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May 29, 2025

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Moody’s Downgraded U.S. Debt: Does It Matter?

On Friday, May 16, 2025, Moody’s Ratings downgraded its rating on U.S. government long-term debt from its highest rating of the next highest rating of Aa1. The move was particularly significant because Moody’s was the last of the Big Three credit rating agencies to maintain the triple-A rating for U.S. debt. S&P Global Ratings made […]

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May 5, 2025

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REAL ID Deadline Fast Approaching

After years of numerous delays, the REAL ID enforcement deadline is scheduled for May 7, 2025.1 What is a REAL ID? A REAL ID is a type of enhanced identification card that is signified by a star marking in the upper top portion of the card. The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005, […]

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February 7, 2025

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IRS Delays Certain RMD Regulations Until 2026

Late last year, the IRS announced a delay in the application of proposed regulations interpreting certain changes to the required minimum distribution (RMD) rules made by the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022. The IRS originally said the proposed regulations would take effect in 2025 to align with the implementation of other final regulations governing RMDs […]

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January 16, 2025

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Dreaming of Retirement? Consider Maxing Out Your 401(k) in 2025

About 70% of U.S. private-sector workers have the option to contribute to a retirement plan such as a 401(k), 403(b), or 457(b) plan provided by an employer. Unfortunately, many of them don’t take full advantage of this tax-friendly opportunity to save for the future. The SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0 Act (federal legislation passed in […]

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December 4, 2024

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College Costs for 2024-2025 March Higher

Every year, the College Board releases new college cost data and trends in its annual report. The figures published are average costs for public in-state, public out-of-state, and private colleges based on a survey of approximately 4,000 colleges across the country. Over the past 20 years, average costs for tuition, fees, housing, and food has […]

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September 17, 2024

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Chaos in the Sky: New Consumer Protections for Weary Airline Passengers

Banks, hospitals, retailers, and airlines are still dealing with the fallout from the massive CrowdStrike IT outage in July. The tech meltdown impacted businesses across the globe, and airlines were hit particularly hard. This was not good news for the airline industry, which just last year had the highest number of flight delays ever recorded. […]

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September 10, 2024

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After a Massive Breach, Is Your Data in Danger?

National Public Data, a consumer data broker, confirmed last week that a hacker had targeted the company in December 2023, “with potential leaks of certain data in April 2024 and summer 2024.” Other reports indicate that this leaked data had been found on the dark web and could include the names, addresses, phone numbers, and […]

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August 13, 2024

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Real Estate Commission Changes Around the Corner

In March 2024, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reached a landmark $418 million settlement after losing an antitrust lawsuit filed by a group of home sellers. As many as 50 million people who paid commissions on homes sold in recent years could receive a small amount from the class-action settlement. The powerful industry group […]

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May 13, 2024

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Can Productivity Keep Driving the U.S. Economy?

The productivity of U.S. workers increased by 2.7% in 2023 — well above the average annual rate of 2.1% since the end of World War II, and a dramatic change from 2022, when productivity dropped by 2.0%. It’s also a big improvement over the 0.9% growth rate in 2021. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Research […]

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May 2, 2024

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What to Know About T Plus 1 Trade Settlement

On May 28, 2024, settlement cycles on U.S. stocks and other securities will shift from two business days to one. For most investors, this shift will have little or no impact. But it will affect some investors and certain types of transactions. It may be helpful to understand the basics of this important change. T+1 […]

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