Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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Although putting money into alternative assets is already legal, some hesitate to do it because of perceived legal pitfalls.
October 6 -
What would you do if you were suddenly debt-free? Millions of student borrowers are about to find out.
October 5 -
Republicans are unlikely to see eye-to-eye with Biden on fixes for major social programs if they retake Congress in November.
October 4 -
For some borrowers of FFEL and Perkins loans, the Department of Education has some bad news.
September 30 -
At first glance, the reduced premium for Medicare Part B looked like an untempered win for the Biden administration. The reality is much more complicated.
September 30 -
A House proposal to restrict stock ownership and trading by members of Congress, the president and vice president, Supreme Court justices and other high-ranking government officials is mired in Democratic infighting, threatening supporters' hopes for a pre-election victory.
September 28 -
Premiums for Medicare Part B, which covers outpatient care, will decrease for the first time in a decade.
September 28 -
As stocks slide, public pensions are feeling the pain, leaving city governments to pick up the slack.
September 27 -
The proposal mirrors FINRA's policy requiring annual continuing education.
September 23 -
Jamie Fiore Higgins, a former executive at Goldman Sachs, describes the toxic work environment she endured during her 18 years at the investment bank in her memoir, "Bully Market."
September 22 -
Policies would require internal inspections of home offices once every three years and set up a pilot program to test remote reviews.
September 20 -
When President Biden unveiled his plan for student debt relief, borrowers had many questions about what they needed to do. Now, a month later, there are some answers.
September 19 -
NASAA proposes new conduct standards for real estate trusts, updating net income and worth limits.
September 15 -
With a prediction of a historically high Social Security COLA, some worry about tax consequences
September 13 -
The modern idea of retirement, as a total withdrawal from the workforce, originated more than a century ago. Was it a mistake?
September 9 -
Millions of parents have taken out student loans for their children, but only some of them are eligible for forgiveness under a new executive order. Here's a look at who qualifies.
September 7 -
After a watchdog found problems with the regulator's examinations, the agency has repeatedly refused FP's requests for the details of them.
September 7 -
Many see Social Security reform as needed but question remedies put forward by Rep. Angie Craig and others in Congress.
September 7 -
As the U.S. reforms its retirement system, one federal agency is looking abroad for new ideas. Some of them are already in bills moving through Congress.
September 2 -
The financial consequences for most asset managers and banks from all the anti-ESG rhetoric coming out of the mouths of Republican politicians in the U.S. is almost certain to be minimal — at least for now.
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