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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...
Bill Ackman’s IPO of Pershing Square closed-end fund is postponed, NYSE says
Bill Ackman is postponing the highly scrutinized listing of Pershing Square's U.S. closed-end fund, according to a notice on the NYSE's website.Read More...
Why the new spot ether ETFs may ‘be a hit’ despite recent weakness
It's a historic week for the cryptocurrency markets with spot ether exchange-traded funds making their debut.Read More...
Berkshire Hathaway dumps $2.3 billion of Bank of America shares in a 6-day sale
Warren Buffett's holding company sold more Bank of America shares this week, reducing its holding across six consecutive trading days.Read More...
China to use ultra-long bonds for consumer, trade-in policy support as worries about retail sales slump grow
China on Thursday announced its most targeted measures yet for boosting consumption, which has remained lackluster since the pandemic.Read More...
Britain will soon lay out new plans to regulate ‘buy now, pay later’ firms like Klarna after delays
A U.K. Treasury department spokesperson said the government will set out plans to regulate "buy now, pay later" plans "shortly."Read More...
Chinese EV startups are spending more on research than Tesla is
U.S.-listed Chinese electric car companies are spending more on research as a ratio to sales than Tesla, according to CNBC analysis.Read More...
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