The last time we will see Kawhi Leonard in a Raptors jersey. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) ASSOCIATED PRESS Since NBA free agency began this weekend, I have seen a lot of wishful Tweets and articles from Canadians on why Kawhi Leonard will resign in Toronto. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there
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Senator Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey and 2020 presidential candidate, speaks during an Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S., on Sunday, June 9, 2019. Iowa, the first-in-the nation caucus state, is hosting 19 presidential hopefuls this weekend for its annual Hall of Fame celebration, a fundraiser for
Frazzled Francine wanted a second opinion on the Variable Annuity she had been sold. Getty A few months back, a prospective financial planning client came into my office to get my help determining if she has built up enough wealth to retire comfortably. Let’s call her Frazzled Francine (not her real name). Francine had
Getty If you’re planning a trip this holiday week, don’t forget to figure in the cost of gasoline. Drivers in some states will feel a pinch in their wallets as gas taxes increase beginning today. The largest jump will be felt in Illinois where the state gas tax will double to 38 cents per gallon
MIAMI, FLORIDA – JUNE 27: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks to the media after the first Democratic presidential debate in Miami. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images) Getty Images Senator and Democratic Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has proposed an ambitious financial transactions tax (FTT) to finance his plan for the federal government
Getty Getty Faced with increased scrutiny from the Department of Labor about lackluster efforts to find missing retirement plan participants, employers are asking for permission to send uncashed pension checks—money that belongs to former workers–to state unclaimed property funds. “It’s unbelievable, but everybody has that story of a beneficiary who is sitting on a check
By Dean Hedeker, Next Avenue Contributor For people nearing retirement or in retirement, every dollar counts and planning ahead is paramount. That’s especially true for taxes. Now that 2018 tax returns are behind us, this is an opportune time to look for 2019 tax savings strategies for retirement. Here are two ways to do it: Use
Getty Chances are that you filed your federal income tax return electronically this year: the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) estimates that nearly nine in ten individual taxpayers e-filed their tax returns in 2019. That was just one of the findings reported by the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee (ETAAC) in its 2019 Annual Report to
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Lower incomes Getty photocredit: Getty Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders and Billionaire Ray Dalio are on the same page. They both say that the stark reality that American workers have not had a wage increase for years is a crises and fault line of capitalism. The great American wage repression
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