By Uri Dadush and Laurence Kotlikoff Thirty months into President Trump’s radical trade policy, and as the trade disputes with China <a href=”https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trade-china/wrapup-7-trump-hits-china-with-more-tariffs-sharply-escalating-trade-dispute-idUSL4N24X4MO”>escalate</a> and risk turning into a currency war, it is time to take stock. The president promised to sign <a href=”https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/420023-president-trumps-fight-for-a-better-trade-deal-with-china”>far better trade deals</a>, ensure fair treatment of American firms and <a href=”https://www.npr.org/2019/03/06/700650144/despite-trumps-promises-the-trade-deficit-is-only-getting-wider”>reduce
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Investors have several options to invest extra cash outside of their retirement plan. Building other assets is important as 401(k) savings alone may not be enough to fund retirement and you likely have other financial goals along the way. Getty If you have extra cash to invest after maxing out a 401(k) or other retirement
Estate Planning is more than just having a will, it is about planning for a good end of life. Getty When I ask retirees if they have an updated estate plan in place, I get a mix of responses. Some people recognize their estate plan is lacking, as millions of Americans either don’t have one
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Corrine Jean Harkins lives at 2001 Airport Pulling Road, Naples Florida 34112. Her PO Box for Social Security mailing purposes is PO Box 301 Naples Fl 34106. Corrine is 70. She has been taking her own retirement benefit since age 62. We’re posting her information because
Social Security may be one of your largest assets. What and when you collect will make a huge difference to your lifetime benefits. Today’s column addresses survivor benefits based on the record of a worker who delays filing until 70, which month to apply to get full retirement age benefits with no reduction, eligibility for
Shutterstock, Inc. The US IPO market continues to be very healthy, and we continue to publish our notes here on some of the more interesting companies coming to market: today’s post focuses on SmileDirectClub (proposed ticker SDC) but also do check out our recent posts on Chewy , Slack , WeWork , Beyond Meat ,
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin People sift through the destruction left by Hurricane Dorian in the Mudd neighborhood of Marsh Harbour, Bahamas on September 7, 2019. (Photo by Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post/Getty Images Hurricane Dorian might have spared much of the southeastern United States,
Donor-advised funds are becoming the prime tool of charitable giving for many Americans. The use of donor-advised funds (DAFs), also known as charitable gift funds, is likely to be more widespread primarily because of the changes to the tax rules made in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, enacted in 2017. DAFs give everyone else
As a parent who’s just sent our youngest child off to college, financial aid is on the top of my brain. Like many parents, we made every effort to set up our daughter for a debt-free degree. We spent almost two years on selecting the best-fit college for her. It was an anxious time, to
Social Security may be one of your largest assets. What and when you collect will make a huge difference to your lifetime benefits. Today’s column examines whether restricted applications reduce retirement benefits, potential effects of foreign pensions, whether SSA’s benefit estimates include reductions due to the WEP, maximizing widow(er)’s benefits and when during the month