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The federal government is providing a little economic relief to many taxpayers. The Internal Revenue Service is sending millions of Economic Impact Payments - or as they are commonly called, stimulus checks - to... Continue Reading

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, almost every state in America is under some sort of stay-at-home order. This unprecedented time has also led many businesses, large and small, to downsize or close up shop... Continue Reading

As a young investor, you have a powerful ally on your side: time. When you start investing in your twenties or thirties for retirement, you can put it to work for you. The effect of compounding is... Continue Reading

Recently, the $2 trillion "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security" ("CARES") Act was signed into law. The CARES Act is designed to help those most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, while also providing key... Continue Reading

Traditional Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA), which were created in 1974, are owned by roughly 33.2 million U.S. households. Roth IRAs, however, were created as part of the Taxpayer Relief Act in 1997, are owned... Continue Reading

When our parents retired, living to 75 amounted to a nice long life, and Social Security was often supplemented by a pension. The Social Security Administration estimates that today's average 65-year-old woman will... Continue Reading

The federal government offers some major tax breaks for older Americans. Some of these perks deserve more publicity than they receive. At age 65, the Internal Revenue Service gives you a larger standard... Continue Reading

It started in China, then spread to South Korea and Japan. Cruise ships have carried it; tourists have transported it. Now it's in Italy and Iran, Thailand and Taiwan, and more countries besides. It has infected... Continue Reading