Month: October 2024

Because the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) doesn’t automatically send out periodic account statements, it’s easy to wonder about the status of your account. True, you’ll get letters from the IRS if you have overdue amounts from a past year, or if the IRS believes you have made a mistake on your return. But that doesn’t
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It’s been a stellar month for the U.S. stock market, driven largely by easing monetary policy. Since the Club’s last Monthly Meeting, investors have celebrated the Federal Reserve’s pivot to its rate-cutting era. The U.S. central bank announced its first interest rate reduction in more than four years on Sept. 18, sending stock benchmarks to
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Voters work on their ballot at a polling station at the Elena Bozeman Government Center in Arlington, Virginia, on September 20, 2024. – | Afp | Getty Images Many investors worry about how the outcome of the presidential election will impact their investments. But there’s another risk financial advisors are focused on — public debt,
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Updated for tax year 2024. No doubt about it, winning the lottery dramatically changes a person’s life. A financial windfall of that magnitude quickly grants you a level of financial freedom you probably have trouble imagining. But becoming a Mega Millions or Powerball jackpot winner doesn’t change everything. If you are the lucky winner, you
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Ivy League architecture at Princeton University. Loop Images | Getty Images At the nation’s top schools, including many in the Ivy League, acceptance rates hover near all-time lows. “College admissions only ever gets more competitive and there’s a lot of stress from families about the stakes and how to get in,” said Thomas Howell, the founder
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