Maand: december 2024

Senate may soon vote on a bill to change certain Social Security rules. Here’s what to know

Personal finance
Blank Social Security checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility February 11, 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. William Thomas Cain | Getty Images During the Senate’s final days of business in this Congressional session, it is expected to vote on a bill that would change certain Social Security rules. The bill
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Mortgage demand drops for the first time in 5 weeks, after interest rates rise

Real Estate
Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Mortgage rates moved markedly higher last week, causing overall mortgage demand to drop. Total application volume fell 0.7% compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. That was the first decline in five weeks. The average contract interest rate for
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Reduce Your Taxable Income With a 401(k)

Taxes
Updated for tax year 2024. With tax season coming soon, you may be wondering how you can reduce your taxable income. One smart place to start looking is your 401(k) plan. Here are a few ways your 401(k) can reduce your taxable income and save you money. At a glance: There are different types of
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With the Fed poised to cut rates, ’there’s an urgency to act now’ to get best returns on cash, expert says

Personal finance
Alfexe | Istock | Getty Images With the Federal Reserve expected to cut interest rates again this week, it’s a great time to earn competitive returns on cash, experts say. “The best offers on savings accounts, money markets and CDs [certificates of deposit] are still well above inflation, and that’s likely to persist well into
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Project Weerbare Branches van start

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Vijf branchepartijen tekenden op 17 december 2024 de intentieverklaring voor deelname aan het project Weerbare Branches. Ondersteund door het ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid werken MKB-Nederland, VNO-NCW, Platform Veilig Ondernemen Nederland en Avans Hogeschool in dit project samen om de branches en hun ondernemers praktische handvatten te bieden voor het vergroten van de weerbaarheid. Dit
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UnitedHealth Group CEO addresses Brian Thompson death, says health-care system is ‘flawed’

Business
In this article UNH Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Andrew Witty, CEO of UnitedHealth Group, testifies during the Senate Finance Committee hearing titled “Hacking America’s Health Care: Assessing the Change Healthcare Cyber Attack and What’s Next,” in the Dirksen Building in Washington, D.C., on May 1, 2024. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. |
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MicroStrategy shares jump as bitcoin proxy will join Nasdaq-100 index and ‘QQQ’ ETF

Finance
In this article MSTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Michael Saylor, chairman and CEO of MicroStrategy, speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami on April 7, 2022. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of MicroStrategy were higher Monday after Nasdaq announced the bitcoin proxy will join the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 index.
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