Inflation means you can—and probably should—contribute more to your workplace retirement account in 2022. The Treasury Department has announced inflation-adjusted figures for retirement account savings for 2022. While contribution limits are up for workplace plans, contribution limits for Individual Retirement Accounts are stuck at 2019 levels. “The real question is whether people pay attention to this,”
For the past two years, housing supply has barely kept pace with the growth in housing demand. But there are signs that the market is turning a corner. A new report from Redfin, a technology-powered real estate brokerage, shows the supply of America’s most affordable homes for sale jumped a record 13% year over year in the third quarter as mortgage forbearance
White House Chief Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci gives an open statement before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing on “Next Steps: The Road Ahead for the COVID-19 Response” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 4, 2021. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci and Sen. Rand Paul
Moderna’s sign is seen outside of their headquarters in Cambridge, MA on March 11, 2021. Boston Globe | Getty Images Moderna shares fell by more than 11% on Thursday after it cut its Covid-19 vaccine sales forecast for the year and missed earnings and revenue expectations for the third quarter. The company said some doses
In this article QCOM QRVO Medical syringe is seen with Moderna company logo displayed on a screen in the background in this illustration photo taken in Poland. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Moderna — Moderna shares tumbled 19% after a weaker-than-expected quarterly report. The drug
If Elizabeth Holmes testifies in her own criminal trial, videotaped depositions may be a clue of how she’ll fare on the stand. Twelve days after she was indicted on fraud charges, Holmes, the CEO and founder of Theranos, sat for a nearly four hour deposition in which she hardly answered any questions. But in the
Quartr A new start-up is attempting to modernize the investor relations industry to meet the surge of new retail investors. Swedish start-up Quartr recently raised $4.5 million to help build out its product, which includes recordings of earnings calls and financial documents from major companies. Investors in Quartr include executives at the Ritholtz Group —
vitapix | E+ | Getty Images It can be tricky figuring out how much income your retirement savings actually could deliver in your golden years. That may now become easier. As mandated in the 2019 Secure Act, 401(k) plan administrators will start providing illustrations on quarterly or annual statements showing an estimate of how much
Michael Godek | Moment | Getty Images House Democrats proposed several rules to curb retirement accounts of the rich, part of a broad restructuring of the tax code tied to the party’s Build Back Better social and climate spending package. Wealthy individuals with more than $10 million in retirement savings would have to draw down
Dementia can disrupt even the coziest living arrangements between unmarried older adults. Cognitive impairment can set your aging parent up for financial manipulation. It’s very convenient for the live-in boyfriend or girlfriend to get into the partner’s bank account by coaching the impaired one to go the bank and take out money. Adult children may
The November 3 version of the Build Back Better Act has resurrected retirement law changes that will curb high balance accounts and popular wealth building strategies including backdoor Roth IRAs and aftertax 401(k) contributions. There’s also a new $2.5 million retirement account reporting mandate, presumably to help the Internal Revenue Service with compliance. The changes
From the very beginning, the history of Switzerland’s Gstaad has been the stuff of legend. According to local lore, it was God’s resting hand that shaped the illustrious hills and valleys of the Saanenland region where Gstaad is located—divine intervention seemed the only plausible explanation for such remarkable scenic beauty. Even if you’ve never heard
Cavan Images | Getty Images Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled a revised social spending and climate provision that expands an electric vehicle tax credit of up to $12,500 for more expensive cars and proposes a lower income cut-off for buyers eligible for the credit. The House Democrats’ update makes vans, sport utility vehicles and trucks priced
In this article CSG.N-CH A Credit Suisse logo in the window of a Credit Suisse Group AG bank branch in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Credit Suisse has beaten analyst estimates for the third quarter, but took a hit from charges settling allegations of corruption in
Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images The fast-growing decentralized finance industry could be about to get a rude awakening. Decentralized finance, or “DeFi” as it’s commonly referred to, is a trend in cryptocurrencies that first started gaining traction in 2020. It’s been called the “Wild West” of crypto — hoards of computer programmers trying
3715 S. Ocean Blvd in Highland Beach is a three level storm-proof fortress elevated on pilings and constructed of poured concrete and storm-proof glass. Daniel Petroni A waterfront megahome in Highland Beach has sold twice this year, and each time it has raised the bar for for this South Florida town, which has become one
In this article ETH.CM= BTC.CM= Global investor Mark Mobius on Wednesday called cryptocurrencies a religion, joining a chorus of digital coin skeptics at a time when bitcoin and ether are trading near all-time highs. “It’s a not an investment it’s a religion,” the founder of Mobius Capital Partners said on “Squawk Box.” “People should not
dusanpetkovic | iStock | Getty Images Improvements to Medicare’s coverage could be on the horizon for the health insurance program’s 63.3 million beneficiaries. Under the latest version of congressional Democrats’ $1.75 trillion spending bill, the federal government would be permitted to negotiate the price of certain drugs with pharmaceutical companies, a move expected to result
The ongoing pandemic continues to put a heavy burden on older workers. Many lost or left jobs amid the winter surge in the winter of 2021. Jobs are only slowly coming back and long-term unemployment stays high. Retirement is often not an option as many older workers have little or no wealth outside of Social
Many taxpayers learned that unemployment benefits are taxable the hard way earlier this year when they filed their 2020 income tax returns. It came as such a blow to so many people, after what was a horrible year in so many other ways, that Congress included a tax exemption for the first $10,200 of unemployment