WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 20: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) exits a Senate GOP lunch … [+] meeting in the Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill March 20, 2020 in Washington, DC. Lawmaker and Trump administration officials are in negotiations about the phase 3 coronavirus stimulus bill, which leaders say they hope to
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Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about when the earnings test no longer applies, getting divorced spousal benefits, when widow’s and other survivor’s benefits can be paid and how years of substantial covered earnings can reduce the effect of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston
Testing for COVID-19 can be done in a drive through and in some places, self administered (Photo by … [+] Marcus Ingram/Getty Images) Getty Images 5 Questions about whether you should lie to get tested My friend, we’ll call him George, had just driven north from Florida, the hottest of COVID-19 hotspots and where he
TOPLINE The market closed flat on Friday, as investors digested mixed economic data and stocks took a hit from yet another daily record spike in new U.S. coronavirus cases. Stocks are on pace for a third straight week of gains. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images KEY FACTS The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2%,
Getty The Probable Next Round of PPP Loans Based on Necessity, Minority Outreach, and Exactly What Was Said About Automatic Forgiveness for Loans Under $150,000. On July 17, 2020, the House of Representative’s Committee on Small Business held a hearing with Steven Mnuchin, the United States Secretary of the Treasury, and Jovita Carranza, Administrator of
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 17: Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Treasury secretary, speaks during a House Small … [+] Business Committee hearing on July 17, 2020 in Washington, D.C. The hearing is titled “Oversight of the Small Business Administration and Department of Treasury Pandemic Programs.” (Photo by Erin Scott-Pool/Getty Images) Getty Images To date, the Paycheck Protection
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 21: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a news … [+] briefing at the U.S. Capitol April 21, 2020 in Washington, DC. McConnell, Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) agreed on new $500 billion bipartisan deal to deliver more coronavirus relief to small businesses
Getty A college education is one of the biggest investments that you will make in your life. Whether it’s improving your own career path or setting aside a college fund for your kids, you will be facing a hefty bill. Costs don’t appear to be slowing either. According to CollegeBoard, the average price of college
US President Donald Trump delivers a press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in … [+] Washington, DC, on July 14, 2020. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The Senate is expected to propose a new stimulus bill next week when
TOPLINE While many of the nation’s largest banks saw their profits plunge during the second quarter, trading revenues have surged, enabling banks to maintain strong capital positions and better position themselves to weather the coronavirus pandemic. Banks with a focus on trading are seeing better results than those with traditional lending … [+] offerings. Andrew