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He Asked Whether His Rollover IRA RMDs Are Taxed. They Are, and Losing His Wife a Year Ago Made Them Cost More
Losing a spouse triggers a little-known IRS shift that can push a retiree into a higher bracket on the exact same income, and at 81 with RMDs he cannot delay, this widower is about to feel it.
After-hours
$25.65
-8.39%open $28.00
An 8.4% slide to $25.65 takes roughly $100 million off a $1.2 billion grid-equipment name in a single session. Moves this size rarely settle quietly here, so keep an eye on the stock at tomorrow's open.
New ETF launches1 new ETF hit the market · Oct 14
- SHLAGlobal X Asia Defense Tech ETFequity0.50%
The day's only launch gives US investors a direct line to Asian defense technology: Global X's new fund charges 0.50% net, matching the thematic playbook it used for uranium and copper miners.
He Will Sell Stock at a $40,000 Loss to Cancel Out the $40,000 He Takes From the 401(k). The IRS Will Allow $3,000 of It. Medicare Will Read the Other $37,000
Taking money from a 401(k) and selling a losing stock in the same year sounds like a clean offset, but the tax code treats them as two completely different events, and Medicare may end up counting more of that income than most retirees expect.
She Put Her Son’s Name on Her $400,000 Savings Account So He Could Pay Her Bills. The IRS Doesn’t Call That a Gift, Because Until He Takes a Dollar Out for Himself, Every Dollar Is Still Hers
Adding an adult child to your bank account feels like a simple solution, but the IRS draws a line that most families never see coming, and crossing it transforms routine bill-paying into a taxable event.
Inherit a $200,000 401(k) From a Parent and Have the Plan Cut You a Check, and the Whole $200,000 Is Taxable Income That Year. A Non-Spouse Heir Gets No 60 Days to Fix It, and No Rollover Into Their O
One checkbox on a 401(k) distribution form can trigger a tax bill that wipes out years of a parent’s savings, and the IRS gives non-spouse heirs no second chance to undo it.
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Every one of today's five worst performers in a 383-name universe lost double digits, led by CoreWeave's 15.42% drop. The best gain on the other side was capped at 4.62%, so the downside is moving far faster than the upside.
Your Company Stock Is 40% of Your Retirement Because You Never Sold a Share. These 3 ETFs Are How You Diversify Without Dumping It All at Once
One concentrated position in a single stock can quietly tie your paycheck, your bonus, and your retirement savings to the same fate at once. Three low-cost funds offer a way out, but getting there without a costly tax surprise or a poorly timed sale requires a specific kind of p…
After-hours
$109.62
-12.99%open $125.99
A 12.99% slide to $109.62 strips roughly $1.7 billion off DigitalOcean's $12.9 billion market cap in a single session. Moves this large are rare for the cloud name, and the after-hours tape will set the tone for tomorrow's open.
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U.S. Markets
- S&P 500-1.15%
- Dow Jones Industrial Average-0.16%
- Nasdaq Composite-2.03%
The Nasdaq's 2.03% drop against a nearly flat Dow points to a tech unwind rather than broad risk-off selling. Money rotated out of the most crowded growth names, and that gap is the number to track tomorrow.
McCormick vs. Smucker: Which Pantry Staple Pays Income Investors Better
Two beloved pantry brands sit on opposite ends of the stock chart right now, and that gap creates a surprising tension between which one looks better on paper and which one actually puts more cash in a retiree’s pocket.
Palantir Is Up 16% in a Month but It’s Falling Today: Take Profits, or Buy More?
Palantir has outpaced every major software peer over the past month, and a sudden pullback is forcing investors to make a call that depends entirely on what is driving the stock higher in the first place.