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 takes up eligibility for restricted applications, potential effects of early retirement benefits on later spousal benefits, filing before 70 to allow spousal benefits, determining Primary Insurance Amounts (PIA)s and the
The market plunge in May shocked the bulls. By many measures, it was the most severe decline this year and even over the past several years. On April 30, when bullish sentiment in the media was very high right after the eventual top, we wrote, “We would increase exposure on the short side.” The next
When it comes to multifamily properties, some investors stick with Class A properties and see them as the best asset classes in the multifamily sector. After all, they are usually fully leased with top tenants, fetch market-leading rents, require little if any repairs or renovations and have a stable monthly income. Since investors pay a
Stands at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing on May 30, 2019 Visual China Group | Getty Images The U.S. is considering a requirement that next-generation 5G cellular technology for domestic use be made outside of China, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing sources. The shift could force
The flags of the U.S. and China. Holger Gogolin | iStock | Getty Images BEIJING — The Chinese government would like the U.S. to cancel “inappropriate” actions against Chinese companies, vice commerce minister Wang Shouwen said Monday. The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday added five Chinese technology companies to the so-called entity list that effectively