Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, November 4, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures pointed to a higher open on Thursday morning, adding to a record-setting rally in the year-end. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about 36 points, implying a 31-point gain at the open. Futures
For most households, sticking to a budget is apparently far easier said than done. Even though most consumers (74%) say they have a budget, 79% of them fail to stick to it, according to research from crowd-sourced shopping platform SlickDeals.net. On average, the weekly amount that people spend — not including bills like mortgage or
As a bond provides a contractual right to a series of future payments received at specified points of time, the price for a bond is simply the present discounted value of the future cash flows. The face value of a bond will be repaid at maturity. A zero-coupon bond provides only a bond’s face value,
Create space for your New Years resolutions Thought Catalog on Unsplash It’s that time of year again when we begin to think about new year’s resolutions. The beginning of a new decade couldn’t be a better time to do this. It’s important to keep in mind that living in an environment that supports your health,
Donald Trump in Home Alone 2 Source: YouTube The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. said Thursday that a TV version of the Christmas movie “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” which erased a cameo from President Donald Trump, was edited years before Trump became president. The Trump-free version of the 1992 film, which aired on the
Jiangsu Pilot Free Trade Zone Lianyungang Area on November 28, 2019 in Jiangsu Province of China. Wang Chun | VCG | Getty Images China’s fourth-quarter economic growth may have been “the weakest of 2019” — but it still showed an improvement compared to the previous quarter and to the same period a year ago, a
Microsoft CEO Satya Narayana Nadella. Tobias Schwarz | AFP | Getty Images Growth in Microsoft’s cloud computing segment could fuel a big run for the software giant in 2020, according to Bank of America. Analysts at the bank named Microsoft one of its top software picks for 2020, raising the price target on the stock
Dan Herron, CPA, at the New York City Marathon in 2013 Dan Herron, CPA Dan Herron, CPA, didn’t want to be the bearer of bad news, yet there he was explaining to a couple why they owed the federal government approximately $10,000 in taxes on their 2018 return. “They were used to paying around $1,100,”
Happy senior couple during the meeting with agent or financial consultant, signing some agreement in … [+] the comfortable office Getty The Secure Act may delay the impact of Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) primarily for Traditional IRA holders approaching retirement. RMDs function as you might expect. Essentially, they require you to take a withdrawal from
Are you better off than you were three years ago? Tax cut calculator Forbes Taxpayers will be pondering the tax cut in April, and again in November. I decided to do a little experimenting with the tax code, using a spreadsheet that I invite you to download. The 2017 tax cut that its main promoter