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Opinion: What if You Die First? 10 Important Financial Issues for Married People

August 20, 2021 Alyssa Comments Off

Marketwatch.com: If you’re married, it’s almost certain that one of you will outlive the other—perhaps by many years. What are the financial implications? Here are 10 issues to keep in mind: 1. Social Security. For a […]

Stock Market

The Nasdaq Composite Is Down 11% So Far In 2022 And Poised For Worst Start To A Year Since The 2008 Financial Crisis

MarketWatch.com: To say it has been a rough start for the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index may be the understatement of the young year. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, -2.72% was off [...]
Economy

America Faces Supply-Chain Disruption and Shortages, Here’s Why

TheGuardian.com: Shortages in the United States are piling up. Covid isn’t the only reason for the problem. There’s a quiet panic happening in the US economy. Medical labs are running [...]
Housing Market

Agricultural Real Estate Values Jump 7%, Largest Increase Since 2012

FB.org: The Land Values 2021 Summary report, released last Friday by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, shows agricultural land values increasing at a rate not seen in nearly a decade. This [...]
Social Media

Study Finds Half of Americans Get News on Social Media, But Percentage Has Dropped

TechCrunch.com: A new report from Pew Research finds that around a third of U.S. adults continue to get their news regularly from Facebook, though the exact percentage has slipped from 36% in [...]
Corona Virus

Renters In U.S. Cannot Be Evicted Through The End Of The Year Due To Coronavirus, CDC Order States

MarketWatch: Unpublished order provides declaration for renters to sign stating they are unable to pay rent, have sought government assistance. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention implemented a temporary [...]
Election News

GOP Leader McCarthy May Institute Ban On Lawmakers Trading Stocks If Republicans Retake House

MarketWatch.com: The move would be in contrast to Speaker Pelosi’s defense of congressional stock trading. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is considering instituting a ban on lawmakers holding and trading [...]

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