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The month of January is named after the Roman god Janus, who was imagined as having two faces: one looking toward the past, the other looking toward the future. In…

Trusts have often been used to help protect assets from estate taxes, but fewer estates are subject to federal estate taxation since the exemption rose to $5 million in 2010…

After dropping sharply during the Great Recession, inflation — as measured by changes in the consumer price index (CPI) — has begun to creep upward, averaging a little more than…

According to a recent survey, only 28% of small-business owners completely understand the concept of “cloud” computing, while 27% admit they don’t understand it well or at all.1–2 For business…

The latest film you enjoyed at your local theater may have cost $100 million or more to create, and much of that money was spent in communities where the film…

Your financial life is probably more complicated than you realize. You may have multiple bank, retirement, and investment accounts; insurance policies; a safe-deposit box; and more. You have bills to…

One decision that almost every business should revisit from time to time is whether its current organizational structure is meeting its needs. The difference between personal and business tax rates…

Many people file for Social Security as soon as they stop working and/or become eligible for benefits. Full retirement age is 66 for most baby boomers and 67 for those…

Debit cards and credit cards may look the same in your hand, but they are subject to different rules and tend to offer different benefits and liability protections for consumers.…