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Many companies are offering generous tuition assistance so workers can go back to college

More companies will pay for college, yet this valuable workplace benefit is often overlooked.

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Caring for aging family members can be very costly. Don't miss out on these tax breaks

Caring for aging relatives can be costly. But there may be federal and state tax breaks to help ease the burden, financial experts say.

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Pandemic's $794 billion unemployment benefits were historic. Here’s a look back at their scope

Federal unemployment programs, which end this weekend, greatly expanded the safety net for the jobless during the pandemic.

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Here's why it's smart to start saving for retirement when you're in your 20s

"Most people that I sit down with always say 'I wish I started sooner,'" said Tess Zigo, a certified financial planner at Emerge Wealth Strategies.

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As new signs of climate change emerge, here’s how you can invest in companies and funds that keep the environment safe

If concerns about environmental and social issues are high on your list, here's how to research investments that also make that a priority.

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The earliest child tax credit payments meant 3.3 million households with kids had enough to eat

The number of adults living in households with kids that reported not having enough to eat has fallen by 3.3 million thanks to child tax credit payments.

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Op-ed: What the Rolling Stones can teach us all about investing

The best lessons that investors can learn from the Rolling Stones do not come from charismatic lead singer Mick Jagger; they come from drummer Charlie Watts.

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Here's how retirement plan tax breaks may widen racial wealth gaps

Tax breaks for retirement plans reward workers for saving. But these write-offs may be widening the racial wealth gap, analysis shows.

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Number of worker shifts falls in August as delta variant weighs on small businesses

Fewer hourly employees worked shifts in August, according to Homebase data, suggesting the Covid delta variant is dampening economic activity.

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Former Democratic Senator sounds the alarm about Biden's plan to tax assets at death

President Joe Biden has proposed taxing appreciated assets at death for income over $1 million and boosting the capital gains tax to ordinary income rates.

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Former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat, says Biden's plan to tax assets at death would hurt family businesses

Former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat, said President Biden's plan to tax appreciated assets upon death would hurt family farms and family-owned businesses.

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Americans are behind on saving for retirement. Here's how to get on track

Most Americans aren't prepared for retirement, and Covid-19 made it worse for some. Here's how to make sure you have enough money for your golden years.

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Consumer protection group looks to increase transparency for small business loans

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a rule Wednesday to enhance data reporting for lenders around credit cards and other loans for small businesses.

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After costly legal misstep, Sweden must give Bitcoin worth €1.3 million back to convicted drug dealers

Euro News | Tom Bateman | Aug 26, 2021 Three convicted drug dealers will have over €1.3 million worth of Bitcoin returned to them by the Swedish government after a legal misstep saw prosecutors value the proceeds of their crime in Swedish Krona and not in crypto. Prosecutor Tove Kullberg successfully charged the men in


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4 years ago

New mobile-friendly, bilingual child tax credit sign-up tool is now available

Code for America with the U.S. Treasury Department and White House released a new way for families to sign up for the child tax credit by phone.

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