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Rolling Over Your 401(k) Just Got Less Painful - Here's What the IRS Changed
Tax and Financial News
Rolling Over Your 401(k) Just Got Less Painful - Here's What the IRS Changed
October, 2026
Anyone who has moved retirement money out of an old employer's plan knows how frustrating it can be. Every administrator has their own forms. Timelines are all over the place. Paper checks show up weeks later...
Valuation Reserve Requirements
General Business News
Valuation Reserve Requirements
October, 2026
According to FitchRatings, over the past 12 months ending August 2026, there were 109 defaults by 89 entities, compared to the same period ending July 2026 where 83 entities saw 105 defaults. With businesses (especially life insurers) exposed to asset...
How to Account for Bonds
Accounting News
How to Account for Bonds
October, 2026
With the global bond market size bigger than many of the world's biggest economies, it's important for businesses that sell bonds to understand how to report transactions properly. According to the International Capital Market...
Heirless Estate Planning
Financial Planning
Heirless Estate Planning
October, 2026
The purpose of estate planning is to distribute your assets to heirs in a formal, legal process. If you do not have any heirs to speak of, you might not feel the need to do this. However, your assets will go somewhere, so you may...
AI-Powered Corporate Fraud: What Business Leaders Need to Know
What's New in Technology
AI-Powered Corporate Fraud: What Business Leaders Need to Know
October, 2026
For years, corporate fraud was limited by the costs, expertise and resources required to carry out a convincing deception. Artificial intelligence (AI) has changed this...
How to Save Energy This Fall
Tip of the Month
How to Save Energy This Fall
October, 2026
Temps are dropping, the leaves are turning and you know what that means: Fall is here, which is the best time to prepare your house for the chill that follows. But we all know that keeping warm takes energy and, yes, is costly. Here are...
Pre-Election Focus on Russian/Iran Sanctions, AI Utility Bills, Crypto Regulation and Nondiscriminatory FEMA Assistance
Congress at Work
Pre-Election Focus on Russian/Iran Sanctions, AI Utility Bills, Crypto Regulation and Nondiscriminatory FEMA Assistance
October, 2026
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 (HR 6500) – This appropriations bill was finalized and passed...
New Trump Account Updates
Tax and Financial News
New Trump Account Updates
September, 2026
Picture two couples, each with a baby born this year, each routing $2,500 of salary into that child's Trump Account through an employer's payroll system. One couple sits in the 35% bracket. The other, at roughly $65,000...
Understanding Inflation Accounting
General Business News
Understanding Inflation Accounting
September, 2026
According to the July 12, 2026, Consumer Price Index Release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the 12-month inflation rate rose by 3.4 percent and the month-over-month measure rose by 0.1 percent in July 2026...
Understanding Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Accounting News
Understanding Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
September, 2026
According to the Flossbach von Storch Research Institute, 328 of the S&P 500 companies in 2024 had a negative Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) of $4.5 billion...
Bond Investment Strategies
Financial Planning
Bond Investment Strategies
September, 2026
Bonds are designed to deliver both capital preservation and income, and are generally considered lower risk than stock investing. The purchase price of a bond is basically a loan to an issuer, such as the federal government...
Insurance for AI Risk: Is It Time to Consider AI Liability Coverage?
What's New in Technology
Insurance for AI Risk: Is It Time to Consider AI Liability Coverage?
September, 2026
Over the past few years, artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved from a futuristic concept into a core engine of modern enterprise strategy. Organizations across every major industry are now using AI to automate complex workflows...
How to Keep Your Cash When You Make Good Money
Tip of the Month
How to Keep Your Cash When You Make Good Money
September, 2026
You’re doing well, earning a good salary. But somewhere around the latter part of the month, after you’ve paid your obligations and basically lived your life, which isn’t extravagant, you...
Focused on Ending Insider Trading, the Penny, Epilepsy, the War in Iran, and Projects that Waste Taxpayer Money
Congress at Work
Focused on Ending Insider Trading, the Penny, Epilepsy, the War in Iran, and Projects that Waste Taxpayer Money
September, 2026
strong>21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (HR 6644) – This bipartisan, White House-endorsed bill addresses housing affordability by placing ownership restrictions on...