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The Congressional Research Service found that by the end of 2023, more than 2 million Social Security beneficiaries had their retirement incomes reduced because of two programs: the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO). The Social Security Fairness Act, which was signed into law on Sunday, eliminates this benefit reduction. Who is affected by this change and what comes next? Who Is Affected All people who have worked at least 40 quarters, or 10 years, and contributed to Social Security are entitled to some level of benefits. The spouses and select ex-spouses of these contributors are also…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the worldDonald Trump sparked a bout of tumult in financial markets hours after his inauguration as he threatened to hit Mexico and Canada with big tariffs. Speaking in the Oval Office late on Monday, Trump said he could enact tariffs of 25 per cent against both countries as soon as February 1, repeating earlier threats to strike two of the US’s closest trading partners with levies to retaliate for weak border security and fentanyl trafficking.Trump’s renewed warnings sent the Mexican peso…
Northern Star Resources Limited (OTCPK:NESRF) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call January 20, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Stuart Tonkin – MD and CEOSimon Jessop – COORyan Gurner – CFO Conference Call Participants Andrew Bowler – MacquarieLevi Spry – UBSKate McCutcheon – CitiAlex Barkley – RBCBen Lyons – Jarden Securities LimitedMatthew Frydman – MST FinancialPaul Kaner – Ord MinnettHugo Nicolaci – Goldman SachsAlistair Harvey – JPMorgan Operator Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Northern Star December 2024 Quarterly Results. All participants are in a listen-only mode. There will be a presentation, followed by a question-and-answer session. [Operator…
“Nobody wants to hear your story, they want to be invited into a story,” Donald Miller told me, in a recent interview about his new book, Building A StoryBrand 2.0. That’s it. That’s how financial planning—or perhaps more accurately, financial planners—have got the story all wrong. And regardless of the type of business that you’re in, I’m betting that the same holds true. We’ve made ourselves, and/or our solutions, the main character in the narrative of our client’s financial planning, rather than ceding that role to the natural actor, our client. This wise counsel comes from the StoryBrand guy, Donald…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the worldDonald Trump promised to act with “historic speed and strength” to end “American decline” as he addressed a jubilant crowd of supporters in Washington on the eve of his return to the White House.“Tomorrow at noon, the curtain closes on four long years of American decline, and we begin a brand new day of American strength and prosperity, dignity and pride,” Trump told the thousands gathered in the city’s Capital One Arena. “I will act with historic speed and strength…
This article was written byFollowAbout My Writing: I am currently focused on income investing through either common shares, preferred shares, or bonds. I will occasionally break away and write about the economy at large or a special situation involving a company I’ve been researching in. I target two articles per week for publication on Monday and Tuesday.About My Background: Bachelors in history/political science, Masters in Business Administration with a specialization in Finance and Economics. I enjoy numbers. I have been investing since 2000. Professionally, I am the CEO of an independent living retirement community in Illinois.Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have a beneficial…
Despite his vow to close the U.S. borders to nearly all immigrants and deport millions of others, President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll continue special H-1B work visas for tech workers. That decision came in response to some of his Silicon Valley supporters, who insist foreign labor is critical because there are not enough U.S.-born engineers and others to do this important work. By that logic, Trump also ought to protect the direct care workers who assist people with disabilities and frail older adults from his mass deportation plans and even create a new special immigration status for them. Why? Because,…
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Technology sector myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.TikTok told its 170mn US users on Saturday that it will not be available “temporarily” after the expiry of a midnight deadline requiring its Chinese parent company ByteDance either to sell its stake in the app or face a ban. In a pop up that appeared as users opened the short-form video app, the company wrote: “We regret that a U.S. law banning TikTok will take effect on January 19 and force us to make our services temporarily unavailable.”It added: “We’re working…
This article was written byFollowSmall deep value individual investor, with a modest private investment portfolio, split approx. 50%-50% between shares and call options. I have a B.Sc. in aeronautical engineering and over 6 years of experience as an engineering consultant in the aerospace sector. The latter statement is not relevant in any way whatsoever to my investment style, but I thought to add it for self-indulgent purposes. I have a contrarian investment style, highly risky, and often dealing with illiquid options. How illiquid? Well, you can land a Jumbo on the spread and still have clearance for take-off. From time…
Congress and the IRS made inheriting an IRA a very complicated, confusing event. Inherited IRAs are accompanied by a host of little-known rules that are traps for the unwary. In this post, I discuss the classic misunderstandings and mistakes about inherited IRAs. I’m not going to discuss the more recent difficulties brought by the enactment of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act in 2019 and the issuance of regulations under that law. Those rules are important but are discussed in detail elsewhere. There’s a host of under-the-radar rules beneficiaries need to know to minimize taxes and…
