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Best Dates for Federal Employees to Retire in 2024
More federal employees retire on December 31st than any other day of the year. This has to do with the accrual of annual leave and making sure you get the highest lump-sum payment possible for your use or lose annual leave. This also leads to a significant increase in...
How New 529 Plan Rules Can Help with Your Retirement Planning
Recent changes to the plans allow for the savings to be rolled into a Roth IRA, as long as certain rules are met, if a child decides not to pursue their education College 529 plans have been around for about 25 years. 529 plans derive their name from Section 529 of...
Can you transfer ownership of your home to a trust without violating the terms of your mortgage?
There is a federal law called the Garn-St Germain Act. Federal Regulations allow for transfers to trusts in which the transferor or a member of the transferor’s family is a beneficiary. For example, borrowers may transfer ownership of their primary residence to their...
GameStop, AMC extend gains but broader meme stock rally shows signs of fizzling
GameStop and AMC shares extended gains but the meme stock trading frenzy showed signs of fizzling early on its third day.Read More...
China’s economy reveals pockets of softness. Here’s what to watch ahead of Friday’s data
As China's economy moves into the second quarter of the year, a few indicators are raising expectations for monetary policy easing.Read More...
Powell says inflation has been higher than thought and expects rates to hold steady
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks Tuesday to the Foreign Bankers' Association in Amsterdam.Read More...
Watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell speak live to bankers group in Amsterdam
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks Tuesday to the annual general meeting of the Foreign Bankers' Association in Amsterdam.Read More...
AMC raises $250 million in stock sale during meme rally, shares still up 110% in premarket
On Monday, movie theater operator AMC sold 72.5 million shares in an at-the-market equity offering.Read More...
Fintech firm Klarna says 90% of its employees are using generative AI daily
"Buy now, pay later" firm Klarna says generative AI has seen substantially high adoption among its 5,000-strong workforce.Read More...
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