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Holidays may bring you into face-to-face contact with your aging parents and other loved ones. Maybe you’ve been meaning to talk with them for future planning. You hesitate because they’re stubborn and resistant to the whole subject. You’ve put it off. Now you may have an opportunity.Perhaps your aging parents are fiercely independent, resistant to help, or outright dismissive of their children’s concerns. Here are some thought on how to approach those difficult but necessary discussions with a stubborn parent who refuses to plan for the future. 1. Choose the Right Time and Place Pick a moment when both you…
Mortgage rates climbed closer to 7% this week while sales of existing homes saw a revival from a dip in rates two months ago. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 6.84% from last week’s reading of 6.78%. The average rate on a 30-year loan was 7.29% a year ago. Meanwhile, the National Association of Realtors on Thursday reported that existing home sales jumped 3.4% in October from the month before to 3.96 million, lifting off a 14-year low in September. “Home sales surged in October…
CRISPR Therapeutics AG (NASDAQ:CRSP) Jefferies London Healthcare Conference November 20, 2024 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Samarth Kulkarni – Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Conference Call Participants Maury Raycroft – Jefferies Maury Raycroft Hi, everyone. My name is Maury Raycroft, I’m one of the biotech analysts at Jeffreys. I’d like to welcome Sam Kulkarni, the CEO of CRISPR Therapeutics. Sam, thanks so much for joining us today. Samarth Kulkarni Thank you for having me. Maury Raycroft And we’re going to do fireside chat format. So, for maybe for those who are new to the story, if you want to give…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged by federal prosecutors in New York in connection with an alleged years-long scheme to bribe Indian officials in exchange for favourable terms on solar power contracts projected to bring in more than $2bn in profit.The 62-year-old tycoon, who chairs the multinational conglomerate Adani Group and has been a vocal supporter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was indicted in Brooklyn on charges including securities fraud alongside seven others, including executives of Adani energy subsidiaries and former…
Spousal benefits are commonly called family benefits; benefits available to family members. Let’s start with spousal benefits in order to truly understand ex-spousal benefits. Current spouses are eligible to receive 50% of their spouses Primary Insurance Amount at their full retirement age. For spousal benefits to be available to a current spouse, you need to meet the following criteria: You need to be married at least one year. You both need to be at least 62 years old. One spouse needs to be receiving their Social Security benefit. The receiving spouses Primary Insurance Amount needs to be at least two…
XP Inc. (NASDAQ:XP) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 19, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Andre Parize – Head, IRThiago Maffra – CEOVictor Mansur – CFO Conference Call Participants Thiago Batista – UBSEduardo Rosman – BTGYuri Fernandes – JPMorganMario Pierry – Bank of AmericaTito Labarta – Goldman SachsNeha Agarwala – HSBCDaniel Vaz – SafraAndrew Geraghty – Morgan StanleyHenrique Navarro – Banco Santander Thiago Maffra [Abrupt Start] …posting a 12% increase year-over-year. As we will see during the presentation, it’s important to mention that it was another consistent quarter regarding net inflows, aligned with our levers and our capacity to…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the worldA test launch of SpaceX’s megarocket failed to perform as planned on Tuesday, as president-elect Donald Trump looked on, with flight directors abandoning an effort to catch the vehicle’s reusable booster just minutes into the mission in a setback for SpaceX owner Elon Musk.Trump had travelled to Brownsville, Texas, to witness the sixth test of the unmanned Starship, the largest and most powerful rocket ever built. The vehicle is a crucial part of the US’s plan to put humans back…
This year, California took the second of two steps to allow residents with unlimited assets to participate in its Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS) program. Advocates hoped the move would make the program far more widely available. Conservative critics feared it would become a budget-busting open door for the wealthy to take advantage of a public program. Both were wrong. Yet, the California experience may end up in the middle of a bruising battle over Medicaid LTSS, where conservatives try to tighten federal program rules while blue states try to ease them. California’s Changes Before California changed its asset…
Tens of millions of private-sector workers lack access to a retirement savings plan through their employer, which experts at the AARP Public Policy Institute warn could pose a significant burden to future taxpayers. The institute estimates that 57 million private sector workers in the U.S. – about half of the workforce – are not offered either a traditional pension or a retirement savings plan through their employer, a problem that has persisted for decades, according to David John, senior strategic policy adviser at AARP.In April, an AARP survey showed that 20% of adults at least 50 years old had no…
Reading International, Inc. (NASDAQ:RDI) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 18, 2024 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Andrzej Matyczynski – Executive Vice President, Global OperationsEllen Cotter – President & Chief Executive OfficerGilbert Avanes – Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer Conference Call Participants Andrzej Matyczynski Thank you for joining Reading International’s earnings call to discuss our 2024 Third Quarter Results. My name is Andrzej Matyczynski and I am Reading’s Executive Vice President of Global Operations. With me as usual are Ellen Cotter, our President and Chief Executive Officer; and Gilbert Avanes, our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer…
