Happy Sunday, folks! For all you dads out there, are you doing anything special for Father’s Day? No I’m not either haha… So if you do have not plans, here is something to add to your calendar. Jason Bond is hosting two more trainings this weekend for Small Account…
‘I cannot accept this as an alternative for working families’: Americans could see big changes to their standard deduction
After becoming a mainstay for millions of Americans during tax season, the standard deduction’s rules and payout size are becoming a part of the brewing Capitol Hill debate over the future of the tax code.A new bill introduced by Republican lawmakers provides insight into what the tax code may look…
Last-minute Father’s Day gifts: Try a bourbon-and-tie gift set, or this $25,000 bottle of Scotch
Sure, you can buy dad a bottle of his beloved booze for Father’s Day. But why stop there? For the big holiday, which falls on June 18 this year, enterprising wine and spirits makers are putting together all sorts of fun packages that combine a bottle with something else. It’s…
Is the stock market closed on Juneteenth?
Financial markets in the U.S. will be closed Monday in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day, or Juneteenth, a federal holiday honoring the 158th anniversary of the last enslaved Black Americans learning that they were free. Juneteenth has been around since the end of the civil war but is a relatively…
‘Wheel of Fortune’ host Pat Sajak is retiring after 40 years. Should you stay at a job that long?
Pat Sajak is leaving his role as host of the game show “Wheel of Fortune” next year, more than 40 years after he started — a career feat not many people can say they’ve achieved. Sajak, 76, tweeted the news on Monday night. “Well, the time has come,” he wrote.…
How these gym instructors went from $50,000 in debt to being fiscally fit
Samantha and Michael Bahil had about $50,000 of car and student debt between them when they took out a $20,000 loan for their wedding.After the wedding, they wanted to buy a house but had no idea how. So, they got serious about paying off their debt.Now the fitness instructors are…
I met my wife in 2019 and we married in 2020. I put her name on the deed of my $998,000 California home. Now I want a divorce. What can I do?
Dear Quentin, I bought my home in California for $520,000 in 2017. It’s now worth $980,000. In 2019, I met my now-wife who moved in at the beginning of 2020. We married six months later in July 2020. Things were going great and we decided to have one bank account.…
Under court deal, Binance can continue U.S. operations as it battles SEC fraud charges
Binance.US and the Securities and Exchange Commission have reached an agreement that avoids a total asset freeze at the cryptocurrency exchange while the SEC’s lawsuit against it proceeds. Under the deal announced Saturday, Binance Holdings, BAM Management US, BAM Trading Services and founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao will repatriate Binance.US customer…
‘My husband and my father never really got along’: How do I ensure my husband of 26 years never gets his hands on my inheritance of several million dollars?
Dear Quentin, I’ve been married 26 years, and my husband and my father have never really gotten along well. At some point in the near future, I will inherit a significant amount of money (several million dollars). I want to spend and invest this money as I wish. If anything…
The next step in California’s reparations push is ‘the most thrilling’ and Americans could see big changes to their standard deduction
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories.The next step in California’s reparations push is ‘the most thrilling’: turning proposals into reality Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer is adamant that something will come out of the reparations task force’s efforts, he said in an interview ahead of Juneteenth. UPS Teamsters members vote to…