Buying a home is an exercise in making important choices between items that most people don’t really want to choose between. Do you go for the home with the two-car garage or the one with two bathrooms? Should you ditch the fireplace for an upgraded floor in the kitchen? One choice that is becoming increasingly … Read more
Allen Lippman enjoys all the niceties of Manhattan, from fine dining and the museums and ballet to concerts at Lincoln Center – all things he continues to enjoy through his assisted living facility in a chic neighborhood on New York’s Upper East Side. Dubbed Sunrise at East 56th, the center is part of a new … Read more
Allen Lippman enjoys all the niceties of Manhattan, from fine dining and the museums and ballet to concerts at Lincoln Center – all things he continues to enjoy through his assisted living facility in a chic neighborhood on New York’s Upper East Side. Dubbed Sunrise at East 56th, the center is part of a new … Read more
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., conducts a press conference on Thursday, January 12, 2023 in Statuary Hall of the US Capitol. Tom Williams | CQ Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Social Security and Medicare should be “completely off the table” when it comes to debt ceiling negotiations, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said … Read more
Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images As congressmen in the House agonize through the early stages of negotiations on the debt ceiling — the amount of money the US government can borrow — there are concerns those discussions could include Medicare spending cuts. According to published reports, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has now asserted that … Read more
Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images As congressmen in the House agonize through the early stages of negotiations on the debt ceiling — the amount of money the US government can borrow — there are concerns those discussions could include Medicare spending cuts. According to published reports, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has now asserted that … Read more
CNN — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell has a history of finding ways out of a devastating debt default. It may be different this time – at least for now. In the face of the riskiest debt-ceiling standoff in a dozen years, Senate Republican leaders plan to take a backseat role and let the newly … Read more
CNN — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell has a history of finding ways out of a devastating debt default. It may be different this time – at least for now. In the face of the riskiest debt-ceiling standoff in a dozen years, Senate Republican leaders plan to take a backseat role and let the newly … Read more
Washington CNN — Big headache for student loan borrowers could be on the horizon. Its monthly payments could resume as soon as this summer after a three-year hiatus. And the federal agency that oversees the student loan system is operating on the same budget as last year — which could complicate any efforts to ensure … Read more
Catherine McQueen | moment | Getty Images Cash-strapped Americans will soon find it easier to use their retirement savings for emergency spending. President Joe Biden is poised to sign off on a $1.7 trillion bill changing the rules related to so-called hardship distributions from 401(k) plans. The measures are embedded in “Secure 2.0,” a collection … Read more