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September 29, 2020 "Why Do Some Rich People Pay No Income Taxes? And How Much Does the Average American Actually Pay?" Sep 29, 2020

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by Julia Glum The explosive New York Times report that President Donald Trump didn’t pay income taxes in 10 of the 15 years before winning the election has left Americans scratching their heads. How could a self-proclaimed billionaire with such a wide-ranging empire pay only $750 in taxes his first year in the White House? How did he write off $70,000 for his hair? The confusion is understandable.

September 28, 2020 "Procrastinators, It's Not Too Late to Refinance Your Mortgage and Save Thousands" Sep 28, 2020

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by Daniel Bortz Mortgage rates keep falling, yet many homeowners are still sitting on the sidelines waiting to refinance. Rates have been dropping steadily since the coronavirus crisis began, spurring a refinancing boom. According to mortgage data firm Black Knight, servicers originated more than 2.3 million refinance loans in the second quarter of 2020, the highest volume in nearly 17 years. With rates below 3%, a recent Black Knight study found that 19.

Sept 25, 2020 "If You’re Unemployed, Working From a New State or Freelancing Due to the Pandemic, Start Preparing Your Taxes Now" Sep 25, 2020

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by Martha C. White You’re probably eager to put 2020 behind you, but unfortunately, at least one aspect of this tumultuous year is going to linger into the next one. Tax season 2021 is primed to be a confusing one, with a laundry list of new considerations to take into account.

September 24, 2020 "This Market Indicator Suggests CEOs May Be More Cautious About Stocks Than Investors" Sep 24, 2020

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by Mallika Mitra Stock market investors may be shrugging off the Coronavirus, happy to buy shares at prices well-above recent March lows. But data suggest executives who lead the companies that make up the S&P 500 are a lot more cautious. They’re saving for a rainy day.

September 23, 2020 "Lessons From the Last Recession: How I Saved My Home from Foreclosure" Sep 23, 2020

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by Kristen Bahler Thirteen years ago, Thomas Nitzsche was working night shifts in the customer service department of a global financial services company — tasked, mainly, with helping clients wire cash from credit cards to casino ATMs in the wee hours of the morning. Nitzsche lost that job when the 2008 recession rolled around, and as a brand new homeowner, he had to fight tooth and nail to keep from losing a lot more.

September 22, 2020 "Scientists Have Pinpointed the Most Productive Time of the Day, and it’s Not the Crack of Dawn" Sep 22, 2020

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by Mallika Mitra You’ve probably come across all sorts of tips for “maximizing productivity” while working from home. From going on midday walks to actually eating breakfast for a change, there’s no shortage of advice for how to make the most out of your workday. But according to a new study, being productive isn’t so much about what you’re doing as when you’re doing it.

September 21, 2020, " Tech Stocks Are Soaring One Day, Plummeting the Next. Here's How Investors Can Cope" Sep 21, 2020

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By Chris Taylor For tech investors this month, the smartest buy of all might have been some Dramamine. That’s because the technology sector, which has seemed so bulletproof for most of 2020, has been whipsawing around pretty violently. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite, for example, plummeted almost 10% in a week, before recovering some of those losses in recent days.

September 17, 2020 "Are Student Loans Still Paused? Here's What Borrowers Should Know for the Rest of 2020" Sep 17, 2020

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by Kenadi Silcox Back in mid-March, the Sept. 30 deadline for student debt relief outlined in the CARES Act may have seemed a long way away. Now that the date is fast approaching, what’s going to happen with your student loans? The answer: relatively little. The Education Department and its loan servicers have announced more guidance in recent weeks about how they will implement President Trump’s executive order to pause student loan payments through the end of the year.

September 16, 2020 "Seasonal Jobs Will Be a Lifeline to Unemployed Americans This Year — But Getting Hired Won't Be Easy" Sep 16, 2020

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by Mallika Mitra The tell-tale signs of fall are already knocking at our door. Temperatures are dropping, school is starting, and seasonal jobs are popping up ahead of the holidays. But those temporary employment opportunities are going to look pretty different in the age of coronavirus — and they’re going to be hard to land.

September 15, 2020 "Is Now a Good Time for Amateur Investors to Buy Stocks?" Sep 15, 2020

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by Julia Glum The stock market has been all over the news lately, thanks to the Apple and Tesla stock splits, the race for a coronavirus vaccine and the fluctuations in the Dow. Even amateur investors are paying attention — and, in many cases, wondering if now is the perfect time to wade into the stock market. It’s not a decision to make lightly. Buying individual stocks can be profitable, but as you might guess from the recent market volatility, it can be risky.

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