Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin BRAZIL – 2019/05/31: In this photo illustration the Equifax logo is seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) LightRocket via Getty Images Section 162(f) of the tax code prohibits deducting any fine or similar penalty paid to a government for the violation
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Social Security may be one of your largest assets. What and when you collect will make a huge difference to your lifetime benefits. Today’s column addresses spousal benefit filing options after reaching full retirement age, when to begin benefits to ensure a certain benefit amount, when and how Social Security makes certain payments, information available
Student Loan Debt Repayment Photo credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS It’s time to pay off your student loans faster. Here’s what you need to know. Student Loan Repayment: Follow these 25 rules Rule #1: Student loan repayment is an active process, not a passive one. If you invest the time and do the work, you can save money
Like many Americans, I’d support any of the more than 20 Democratic presidential candidates over the current occupant of the White House. They are all qualified, articulate, thoughtful, patriotic grownups. Not one of them spent the Fourth of July thanking the Continental Army for securing LaGuardia. Nor does any need a teleprompter to speak full
Kate Ice Cream KPE It’s National Ice Cream Day. And in case you think that it’s a holiday made up by scheming kids to convince parents to give them ice cream (I wouldn’t put it past mine), it’s a real holiday. Well, real-ish. National Ice Cream Day, as well as National Ice Cream Month (I’m