Series I Savings Bonds (aka I bonds) have several features that can be particularly useful for middle-income pre-retirees and retirees building their retirement income portfolio. They offer high interest rates (currently yielding 7.12% per year), guarantees of principal and interest, and long-term liquidity (with a few caveats). My last two posts described I bonds in
Month: December 2021
In this article .VIX .SPX As stock market investors have learned over the past week, it’s tricky to time the next move in the Dow Jones Industrial Average after a big selloff. Buyers stepped in Monday after the 900-point Nov. 26 dive, but there were signs of weakness. Stocks tanked Tuesday, soared back Wednesday before
Scarlet Poulet (right), pictured with wife Nadine Kujawa, before Poulet was diagnosed with cancer in 2019. Courtesy: Scarlet Poulet Medicare’s rules for signing up have put 68-year-old Scarlet Poulet in an unenviable situation. The New Orleans resident, who is recovering from cancer, has been enrolled in Medicare Part A (hospital coverage) since 2018 when she
Forrest Gump, the lead character played by actor Tom Hanks in the 1994 film of the same name, left audiences with many memorable quotes. One that stands out is when Forrest says, “My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” I consider chocolate to be
In this article NFLX AMZN Catherine Landers, a graduate student at the University of Georgia, watching something on Hulu on her laptop. Source: Katie Creech Personally, I am not the type of girl to spend hundreds of dollars a month on perfume, clothes or makeup. Where my money disappears is entertainment costs. I love going
Did your “Great Resignation” lead you to start a business or become your own boss this year? You may be able to write off the cost of your home office come tax time. “Knowing that you’re not a 9-to-5 [worker] anymore, you can now take advantage of the home-office deduction,” said Sheneya Wilson, CPA and
By Chris Farrell, Next Avenue The grassroots movement toward working longer looks like it’s at a moment of reckoning. The ranks of retirees 55 + have grown by 3.5 million over the past two years, according to the Pew Research Center, much higher than the pre-pandemic rate. This shift is one reason some employers are struggling to have
Corporate leaders are demanding more and more from their tax and accounting partners. Is your firm on top of the latest Internal Revenue Service guidance on Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness? Does it offer Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting services? Does it use data analytics to help you grow your business? “If you’re going
In this article SPOT Jim Gaffigan performs onstage during the 15th Annual Stand Up For Heroes benefit at Alice Tully Hall presented by Bob Woodruff Foundation and NY Comedy Festival on Nov. 8, 2021, in New York City. Jamie McCarthy | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Spotify removed hundreds of comedians’ albums and work
In this article FDS MS F SPGS UBER KR A shopper holding an umbrella walks towards a Kroger Co. grocery store in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Sunday, April 26, 2020. Stacie Scott | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading Thursday. Kroger — Shares of Kroger ran up 12.5%
In this article ZEN Richard Drury | DigitalVision | Getty Images Company: Zendesk Inc. (ZEN) Business: Zendesk is a software development company that provides “software as a service” solutions for tracking, prioritizing, and solving customer support tickets across various channels. The company’s offerings include Zendesk Chat, a live chat software to connect with customers on
Xavier Lorenzo | Moment | Getty Images Some states are making it easier for Americans to collect unemployment benefits if they’re fired for being unvaccinated against Covid-19. The governors of Florida, Iowa, Kansas and Tennessee signed laws in recent weeks that change eligibility rules for jobless benefits. Workers in these states who lose a job
By Richard Eisenberg, Next Avenue Editor In her thought-provoking new book, “The End of Bias: A Beginning,” science and culture journalist Jessica Nordell probes the science and practice of overcoming unconscious bias. That’s what happens quickly when we encounter a person or a situation and our reaction conflicts with our professed values. We see it a lot with
Actor Charlie Sheen may be most famous for his TV role in Two and a Half Men, but now he’s hoping for a better role from the IRS. He owes the tax man millions, is tired of their collection efforts, and has been trying to negotiate a deal with the agency. This story isn’t fit for a
A COVID-19 testing facility is advertised at Newark Liberty International Airport on November 30, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. Spencer Platt | Getty Images More than 20 people across 10 U.S. states have tested positive for the omicron variant of the virus that causes Covid-19. The patients range in age, vaccination status and travel history,
In this article ULTA MRVL DOCU OLLI Florida, Port St Lucie, The Landing at Tradition, outdoor mall, Ulta, beauty cosmetics store. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Marvell Technology — Shares of Marvell Technology surged more than 11% in extended trading after the
‘Tis the season of sweet treats and sugar comas — but Mark Cuban says he’s going “all natural” for the holidays. The billionaire entrepreneur, investor and “Shark Tank” star tells CNBC Make It he’s planning to give out plenty of “healthy food gift packs” over the next couple months. It’s not the first time Cuban
10’000 Hours | DigitalVision | Getty Images Americans opened their hearts and wallets for another record-breaking Giving Tuesday. It’s estimated that 35 million U.S. adults participated in 2021, with total gifts of $2.7 billion, a 9% increase from 2020. While most aren’t shelling out for tax purposes, they may not know there’s a special write-off
Dave thought his mom had done everything right: invested her savings, done great estate planning and appointed him her only son, to take over when needed. And the time came for Dave to step in. Dave’s elderly mom, Agnes began to lose her memory. She had been living with a companion for years before that
Wouldn’t it be satisfying to say this to the IRS? “Sorry, IRS, you missed your deadline, it’s too late to audit me!” The IRS usually has three years after you file to audit you. But there are many exceptions that give the IRS six years or longer. No one wants to be audited by the IRS. Even if
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