If you’re a financial advisor with clients looking to relocate from a high-tax state to a lower-tax one, know this: The state your client plans on leaving may very well
A diverse group of think tanks urged Congress not to bring expired tax breaks “back from the grave.”
President Donald Trump signed into law on July 1 the Taxpayer First Act of 2019, legislation to redesign the Internal Revenue Service. House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal,
According to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), a strong password is a long, virtually unguessable combination of letters, numbers, and symbols that is used for only one account—not repeated across multiple
Schwab asked 401(k) plan participants this question — and showed how most are not on track to achieve that goal.
The IRS is reminding taxpayers to check their tax withholding following a tax filing season that resulted in smaller refunds for many. As a result of the 2017 tax cut
Stealing the identity of someone who is deceased—sometimes called ghosting—can go on for months before the crime is detected. This may be because identity thieves know how to take advantage of the time between
Sweeping bipartisan retirement legislation took the industry by storm last month, with committees in both the House and Senate floating bills that not only make it easier to offer annuities
Plan sponsors have a clear legal obligation to monitor the quality of investments offered to retirement investors in 401(k) plans. While that part of fiduciaries’ obligations is indisputable, a small body of academic
The founders of World Backup Day chose the date March 31 to drive home the message that you should backup your devices before it’s too late–and then you become the April fool.
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