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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...
U.S. ‘industrial renaissance’ is fueling a rebound in fundraising, Apollo CEO Marc Rowan says
Capital raising activity is set for a rebound in the U.S. amid a global "industrial renaissance," Oaktree Capital Management Co-Chairman Howard Marks says. Read More...
Visa and Mastercard execs grilled by senators on ‘duopoly,’ high swipe fees
Senate Judiciary Committee members say the 'duopoly' has left retailers with no ability to negotiate high interchange fees.Read More...
Fintech unicorns are watching Klarna’s debut for signs of when IPO window will reopen
Financial technology unicorns aren't in a rush to go public even after buy now, pay later firm Klarna filed for a U.S. IPO.Read More...
Women prefer to play mobile games. China’s Tencent sees an opportunity
Tencent is betting on a rise in female players worldwide for its mobile game Honor of Kings, which rolled out to the U.S. and other countries in June.Read More...
Elon Musk endorses Trump’s transition co-chair Howard Lutnick for Treasury secretary
Elon Musk posted on X his endorsement of the billionaire CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald on Saturday.Read More...
How to protect your portfolio against risks tied to President-elect Trump’s tariff agenda
Astoria Portfolio Advisors CEO John Davi said he thinks the new administration's policies could be "very inflationary."Read More...
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