Month: March 2023

In the U.S., some Republican lawmakers are proposing to raise the age of eligibility for full Social Security benefits, provoking withering criticism from President Biden and many Democrats. But the debate over when government should begin paying retirement benefits isn’t just a controversy here. It is happening all over the world. French President Emmanuel Macron
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Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin What are some good dividend stocks to buy? The right answer depends on your financial goals. With dividend stocks, there’s usually a trade-off between yield and reliability. Said another way, the dividend-payers that generate maximum income for your investment dollar aren’t always the most dependable. And
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A report by global design firm Gensler recently reported planet Earth can sidestep global climate catastrophe only by slashing greenhouse pollution 45% by 2030 and 100% by 2050. The figures Gensler cited were from Architecture 2030, an organization whose mission is to “rapidly transform the built environment from the major emitter of greenhouse gases to
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Alec Baldwin on Oct 7, 2021 at the Hamptons International Film Festival. Mark Sagliocco | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images The special prosecutor in the “Rust” manslaughter case against actor Alec Baldwin stepped down Tuesday after Baldwin’s attorneys argued that New Mexico’s constitution barred her from serving in that role while being a state
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Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi thinks the Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise interest rates at its March meeting as there is a “boatload of uncertainty” around the recent bank failures. The financial turmoil of the past few days will certainly affect monetary policy decision making when the Federal Open Market Committee meets next
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Chinese tourists are raring to travel again. But this time, the usual suspects — Venice, Paris and Madrid, for example — aren’t their top picks. As China’s reopening gains momentum after three years of Covid-19 restrictions, the country’s travel-hungry citizens are emerging much changed, according to the Chinese Outbound Tourism Research Institute, an independent consulting company
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It’s been a tough time for cryptocurrency but, despite volatility, you still need to know how the technology works, said Douglas Boneparth, a certified financial planner based in New York. The digital currency market dropped by nearly $1.4 trillion in 2022, following a cascade of bankruptcies and liquidity issues, including the high-profile collapse of crypto
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There have been many federal disaster situations around the U.S. these past years. See if you qualify to pay taxes and file tax returns after the original deadline. See Tax Relief in Disaster Situations. For example IRS: May 15 tax deadline extended to Oct. 16 for disaster area taxpayers in California, Alabama and Georgia. Check
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In this article SIVB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse could have ramifications for the technology landscape over the coming years, analysts and investors said. Nikolas Liepins | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Silicon Valley Bank was the backbone of many startups and venture capital funds around the world. The effects
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Individual tax returns for 2022 are due April 18, 2023. However, most active traders aren’t ready to file on time. Some brokers issue corrected 1099Bs right up to the deadline. Many partnerships and S-Corps file extensions by March 15, 2023, and don’t issue Schedule K-1s to partners until after April 18. Many securities traders struggle
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Fans of Bruce Willis were surprised to learn last month that the 67-year-old actor was diagnosed with dementia. We tend to associate this condition with much older individuals and with Alzheimer’s, its most common cause, but dementia can strike adults earlier and with other conditions, including Parkinson’s, Huntington’s disease, traumatic brain injury and the Frontotemporal
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1. “The Millionaire Next Door: Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy” By Dr. Thomas Stanley The late Thomas Stanley collected years of data about millionaire lifestyles. He found that they don’t all inherit their wealth or own mansions. Instead, they live modestly while accumulating their wealth. This book was originally published in 1996, but the basic
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