It just seems wrong, but for millions of Americans, the early summer weeks will include preparing and paying taxes. Because of the pandemic’s timing and impact, the IRS delayed the tax-filing and payment deadlines from April 15th to July 15th.
Read MoreI love my emergency reserve fund and want you to love yours too, even when the economy is seemingly strong and it feels like a “waste” to have the money earning rotten interest.
Read MoreImagine you are asked to fill a 12-foot deep hole. Now imagine that the hole is only 11.5 feet deep. Feel better? Of course 11.5 is better than 12, but the task ahead is immense.
Read MoreIn a startling reversal, the Labor Department reported that the U.S. economy ADDED 2.5 million jobs in May, versus the 8 million drop in payrolls that was expected.
Read MoreAs colleges conclude their virtual graduation ceremonies, young workers are confronting the grim reality of the worst employment landscape since the Great Depression.
Read MoreAnalysts have replaced the hopes/predictions of a quick turnaround with a new image: the Nike Swoosh recovery, where the economy crawls out of the cataclysmic hole and takes two or three years to return to where it was prior to the outbreak.
Read MoreThe U.S. economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April and the unemployment rate surged to 14.7 percent.
Read MoreAs some parts of the country reopen from the Pandemic Lockdown, there appear to be three phases that the economy and businesses will move through. I’m calling the process “T-3”, which stands for “TRIAGE, TRANSITION, and TRANSFORMATION.
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