Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Harkness Tower stands on the Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S., on Friday, June … [+] 12, 2015. Yale University is an educational institute that offers undergraduate degree programs in art, law, engineering, medicine, and nursing as well as graduate level programs. Photographer: Craig
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Christmas stockings in the Cracker Barrel Restaurant. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images … [+] Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images It is that time again. TaxVox somehow has whittled down its list of the year’s bad tax ideas to 10 (plus one more serious item). 10. The government shutdown. The
Getty It’s the sixth day of my 12 Days of Charitable Giving for 2019. Readers have suggested deserving charities over the past few weeks, and I’ll be posting the results here. Today’s charity is Literacy For Incarcerated Teens. Literacy for Incarcerated Teens, Inc. (LIT) works to end illiteracy among New York’s incarcerated young people by
Getty It’s the seventh day of my 12 Days of Charitable Giving for 2019. Readers have suggested deserving charities over the past few weeks, and I’ll be posting the results here. Today’s charity is National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV). Every year, ten million people are physically abused by an intimate partner: that works out
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about potential effects of stopping work years before filing for Social Security, suspending benefits, language to use when filing a restricted application, retroactive benefits and retirement benefits before survivor’s benefits. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic
Just in time for the holidays, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement (SECURE) Act was signed into law on Friday, December 20, 2019. The Act, which was the most significant piece of retirement legislation introduced in over a decade, includes provisions to help individuals save more for retirement and achieve financial security. The SECURE
Getty There’s no shutdown in the cards: Washington has finally passed a spending bill. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, includes a wide range of provisions from healthcare tax repeal to extenders. As expected, the Act included the repeal of three Affordable Care Act-related taxes: the so-called “Cadillac” tax on health insurance benefits, an excise tax
Getty Investors have a tax conundrum as we approach the end of 2019. Major U.S. stock indexes are hitting record highs. Bonds had a strong run in 2019. Gold has been a strong performer as well. The result is many investors have substantial gains on paper. Investors are wondering if they should sell investments with
Getty Godot has finally arrived. With the flash of President Trump’s pen, the fabled bipartisan SECURE Act has become law. What took it so long to earn that presidential signature is a tale best left to the political pages. What you should be more concerned with is how the SECURE Act now changes your personal
The whistleblower allegation that Ensign Peak Advisors, has in its over 20 years of existence accumulated over $100 billion dollars in excess tithes and the investment returns thereon is generating some excitement. EPA is characterized as an integrated auxiliary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I’ve decided to call the matter Ensigngate.