Proposed Changes to Interest Rate Tax Treatment for RICs
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA“), passed by the U.S. House of Representatives (the “House“) on May 22, 2025, is a comprehensive legislative package that seeks to implement sweeping reforms in tax policy, immigration, healthcare, and infrastructure as part of the federal budget reconciliation process.
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Read MoreThe Fed Could Cut Rates in September: 3 Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stocks Could Explode Higher
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Investors love dividend stocks, especially those with ultra-high yields, because they offer a significant income stream and have substantial total return potential. Total return includes interest,
Read MoreSocial Security retirement age update 2025: What are the new rules for receiving full benefits?
The retirement age to receive full Social Security benefits in the United States will rise to 67 in 2025 for those born in 1960 or later, as the final part of gradual reforms initiated with the 1983 Social Security Amendments.
The US Social Security retirement system is undergoing a crucial transformation that will affect millions of current and future retirees.
Read MoreStock market today: S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq edge higher as US and China reboot trade talks
New data from the New York Fed suggests Americans are gaining confidence in the labor market, even as broad uncertainty around trade policy, interest rates, and other unknowns clouds the economic outlook.
According to the New York Fed’s May 2025 Survey of Consumer Expectations, the perceived chance that the US unemployment rate will rise over the next year fell by 3.3 percentage points to 40.8%.
Read MoreUS Markets Today: S&P 500, Dow Jones Rise As US-China Trade Talks Progress
Wall Street got some momentum on Tuesday as talks between the US and China proceeded to a second day in London, lending hopes for a truce in the bruising trade war.
The S&P 500 rose 0.23% to 6,020 points, while the 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average was flat around 42,760.
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Read MoreThe Burst
1 Reason Buffett Sold Apple That Nobody Saw Coming
An old dog can’t learn new tricks, or so the saying goes. But maybe an old sage can teach new tricks to those who think he’s taught them all.
That may well be the case with Warren Buffett now. For close followers, the adages made famous are internalized to the point that they can spout them out as if they came up with them by themselves.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Beware: 1 Major Hit To Your Portfolio If You Sell Now?
Have you ever wondered how much short-term versus long-term taxes actually affect your net worth and portfolio over time?
Let’s imagine a $100,000 portfolio goes up 20% annually and is taxed at the end of the year at 33% due to short-term capital gains. What would the portfolio grow to after 10 years?
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Why This Beverage Giant Can’t Be Toppled
A famous book on business was titled Barbarians at the Gate, documenting the leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco. If nothing else, it highlights how just the sniff of an opportunity to make money can drive money seekers to make wild decisions.
Some giant businesses have been on the receiving end of similar threats to their solvency as invaders attempt to take their share.
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