Month: July 2023

Aretha Franklin performs onstage in New York City, Nov. 7, 2017. Dimitrios Kambouris | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images History is filled with examples of celebrities who died without a will: Bob Marley, Prince, Howard Hughes, Pablo Picasso, Jimi Hendrix and even Abraham Lincoln. But an ongoing legal dispute involving music icon Aretha Franklin’s
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Asiavision | E+ | Getty Images The Covid-19 pandemic separated the haves from the have-nots when it comes to finances. Research shows that trend is continuing when it comes to debt, particularly credit cards. More than one-third of Americans — 35% — say they are carrying their highest level of debt ever or close to
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Have you been holding off on new purchases for your home until this week’s Amazon Prime Day deals? If you’re interested in making your house, condo, townhome, cabin or other dwelling safer, healthier, more accessible, functional, comfortable or joyful – i.e., fulfilling the five facets of wellness design – here are 10 items worth considering
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Professors Kathleen DeLaney Thomas and Erin Scharff discuss fake tax news and the effect it has on public policy. This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. ADVERTISEMENT David D. Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor in chief of Tax Notes Today International. This week: unbelievable. The tax field and tax
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Beyoncé performs onstage during the “RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR” at PGE Narodowy on June 27, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. Kevin Mazur | Wireimage | Getty Images As inflation remains high in many countries around the world, economists have found themselves considering a surprising potential contributor: music concerts. Beyoncé is currently on her first solo tour since
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Kmatta | Moment | Getty Images For high school and college students, summer jobs are an opportunity to get used to earning a paycheck. With that earned income, those young workers are also eligible to start investing in a Roth IRA. Roth individual retirement accounts let workers set aside post-tax earnings towards retirement. In 2023,
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After the Supreme Court‘s ruling on the affirmative action admission policies of Harvard and the University of North Carolina, decades-old legacy preferences are facing new challenges. The court’s ruling was considered a massive blow to efforts to boost enrollment of minorities at American universities through policies that considered applicants’ race. Now, a civil rights group is contesting the practice of
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