The second part of our series on SECURE Act focuses on the business community in your reporting area. There’s still more to report on the end of the “stretch” IRA,
As reported earlier in this blog, Congress approved a new law to improve the retirement security of U.S. workers just before Christmas of 2019. The “Setting Every Community Up for
Income inequality and food insecurity have been a long-standing issue not only for the campaign trail, but for many Americans. In 2018, 11.1% of households were determined as “food insecure,”
While on the campaign trail this fall, Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren shared a story about getting fired for being pregnant. That was in 1971, seven years before Congress passed the
Late last year, The U.S. Senate handed Americans an early Christmas gift on December 19 by approving Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act, or the Secure Act. We
The 2020 presidential election is less than a year away, so yard signs, buttons, bumper stickers, and other memorabilia are already out in full force. Thanks to inexpensive print on
The U.S. trade war is giving many U.S. consumers in, or near, retirement, the financial jitters, which should push the issue of retirement security to the top of your reporting
Business reporters can get ahead of the competition by advancing this personal finance story that will be making headlines in the fall. Retirement experts believe that U.S. workers could soon
Let’s start with the good news about retirement savings security. According to the report released on March 29, 2019 by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), more U.S. workers are saving
Have you reported on H.R. 1994, which passed the House of Representatives by an overwhelming vote of 417-3 before Memorial Day? Passage in the Senate seems practically guaranteed, given the
We’re coming up—again!—on an election cycle which has become practically a full-time business. This is a period where political reporters have at it. A run-up to an election is also
Government shutdowns take place when appropriation bills or continuing resolutions that would fund the government aren’t passed. These temporary funding gaps can have a major impact on the economy. They
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