Home Sales Slump in October

U.S. home sales slump in October as higher prices weigh on buyers

Article Featured on LA Times Fewer Americans bought homes in October, a sign that rising home values may be pushing more would-be buyers to the real estate market's sidelines. The National Assn. of Realtors said Monday that sales of existing…
Politicians slam tax-avoiding Pfizer-Allergan deal

Politicians slam tax-avoiding Pfizer-Allergan deal

BY KEVIN DRAWBAUGH AND EMILY STEPHENSON | Featured on Reuters U.S. politicians condemned Pfizer Inc's deal with Allergan Plc as a tax dodge on Monday, bringing another round of hand-wringing in Washington over the corporate tax code, though…
Starting Retirement Early

Here's An Easier Way To Start Moving From Broke To Comfortable As You Age

Article by Marilyn Geewax | Featured on NPR The Federal Reserve estimates that nearly a third of workers have no pensions and no retirement savings. Going from young and broke to retired and comfortable is a long, tough road. So…
Shrinking Financial Aid Curbs Impact of Slowing College Tuition Increases

Shrinking Financial Aid Curbs Impact of Slowing College Tuition Increases

By Douglas Belkin | Featured on WSJ Relatively modest rise in 2015-2016 amplified by near-zero inflation and pullback in grants Tuition increases at U.S. colleges have plateaued after decades of steep growth, but stagnant wages, near-zero…
Health Insurance Premiums

Obamacare Prices Increase for Those Who Don't Get Subsidies

Article by Dan Mangan | Featured on CNBC "For people who are on the outside of subsidies, what had been a very expensive market has become even more expensive," says a researcher at an insurance comparison site. "Cheap" could cost…
Demanding tax season likely ahead, IRS commissioner tells AICPA

Demanding tax season likely ahead, IRS commissioner tells AICPA

Article Featured on Journal of Accountancy | By Paul Bonner The 2016 tax filing season promises to be challenging for the IRS, Commissioner John Koskinen told attendees at the AICPA National Tax Conference in Washington on Tuesday. Koskinen…
The Trouble With Financial Bubbles

The Trouble With Financial Bubbles

Article by HOWARD DAVIES | Featured on Project Syndicate Very soon after the magnitude of the 2008 financial crisis became clear, a lively debate began about whether central banks and regulators could – and should – have done more to…
Utilities Sue Department of Energy

9 Public Utilities Sue the Oregon Department of Energy

Article Featured on Willamette Week A long-simmering dispute between a group of public utilities and the Oregon Department of Energy boiled over into a lawsuit in Marion County Circuit Court this week. The utilities, which…
The Missing Boom in Small-Business Sales

The Missing Boom in Small-Business Sales

Photo: Gary Morrison, 60 years old, wants his Skokie, Ill., printing company to hit certain growth and sales goals before selling it. PHOTO: Taylor Glascock for Wall Street Journal By RUTH SIMON | Featured on WSJ An expected rush in…
Does More Money Make You Happier When You Retire? Not Always

Does More Money Make You Happier When You Retire? Not Always

Article Featured on AICPA Many of us imagine a future in retirement when we leave the obligations and stresses of our work life behind; but few of us take the time to create a plan for what we will actually do when we retire and who will…