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The Hidden Tax Trap Keeping America’s Housing Market Frozen

America's housing crisis has reached a breaking point. With median home prices soaring past $400,000, the National Association of Home Builders reports that 60 percent...

Understanding The Q Ratio

When it comes to evaluating a business, there are many ways to perform a valuation. One way to do so is to use the Q...

New Rules for Inherited Traditional IRA Distributions

The rules for IRAs inherited after 2020 changed when Congress passed the Secure Act in 2019. The new rules eliminated the opportunity for non-spousal beneficiaries...

Get a Jump on Holiday Shopping: Key November Dates

For some of us, last-minute holiday shopping is just what we do. That said, it’s probably never fun, and two things invariably seem to happen:...

Why Authorization Sprawl Is the Next Big Security Blind Spot and How to Fix It

Despite major investments in cybersecurity, organizations continue to face breaches. Most security mechanisms implemented guard against threats such as password theft. However, there is a...

Controversial Defense Funding Bill, Shoring Up ESOP Plans, and Leave Benefits for Public Health Personnel

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (S 2296) – Introduced by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) on July 15, the Senate passed this legislation...

Understanding Contribution Margin After Marketing

Contribution margin after marketing (CMAM) measures how much money is generated per unit retailed after factoring in a company's variable costs, along with marketing costs.It's...

Ideas for Small Business Succession Planning

It can be hard to build up your own business, but it can be harder to sell it for what it’s worth. In fact, only...

How to Save Money with the Half Rule

What if you could lower your grocery bill without giving up the things you love, fight inflation, and have some money left at the end...

Enhancing Homebuyer Protections, Wildfire Risks, 911 Response and Domestic Manufacturing

Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act (HR 2808) – Introduced by Rep. John Rose (R-TN) on April 10, the House passed this bill on June 23, and...

Transparency for Elder Abuse, Internet Ads and Drug Pricing

Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act (S. 178) – Sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on Jan. 20, this bill is intended to prevent elder...

The Importance of Quantum Computing

To understand what quantum computing is and why scientists find it exciting, we need to understand how traditional computing works. Today’s computers use switching and...

Weighing the Impact of the Equifax Breach

Call it ironic that on the very day Equifax went public with news of its massive data breach, Congress was holding hearings on reducing the...

High Concept Strategies: Evidence-Based Investing

This is the second in a series of articles discussing various types of high-concept investment styles. This month we explain evidenced-based investing.Investors and their advisors...

Solid Economic Growth and Stellar Tech Earnings

Standoffs with North Korea, three devastating hurricanes at home, escalating political tensions and political crises in Spain and Germany did not make a dent in...

Internship Considerations for Businesses

When it comes to businesses and organizations looking for talent, working with colleges and universities for future interns is a viable option. While projections for...

The Trump Tax Reform Plan – What Is and What May Be

Major tax reform enactment is a rare event, with the last occurring back in 1986 under President Ronald Reagan. As a result, current discussions could...

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How to Protect Yourself from the Equifax Data Breach

The massive Equifax breach means consumers need to be on guard against data thieves. The credit-rating company hack earlier this year left approximately 143 million...

Beware of New IRS Tax Scam

How to Plan For a Long Life with Longevity Insurance 2013People are living longer than ever, but that doesn't mean they are healthier. While modern...

New IRS Tax Scam

How to Plan For a Long Life with Longevity Insurance 2013People are living longer than ever, but that doesn't mean they are healthier. While modern...

Sanctions on Foreign Adversaries, Breakthrough DNA Technology, and Fast-Tracked Approval for Generic Drugs

Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (H.R. 3364) – This Act expands U.S. sanctions against Russia (for annexing Ukraine’s Crimea and meddling in last year’s...

Reimagining Entire Industries with Artificial Intelligence

About a year ago, at an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Conference in Cambridge in the U.K., Dr. Stephen Hawking noted that, “Success in creating AI could...

Healthcare Reform Update

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) – also known as Obamacare – was not the perfect solution to the nation’s need for affordable healthcare, but it...

Benefits of Delaying Retirement Number Many

Traditionally, retirement was short and peaceful. People worked jobs that were hard on the body – such as farming, manufacturing, tradesmen or railroad workers. If...

The Clock is Ticking

Some investment commentators have been predicting that the bull market is about to plunge and turn bearish ever since this long-running bull market launched back...

Strategies to Run a Localized and Location-Based Marketing Campaign

The potential for localized and location-based marketing is high – especially with estimates of retail sales from “beacon-triggered messages”, which grew from $4.1 billion to...

Avoid IRS Trouble by Reporting Bitcoin Cash

IRS guidance on the tax treatment of cryptocurrencies already exists. Right now, the IRS considers cryptocurrencies to be “intangible assets.” As a result, they are...

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