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Archives for April 2020
Wall Street falls as U.S. crude crash adds to pandemic woes
(Reuters) – Wall Street retreated for a second straight day on Tuesday as a collapse in U.S. crude prices and glum annual forecasts by companies foreshadowed the biggest economic slump since the Great Depression. All the major S&P 500 sector indexes fell 2%, with the energy index sliding for the seventh time in eight sessions […]
G20 agriculture ministers say corona measures should not disrupt food supply
DUBAI (Reuters) – Agriculture and food ministers from the Group of 20 countries agreed at a virtual meeting on Tuesday that emergency measures to stop the spread of the new coronavirus must not upend global food supply chains. Their extraordinary meeting came as coronavirus lockdowns across the world slow global food supply chains, leaving some […]
Deadline looms for nonfilers to register for child stimulus payments
The IRS announced that people who receive Social Security retirement, survivor, or disability benefits (SSDI) or Railroad Retirement benefits and did not file a tax return in 2018 or 2019 and who have dependent children who qualify for the additional $500 payments must enter the children’s identifying information on the IRS’s Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info […]
Planner to Planner: The Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan
Stress is abundant during the COVID-19 pandemic. But two federal programs, the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan, aim to take a fraction of that stress off the minds of small business owners. That is if those programs get infused with more cash soon (as of this writing, both programs are out […]
Planner to Planner: The Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan
Stress is abundant during the COVID-19 pandemic. But two federal programs, the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan, aim to take a fraction of that stress off the minds of small business owners. That is if those programs get infused with more cash soon (as of this writing, both programs are out […]
IRS explains how to file returns to receive economic impact payments
The IRS announced two procedures for taxpayers who normally do not file a federal tax return to file returns to receive the economic impact payments (Rev. Proc. 2020-28). Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, P.L. 116-136, eligible individuals will receive an economic impact payment of up to $1,200 for individuals or […]
Franklin Templeton’s flagship posts a $4.3B drop in assets in 2020
The main bond fund run by Franklin Templeton’s Michael Hasenstab posted a $4.3 billion decline in assets in the first three months of the year, its worst quarter since 2016. Total net assets in the Templeton Global Bond Fund (TGBAX) slumped to $22.6 billion as of March 31, public filings show, down from $26.9 billion […]
Carlyle joins fundraising frenzy with a $3.5B credit fund
Carlyle Group is raising more money to lend to troubled companies as the coronavirus wreaks havoc on the global economy. The alternative asset manager plans to raise as much as $3.5 billion for a new credit opportunities fund, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Led by Alex Popov, the fund will be similar […]
Bringing financial planning topics to CNBC
Last night I hosted a special on CNBC to tackle some audience questions about financial planning, tax strategies, estate planning, risk tolerance, asset allocation, etc. I really appreciate the network for giving me the opportunity to bring these topics onto the air. Here’s a clip, discussing “optimal portfolios” versus real life: Source: Financial advisor: Most […]