Here’s how the election could impact the muni bond market

Here’s how the election could impact the muni bond market

The first presidential debate between U.S. President Joe Biden and former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is projected on a screen projector during a watch party hosted by the Michigan Conservative Coalition in Novi, Michigan, U.S., June 27, 2024.  Emily Elconin | Reuters With interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve likely … Read more

Tips on traveling to Paris during the Summer Olympics

Tips on traveling to Paris during the Summer Olympics

During the six years that I was lucky enough to live in the center of Paris, I learned a lot about the ups and downs that come with being a Parisienne. I would move back in a heartbeat. But I also feel for international visitors who arrive with a romantic vision of beautiful perfection, only … Read more

Citadel’s Ken Griffin buys a stegosaurus for $45 million in a record auction sale

Citadel’s Ken Griffin buys a stegosaurus for  million in a record auction sale

People look at a virtually complete Stegosaurus fossil on display at Sotheby’s on July 10, 2024 in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Billionaire investor Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of hedge fund Citadel, purchased a late Jurassic stegosaurus skeleton for $44.6 million at Sotheby’s on Wednesday, marking the most valuable fossil ever … Read more

What are the best hotels in Jaipur? The city has a new Raffles hotel

What are the best hotels in Jaipur? The city has a new Raffles hotel

The iconic Raffles hotel brand announced the opening of Raffles Jaipur on July 8 — the second to open in the Indian subcontinent.  The first, Raffles Udaipur, opened in 2021. Both hotels are in Rajasthan, a northwestern Indian state known for its stunning forts and historical palaces, like the Hawa Mahal. Jaipur, the capital city … Read more

Turkey lands first place for wealth growth in global ranking despite soaring inflation

Turkey lands first place for wealth growth in global ranking despite soaring inflation

Golden Horn and Bosphorus at sunset, Istanbul, Turkey Matteo Colombo | Digitalvision | Getty Images Turkey came out miles ahead of the rest of the world in an annual global wealth ranking — in a result that may come as surprising, given the country’s high levels of inflation. “Türkiye stands out with a staggering growth … Read more

Women set to inherit $9 trillion

Women set to inherit  trillion

Charday Penn | E+ | Getty Images Up to $9 trillion is expected to be passed along to spouses and partners in the coming years as part of what’s being called “the horizontal wealth transfer,” according to a new report. Over the next 20 to 30 years, aging baby boomers and older generations are expected … Read more

Anant to wed Radhika, star-studded guestlist

Anant to wed Radhika, star-studded guestlist

Anant Ambani fiancée Radhika Merchant pose for a photo on the red carpet during their sangeet ceremony at Jio World Centre in Mumbai.  Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images All eyes are on this weekend’s mega wedding in India, where the youngest son of Asia’s wealthiest man prepares to tie the knot with his … Read more

IRS says it’s collected $1 billion in past-due taxes from millionaires

IRS says it’s collected  billion in past-due taxes from millionaires

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel testifies before the House Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 7, 2024. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS on Thursday announced what they called a “major milestone” of collecting more than $1 billion in tax … Read more

The right retirement account mix can lower your future taxes

The right retirement account mix can lower your future taxes

Grace Cary | Moment | Getty Images Whether you’re mid-career or nearing retirement, it’s important to know where you’re investing — and how those accounts could impact future taxes, experts say. Many workers are heavily concentrated in tax-deferred savings via a pretax 401(k) plan or traditional individual retirement accounts, which incur regular income taxes on … Read more

IRS has taken nearly 2 years to get refunds for tax ID theft victims

IRS has taken nearly 2 years to get refunds for tax ID theft victims

Erin Collins, national taxpayer advocate at the Taxpayer Advocate Service, speaks at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., on May 19, 2021. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images There’s a pileup of tax identity theft cases at the IRS — but the agency is working on a “range of improvements” to speed up … Read more