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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...
Miami is ‘ground zero’ for climate risk. People are moving to the area and building there anyway
Miami is undergoing a boom despite a high vulnerability to sea level rise, floods and more intense storms. Residents may face financial hardship.Read More...
Trump advisors are considering plans to dramatically revamp the Fed, WSJ report says
Trump's political operatives are putting together a plan that would give him unprecedented influence over the Fed, the report states.Read More...
Chinese EV start-ups Nio and Xpeng turn to the mass market for growth
Chinese electric car start-ups Nio and Xpeng are turning to a lower-priced segment of the market with plans to release newly-branded cars this year.Read More...
Why ARK Invest thinks it’s an ‘amazing time’ to invest in cutting-edge tech
ARK Invest's Brett Winston is betting big on private tech companies for long-term gains.Read More...
Dow drops more than 600 points on inflation and growth concerns, heads for biggest drop of the year: Live updates
Stocks fell sharply Thursday after the latest U.S. economic data showed a sharp slowdown in growth and pointed to persistent inflation.Read More...
Barclays swings back to profit in first quarter amid strategic overhaul
Barclays on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of £1.55 billion ($1.93 billion), beating expectations and returning the British lender to profit amid a major strategic overhaul.Read More...
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