Op-ed: This Isn’t Your Grandparents’ Retirement Plan
KEY POINTS Retirement no longer necessarily means slowing down after leaving your onetime career. A sense of purpose — along with health, family and finances...
September 2020
PayPal, Consumer Groups Battle Over Company’s Credit Line for School Costs
KEY POINTS Consumer advocacy groups say PayPal is marketing its high-interest credit lines to students as a way to pay educational expenses at unaccredited institutions. ...
More Than 5 Million People Won’t Get The $300 Unemployment Boost Right Now
KEY POINTS 32 states had received federal approval to offer an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits as of 12 noon ET on Wednesday. ...
Medicare Open Enrollment Is Coming Up. Three Steps to Save Money This Fall
KEY POINTS Open enrollment for Medicare Advantage plans and Part D prescription coverage starts on Oct. 15 and ends on Dec. 7. Resist the temptation...
Prospect of A Second Stimulus Check Have You Dreaming of A Vacation? Not So Fast, Say Financial Advisors
KEY POINTS Financial services firm IPX 1031 found that 49% of Americans say they would consider using another government stimulus check to take a first...
Can You Be Evicted During The Pandemic? It Depends on Your ZIP Code
KEY POINTS In the absence of any sweeping national ban on evictions during the pandemic, many tenants will find themselves at the mercy of local...
These Families Prioritize Spending to Cope With The Financial Hit From Covid-19
If there’s a magic bullet to two-parent families getting by on one salary, especially in these tough economic times, it’s managing capital. Couples who succeed...
Senate Democrats Are Pushing to Undo The Payroll Tax Deferral
KEY POINTS Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., wrote to the Government Accountability Office, asking for an expedited Congressional Review Act ruling on...
Self-Employed People May Miss Out on Payroll Tax Break
KEY POINTS President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for a temporary deferral of the employee side of the payroll tax. It would apply...
Why You Might Not See Cash From a Payroll Tax Cut, Even With Trump’s Executive Order
KEY POINTS President Donald Trump apparently doesn’t have to wait for Congress to act on a payroll tax holiday. He is pushing one out through...