The U.S. is in the grips of a botulism outbreak tied to a premium infant formula brand. Dozens of babies have been affected as of November 19. All the reported cases of the paralyzing bacterial ...

If you have an individual retirement account (IRA), you might have considered converting it into a Roth account at some point. But you might not know the best time to do a conversion, or even if doing ...

Imagine transforming hours of tedious data work into mere minutes of productivity. That’s the promise of Microsoft Copilot in Excel, a new AI-powered assistant designed to transform how you manage, ...

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Converting a Traditional IRA to a Roth isn’t complicated once you’re clear on the taxes you’ll owe, but for anyone 60 or older, the upfront tax hit (and the bigger RMDs you’re trying to avoid) can ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton plans to throw his phone in the bin as he does not want to speak to anyone when he heads into Formula One’s winter break after a nightmare debut season with ...

Roth IRA conversions let you transfer tax-deferred savings to a Roth account for tax-free retirement withdrawals. Large Roth conversions can raise your tax bracket, increasing the taxes due on the ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

If you're looking for investors or want to sell your business, you must determine its value. Follow these four steps to calculate it. Most entrepreneurs put their hearts into their businesses; but, ...

Equity-to-asset ratio indicates how much of a company is owned versus debt-leveraged. To calculate, divide total equity by total assets; e.g., $4M/$5M = 80%. Compare ratio to industry to assess ...