For Some Americans, Pandemic Prompted Early Retirement
An estimated 3 million people nationwide have left their jobs earlier than expected since the pandemic began in March 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Lincoln Financial Group is breaking down three common misconceptions about saving for retirement revealed in a recent survey of U.S. employees.
If The Roth IRA Works For Peter Thiel, Why Not Your Clients?
PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, who in 1999 had the privilege of purchasing company stock for one-tenth of a penny per share. He bought 1.7 million shares for just $1,700, and he did so in a powerhouse retirement account known as a Roth IRA.
Democrats Want To Tax The Rich For Infrastructure — Will It Pass?
Democrats favor an infrastructure package five times as large as Republicans are proposing, to be paid for in part with at least $2.5 trillion in new taxes.
Central bankers on both sides of the Atlantic say that these price rises are a temporary consequence of the whiplash effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on demand. Supply chains in everything from commodities to semiconductors have been disturbed by demand first collapsing and then surging back.
Black Wall Street Wealth Lost In Tulsa Massacre Spans Generations: Experts
Built by the sons of slaves, the Tulsa Greenwood community in the early 20th century grew into America’s most prosperous Black community, only to be destroyed in 18 hours of murder and destruction by a white mob.
Taxes And Finance: What You Need To Know For 2021
With the end of the 2020 filing season upon us, now is the time to become aware of major changes for 2021. But be prepared, politicians are making noise in preparation for another fun-filled year of late breaking changes.
Opinion: This Roaring ’20s Won’t Crash In The End
We didn’t understand how to use fiscal policy in the early stages of the Depression. Economists generally clung to Cambridge tradition of Alfred Marshall (whose textbook from the early 1890s still dominated) which held that markets would solve any economic problem if left alone.
Analysts Predict Gold To Hit $1,800 This Week
Vijay Valecha, chief investment officer, Century Financial, said the rise in US Treasury yields is unlikely to be sustained as Jerome Powell, the chairperson of the US Federal Reserve, is not even discussing the tapering of bond purchases.
Feds: Adviser Stole From Elderly Client To Fund BMW, Bahamas Trip
Furman Alexander Ford, 51, worked as an adviser for New York Life between 2012 and 2015. His major client, identified as “E.J.,” had inherited property worth $1.3 million, which Ford helped to sell and use the money to set up a charitable annuity.
Wall Street Bonuses Grow Amid Pandemic
The New York comptroller estimates the bonus pool for workers in the securities industry — which includes stocks, bonds and derivatives — also grew to $31.7 billion from December to March of this year, increasing from $29.7 billion from December 2019 to March 2020.
How Far Would $1,400 Stimulus Checks Go?
Many Americans are in need of another lifeline, like the $1,400 direct payments proposed under President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, as the country approaches a year spent in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic.
