.  One of the most prominent addresses is Bulgari Resort and Residences. It sits on Jumeirah Bay, a seahorse-shaped island that is one of Dubai’s most beautiful areas yet close
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FatCamera | E+ | Getty Images If you’re using Medicare and haven’t yet reviewed your prescription drug coverage for next year, now’s the time to do it. Because plans make changes every year that take effect Jan. 1, evaluating your options during Medicare’s fall open enrollment could save you from financial strife. While you aren’t
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Christopher Willard | Disney General Entertainment Content | Getty Images Some valuable firms like Hermes demonstrate there’s brand value preserved in keeping the business under family control. Others prove that the family connection can help restore belief in a damaged brand — Toyota after its unintended acceleration crisis in 2010 is an example. But those
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Today’s Social Security column addresses questions about how the earnings test affects Social Security benefits while working, whether benefits automatically switch to retirement benefits at 70 after a restricted application and whether a worker’s disability benefit affects survivor’s benefits claimed on their record. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the
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Shaquille O’Neal Rich Fury | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Shaquille O’Neal once signed the richest contract in sports history and then went on to win four NBA titles. These days Shaq has a new business he’s trying to conquer: chicken sandwiches.   O’Neal, who was inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame in 2016,
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Laura Howden / 500px | 500px | Getty Images The travel industry might get a much-wished-for gift this holiday season, if the latest predictions about year-end travel turn out to be true. Pandemic-weary Americans seem to be ready to take trips for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s and other winter celebrations, several studies have found. AAA
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This isn’t your parents’ mountain house. Gray’s Crossing in Truckee, California, offers a modern take on mountain living – complete with new construction, contemporary designs and luxury amenities. The golf-course community consists of five neighborhoods bordered by forestland and set near ski slopes and Lake Tahoe. In addition to the 18-hole championship course, there’s a
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Demonstrators hold signs during a protest against Covid-19 mandates outside the General Motors (GM) Tech Center in Warren, Michigan, U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Mathew Hatcher | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal appeals court has called President Joe Biden’s vaccine and testing requirements for private businesses “fatally flawed” and “staggeringly overbroad,” arguing that
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