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Inflation is seen as the stock market's boogeyman as the economy recovers. We asked 3 experts if the fears are warranted - or if concerns are overblown.
Core PCE (personal consumption expenditures), rose to 3.5% in the first quarter, marking its second-fastest pace of growth since 2011. Fed chair Jerome Powell says inflation is "transitory" and will pass once economic activity normalizes. We asked three experts if they stand with Powell or believe inflation might be a
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7 ways America's economy could change forever under Biden, from a top economics professor
President Biden's spending plans are shaking up how people think about economic policy. Debt fears are out, full employment and direct benefits are in, and inflation is the new big risk. Here are 7 major shifts in thinking on government aid, according to a top economics professor. See more stories on Insider's business
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Do You Really Know What Your HSA Can Do for You?
Over the past several years, health savings accounts (HSAs) have grown in both interest and popularity — so much so that there were $104 billion in
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How Secure 2.0 Helps Small Businesses Boost Retirement Benefits
Nearly 75 percent of small businesses don't offer retirement plans to their workforce. The Secure 2.0 Act could change that. It's about to get easier
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Not All Inheritance Trusts Are Created Equally
When it comes to inheritance, some clients are convinced that their parents have made proper arrangements on their behalf. Even when parents have used qualified lawyers and other advisors to do this, we always recommend “double checking” to make sure that any inheritance that might be received will be under an appropri
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5 Lessons Leaders Say They Are Taking Away From 2020
In the hardest of times, some leaders learned valuable lessons that will see them into the future.gettyI received a holiday card this year that summed up 2020 perfectly. It read:“Well, that was weird.”For businesses, 2020 has indeed been like nothing we’d experienced before. We saw pandemic-related closures, a halt to
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What to do if a tax document arrives after you file
In early 2019, I thought all of my tax documents had arrived in the mail, so I sat down to file my taxes in early March. Everything looked great, so I
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Federal Reserve pledges 'powerful support' for economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve says that its low interest rate policies are providing “powerful support” for the economy as it recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. In its twice-a-year report to Congress on monetary policy released Friday, the Fed indicated that it plans to maintain that support until further
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How To Scale Your Business In Tough Times
gettyTo say that Covid-19 has thrown businesses for a loop would be an understatement. Yelp recently reported that, of the more than 160,000 U. S. companies that have closed since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, 60% are now shut down for good. With businesses across the country struggling to keep their doors open,
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Millennial Money: 3 steps to breaking unhealthy money habits
Some bad habits affect our physical health, like smoking, nail biting or eating too much junk food. But others take a toll on our financial health.