Month: April 2023

Many people may have heard about the various so-called attachment styles psychologists and sociologists say we display in our closest relationships, such as “anxious attachment” or “avoidant attachment.” It turns out we also tend to follow certain patterns when it comes to our relationship with money, said Brad Klontz, a Boulder, Colorado-based psychologist and certified
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Tax Notes contributing editor Robert Goulder discusses the history of bank secrecy, Credit Suisse’s role in it, and the bank’s recent collapse. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. David D. Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International. This week: Can you keep a
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In this article BRK.A Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan in 2011. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Japanese trading houses rose in Tuesday afternoon trade after Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, said he
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Between higher costs and a possible recession on the horizon, families feel increasingly strained financially.   More than half, or 58%, of all Americans are now living paycheck to paycheck, according to the CNBC Your Money Financial Confidence Survey, conducted in partnership with Momentive.  And even more — roughly 70% — said they feel stressed
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What are Americans prioritizing when it comes to their well-being? According to John Burns Research & Consulting’s January 2023 Healthy Homes survey, the three most important non-financial health and wellness factors for households earning $50,000 or more are mental wellbeing (60%), healthy diet (48%) and physical fitness (47%). “Expect health to impact home selection more
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Unless you’ve been involved in a lawsuit, you may not know about structured settlements. You may have heard of them on late night TV. “It’s your money,” some TV ads will exclaim. “Cash in your structured settlement and use your money now!” These TV ads are from factoring companies that buy up lawsuit structured settlements,
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A detailed view of the new Washington Commanders uniforms following the announcement of the Washington Football Team’s name change to the Washington Commanders at FedExField on February 02, 2022 in Landover, Maryland. Rob Carr | Getty Images The NFL’s Washington Commanders will pay $625,000 to settle allegations brought by Washington D.C.’s attorney general that the
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Liubomyr Vorona | Istock | Getty Images The Biden administration’s sweeping plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student debt for tens of millions of Americans may have an unintended, though hopefully temporary, consequence for some people, experts say. “For many borrowers, it will cause their credit scores to drop,” said higher education expert Mark
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From what we can tell, Social Security is sending clawback bills to tens of thousands of Americans for mistakes it made. Social Security’s policy is cruel and unusual. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security Planning, Inc. Social Security is clawing back benefits it
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