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Op-ed: Traditional 60/40 portfolio has actually reached its expiration date

Op-ed: Traditional 60/40 portfolio has actually reached its expiration date

The traditional 60/40 portfolio will likely neither grow in excess of inflation nor provide much downside protection.

5 years ago
Social Security won't be able to pay full benefits by 2034. Now there's renewed pressure on Congress to come up with a fix

Social Security won't be able to pay full benefits by 2034. Now there's renewed pressure on Congress to come up with a fix

New projections indicate Social Security will only be able to pay full benefits until 2034. Here's why getting Congress to act may not be easy.

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

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.

5 years ago
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, 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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

5 years ago
If you’re quitting your job as part of the 'Great Resignation,' here’s what you need to know about your 401(k)

If you’re quitting your job as part of the 'Great Resignation,' here’s what you need to know about your 401(k)

Workers with a 401(k) plan who leave their jobs should be aware of how their departure would affect their account and what their options are.

5 years ago
Tether banned on Canada’s first 2 licensed digital currency exchanges

Tether banned on Canada’s first 2 licensed digital currency exchanges

Coingeek | Steve Kaaru | Aug 31, 2021 A Canadian securities regulator has barred the country’s first two registered digital currency exchanges from trading Tether (USDT). The stablecoin, which is seemingly printed at will and has been deeply linked to alleged market manipulation, is the only prohibited digital asset in the country to date. The


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

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.

5 years ago
Consumer protection agency looks to increase transparency for small business loans

Consumer protection agency 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.

5 years ago
Alberta and Saskatchewan securities regulators adopt new small business financing prospectus exemption

Alberta and Saskatchewan securities regulators adopt new small business financing prospectus exemption

ASC and FCAA | Aug 31, 2021 Calgary – The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) and the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) today adopted a new prospectus exemption designed to facilitate greater access to capital for Alberta and Saskatchewan businesses. “This exemption joins the self-certified investor prospectus exemption adopted in March 2021, and


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

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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