President Joe Biden addressed the U.N. climate summit Friday with his Democratic party having survived a projected Republican “red wave” in the midterm elections — and in doing so protecting Read more
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Biden at COP27 on firmer footing, but world wants U.S. to lead on pollution cut
President Joe Biden addresses the U.N. climate summit Friday with his party surviving a midterm election “red wave” by Republicans — in the process protecting at least the bulk of Read more
How much will you need to retire? Good question.
The financial-services industry is fond of making declarative statements to savers and investors. You should save at least 10% of your income. You should have 10 times your salary saved Read more
Don’t go into retirement with a mess–organize your retirement accounts
After decades of hard work, retirement can be a blissful time, but without a little organization, it can also be overwhelming. Retirement Tip of the Week: Before you get too Read more
Al Gore at COP27: ‘Choose life over death’ by ending oil and gas reliance
“Leaders must ‘choose life over death’ and end the use of fossil fuels.” That’s former U.S. vice president and onetime presidential hopeful Al Gore, whose nearly two-decade focus on combating Read more
Will midterm elections kill the EV and energy tax breaks just approved?
A shift in the makeup of Congress in Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections would mostly involve tougher roadblocks and possible delays for future green energy and climate-change legislation, not a wholesale reversal Read more
I used some of my IRA for a qualified charitable distribution. How is this reflected in my taxes?
Dear Dan, Hello. Thank you for the opportunity to ask a question. This year I directed my traditional IRA custodial institution to send a contribution as a qualified charitable distribution. Read more
Rich nations are quitting their oil and gas habit too slowly, U.N. says in ’emissions gap’ report
Led by the richest carbon-polluting nations, global efforts to slow the Earth’s temperature remain “far behind.” The blame lies both with slow action in the developed world to give up Read more
Should 401(k) and IRA savers take the plunge right now?
This is a great moment to think about raising your 401(k) contributions, making your 2022 IRA contribution, or hiking your current retirement plan’s allocation to stocks. The simple response is: Read more
Honeywell has a mile-high use for leftover ethanol when gas cars are replaced
A future with fewer gas-powered cars and SUVs and a push for cleaning up greenhouse gas emissions from all modes of transportation is behind a fresh use for ethanol — Read more