Frisco, Texas, has experienced a dramatic growth in renter-occupied homes, typically at the expense … [+] of owner-occupied housing. getty Homeownership offers tons of benefits to Americans. But not everyone has the wherewithal to be able to afford a home, such as coming up with the down payment, covering the homeowner’s insurance and property taxes… More
Bonita Springs, Florida has experienced some of the greatest growth in homeownership in the country … [+] over the last five years. getty Homeownership offers tons of benefits to Americans. Homeownership unlocks tons of tax benefits that you are otherwise not open to as a renter, mortgage interest deduction being just one of many examples.… More
Gather round. All employees need to know at least 3 tax numbers for 2022. getty Tax-return season for 2021 income has officially begun. However, don’t forget to look ahead and consider your tax planning for 2022. Key numbers in tax-law provisions are adjusted for inflation at the start of each year. Some of these adjustments… More
Woman’s Hand Placing Last Alphabet Of Word Trust Over Wooden Block getty On February 7, 2022, the comment period on the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), new reporting obligations on new and existing domestic and foreign entities registered to do business in the United States. As the rules are now… More
The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. Start slideshow: 10 Oversold Dividend Stocks » Apple presently has an above average rank, in the… More
All adults need to keep a close eye on their credit score, and do everything they can to increase it. Most people think credit scores only play a factor in determining whether you qualify for a loan. That is, of course, one of its primary uses. Lenders use this three-digit score to assess the risk… More
Traders during a previous market decline. Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images. Getty Images “As January goes, so goes the year” in the stock market. Thus runs a common belief among traders. If you believe it, you’re probably scared right now, as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Total Return Index was down 7.66% in the… More
In trading on Monday, shares of AT&T were yielding above the 8% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $2.08), with the stock changing hands as low as $25.79 on the day. Start slideshow: 10 Stocks Where Yields Got More Juicy » Dividends are particularly important for investors to consider, because historically speaking dividends… More
(Photo by Drew Angerer) Getty Images The five major equity averages ended 2021 with positive weekly charts. This was no longer the case after the first week of 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) set its all-time intraday high of 36,952.65 on January 5. Its weekly chart is now negative. The S&P 500 Index… More
No one likes receiving Forms 1099, since they saddle you with income you have to report. Actually, of course, if you have income, you must report it, whether or not you receive a Form 1099. But think of the Form 1099 as a pretty strong nudge, you better list it. And seeing the dollars reported… More
. Since both positive and negative earnings surprises—that is, reported earnings above or below analyst expectations—can have lingering long-term effects, tracking revisions made by analysts is a rewarding investment strategy. AAII has created four screens that look for earnings revisions: one that looks for upward revisions in annual earnings estimates; one that screens for companies… More
bitcoin getty You could say that bitcoin crashes a lot and that it booms frequently, too. If you consider a 25% fall in value a crash, which in equity it is, then crypto does crash frequently. A real crash for a booming financial instrument, however, is 70%-85%, which in scale puts a normal established market… More
getty Continuing to work after age 62 can affect your level of Social Security retirement benefits, whether you are receiving benefits at the time or not. Knowing how continuing to work might change benefit levels can lead to better decisions about when to claim benefits and whether to continue working. You can begin claiming Social… More
Pharmaron Beijing’s shares trade in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Photographer: Roy Liu/Bloomberg © 2020 Bloomberg Finance LP Pharmaron Beijing, a China-based pharmaceutical research services company led by billionaire Lou Boliang, expects profit earned in the year to Dec. 31 to have climbed by as much as 45% to 1.7 billion yuan, or about $265 million,… More
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 16: A man uses an ATM at a Bank of America branch on April 16, 2014 in New … [+] York City. As the nation’s second-largest bank continues to struggle with fallout from the financial crisis, Bank of America reported a $276 million first-quarter loss Wednesday. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty… More
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