Month: November 2021

MoMo Productions | DigitalVision | Getty Images Workers may funnel more money into 401(k) plans next year, according to the latest cost-of-living adjustment from the IRS.  The employee contribution limit for 401(k) plans is increasing to $20,500 in 2022, up from $19,500, and catch-up deposits for savers 50 and older will still be $6,500. The new amounts
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On October 17, we released the International Tax Competitiveness Index 2021, a study that measures and compares the competitiveness and neutrality of all 37 OECD countries’ tax systems. In the coming weeks, we will illustrate how European OECD countries rank in each of the five components of the Index: corporate income taxes, individual taxes, consumption
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In this article BRK.A Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway saw another double-digit increase in its operating profit thanks to a continuous rebound in it railroad, utilities and energy businesses from the pandemic, while the company’s cash pile hit a record
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Prasit photo | Moment | Getty Images Sustainable investing has come into focus as investors direct their cash toward stocks based on so-called ESG factors, but shareholders will need to get involved to create meaningful change at companies. U.S. sustainable funds saw $15.7 billion in net inflows during the third quarter of 2021, according to
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peakSTOCK | iStock | Getty Images If Democratic lawmakers get their way, Medicare will start covering hearing services for the first time in the program’s history. The coverage, which would take effect in 2023, is included in Democrats’ proposed $1.85 trillion spending bill, dubbed the Build Back Better Act and aimed partly at strengthening the
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People walk past colorful stores in a pedestrian area of downtown Ithaca, New York on a sunny day. benedek | iStock Unreleased | Getty Images Far from Glasgow and COP26, Ithaca, New York, just made an unprecedented move to tackle climate change and the city’s carbon footprint. In a unanimous vote on Wednesday night, Ithaca’s
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