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Getty The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced Medicare Part B premiums for 2020, and the base premium increases nearly 7% from $135.50 a month to $144.60 a month. That $9.10 monthly increase compares to a modest $1.50 monthly increase last year. Meanwhile high earners are still getting used to income-related surcharges that
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Residences on Yerba Buena Island. Hayes Davison After two decades of planning, the first renderings of the condo complex coming to San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Island have finally been released to the public. The community being constructed on the naturally-formed landmass will feature 266 condos, including apartments, single-family houses and townhouses, surrounded by 72 acres
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null Getty Are interest rates heading to zero in the US? Or, dare I say, negative range? I don’t think so. But if they do, real estate investment trusts (REITs) are going to absolutely skyrocket. This year-to-date has been a sneak preview. Most REITs have seen their valuations expand with the market rally, but we
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A mascot of TripAdvisor is seen at its display at a trade fair. Axel Schmidt | Reuters Shares of Expedia and TripAdvisor both reached new year-to-date lows during mid-day trade Thursday, tumbling as much as 25%. The stock plunge comes after both the travel service stocks reported third-quarter earnings misses after the bell Wednesday. Expedia
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Chris Dixon, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, discusses cryptocurrency during the TechCrunch Disrupt forum in San Francisco, October 2, 2019. Kate Munsch | Reuters Bitcoin’s buzz may have faded but Andreessen Horowitz is still betting on cryptocurrency and its underlying technology. The Silicon Valley venture capital firm is launching a school to coach entrepreneurs on
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Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses benefit estimates on Social Security statements, switching to spousal after retirement benefits, the earnings test and survivor’s benefits, Medicare qualification and the possibility and advisability of filing retroactively for spousal benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic
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