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Greece’s tax revenues slumped 23 percent below target in January as citizens held off on paying taxes before a snap election, marking a setback for the new left-wing government as it seeks a deal with European partners to avert a financial crisis. Finance ministry data showed tax revenues were 3.49 billion … Read entire story.
Saudi Arabia has suspended all work at its embassy in Yemen and evacuated its staff “due to the deterioration of the security and political situation” there, state news agency SPA reported on Friday, citing an official at the foreign ministry. Earlier on Friday, Germany and Italy said they had closed …
Journalists from MarketWatch, Dow Jones and WSJ fiielded last-minute tax questions from readers on April 16. They were joined by CPA Melissa Labant. Replay the event.
Morningstar recently released the latest edition of their Mind the Gap research. Once again, “allocation” funds (e.g., balanced funds, target-date funds, LifeStrategy funds) had the smallest gap (i.e., best investor returns relative to reported performance figures). Investors tend to just buy them and leave them alone, which is generally the best strategy. And again “sector” […]