The stars og Grace and Frankie are likely getting hit with the Medicare Surcharges. LOS ANGELES, … [+] CALIFORNIA – MAY 18: Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin at FYC Event For Netflix’s “Grace And Frankie” at Raleigh Studios on May 18, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz/Getty Images) Getty Images December is
The notion that the election itself is going to be singularly responsible for a boost in house … [+] prices is an unrealistic one, mostly because the elements that make for a stable housing market require more than mere market confidence, although confidence is certainly needed to end any kind of gridlock. Getty Images Following
Jaireme Barrow has been the victim of “porch pirates” several times. Jaireme Barrow While you’re gearing up for the holidays, fraudsters may be trying to take advantage of you. Empty gift cards, bogus charitable solicitations, cyber attacks and thieves who steal packages from your porch aren’t necessarily unique to this time of year. However, because
Mary Barra, Chairman and CEO of General Motors. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images Long the world’s largest automaker, General Motors has watched an assortment of key competitors push past it in the global sales race this past decade and may soon find itself slipping into the No. 5 spot behind the likes of Volkswagen, Toyota
An ATM is shown at company headquarters for the PNC Financial Services at One PNC Plaza in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Getty Images PNC and Venmo are bickering over customers’ access to third parties, highlighting the sometimes murky area of connecting finance apps to bank accounts. Over the past month, PNC customers have taken to Twitter to
Struggling workers need more help from Social Security. Getty Many older workers struggle financially as they approach retirement. They often have little saved to supplement their Social Security benefits. Worse, many of those who have few savings also face obstacles in finding good jobs at older ages or they deal with declining health that makes
Paying taxes as sustainability strategy Getty Sustainability gets higher on the policy agenda of many corporations. Not only in the light of climate change but also in terms of fair working conditions, health, gender equality and other Sustainable Development Goals. Some corporations take sustainability as seriously as they can throughout their organization and value chain.
Renting has seen a resurgence over the next decade. Getty The end of a decade is almost upon us, and according to the latest data, we’ll enter it with a resurging demand for renting. Since 2010, the number of renters has jumped by more than 9 million. Renters now make up 34% of all U.S.
Unexpected medical bills are doing more than driving up debt. For many Americans, those debts are also making it more difficult to get a mortgage. Buyers with medical debt are more likely than others to be denied a mortgage, according to a report on consumer housing trends by online real estate marketplace Zillow. Zillow’s survey
Jim R. Bounds | Bloomberg | Getty Images House Democrats are pushing to add several health-care provisions to a $1.4 trillion spending bill that must pass by Dec. 20 to avoid a government shutdown, according to congressional aides familiar with the legislation. U.S. lawmakers are in talks to raise the minimum tobacco age to 21
A bag of Tyson Foods Inc. frozen chicken is arranged for a photograph in Tiskilwa, Illinois, U.S., on Thursday, May 5, 2016. Tyson is scheduled to release earnings figured on May 9. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Tyson Foods rose more than 2% on Monday after Reuters reported the meat processor received
The secret to growing your 401(k) Getty The Secret To A 9.5% Return: Your Clock Is Ticking There is a secret to getting a 9.5% return, and it has to do with time. Time allows anyone to achieve those returns through the math of compounding. It can be done with a short funding period, as
Getty Negotiations are ongoing, but it looks like the fiscal year 2020 spending bill will include permanent repeal of up to three Obamacare taxes: the so-called “Cadillac” tax on health insurance benefits, an excise tax on medical devices, and the Health Insurance Tax. The three taxes were part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
In general, our properties lost less value, experienced fewer foreclosures, and gained pricing … [+] traction more rapidly than those in other parts of the country. Getty Whither the real estate market in 2020? In recent days I have read a number of rosy predictions from brokers living in a different reality from mine in
The merger of International Flavors & Fragrances and DuPont’s nutrition and biosciences unit will create a company with double the research and development of any of its rivals, DuPont’s chairman said. “This creates the global leader across all the ingredients spaces. It’s the broadest portfolio by far, and we’ll have double the R&D of any
An employee fits a battery pack under a Tesla Model S automobile on the final assembly at the Tesla Motors Inc. factory Jasper Juinen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Credit Suisse thinks Tesla‘s focus on its electric vehicle batteries, both in development and production, is a key advantage for Elon Musk’s company over other automakers.
Ariel Skelley | DigitalVision | Getty Images For some financial advisors, the person behind the assets is the key to providing the best investment advice possible. That is, awareness of the nuanced differences that distinguish clients helps those advisors construct investment portfolios based on more than, say, a person’s age and how long until they
Drazen | Getty Images For many people, it’s a call they’re not expecting. An unknown caller tells you that your Social Security number has been suspended or cancelled. If it happens to you, it’s likely the latest iteration of a robocall scam the IRS warned individuals about earlier this year. Still other calls try to
Getty When you’re closing in on retirement, the big financial question shifts from “How much should I be saving?” to “How can I make my money last?” Steve Vernon, a research scholar at the Stanford Center on Longevity and author of Retirement Game-Changers, offers a few smart answers in the new Friends Talk Money podcast
Woman power and leadership in today’s human resources Getty Tax Notes chief correspondent Amanda Athanasiou discusses with Eversheds Sutherland partner Kriss Rizzolo the dearth of women in senior roles in tax law. Rizzolo describes her own experience climbing the ladder and how to support other women who are doing the same. Read the podcast transcript below.