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Published by Natalie Campisi and Rachel Witkowski
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Forbes Advisor Staff,
Editors, Apr 4, 2022
Authored by Ashlea Ebeling Senior Contributor, Forbes, April 5, 2022
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1. HELP KIDS LEARN WITH REAL MONEY
Giving your kids a reasonable allowance—as opposed to simply buying them things they want—is a good thing. “It creates agency and responsibility,” Ziv says. “It also gives them freedom to make mistakes at a lower-stakes level. We’re all going to make mistakes. It’s better to make them early on where there are parental guardrails.” If your teen is earning money on their own, consider a “parental match”—similar to an employer match into a 401(k)—to encourage saving. The match can be into a regular savings or investing account, a 529 college savings account or a Roth Individual Retirement Account kids can open in their own names. You can help fund the Roth up to your child’s earned income. And don’t be put off by the name of the account; contributions to a Roth grow tax-free for retirement but can be withdrawn without penalty should your child need them for college, a house or any other goal along the way. If your child gets a W2 tax form showing their earned income, that’s the time to discuss gross and take-home pay—and taxes. The good news is they may be due a tax refund if they were a regular employee and taxes were withheld. The bad news is if they earned more than $400 in gig income from odd jobs like babysitting, tutoring or lawn mowing, they are required to file a tax return and may owe Uncle Sam some money.
Weekly Market Update, June 1, 2020
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General Market News
- The 10-year Treasury yield opened at 0.66 percent on Monday, while the 2-year came in at 0.17 percent and the 30-year at 1.43 percent. We are set to get some May economic numbers this week, which should give us a clearer view on where we stand as an economy. The Federal Reserve meets next week, and, while it has done a lot and has essentially asked Congress to step in, it should be interesting to see what members have to say when faced with hard May economic numbers.
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General Market News
- Rates continued to fall last week, as concerns about the spread of the coronavirus rattled global markets. The 10-year Treasury yield opened at 1.38 percent, nearing lows last seen in 2016. The 30-year fell to 1.83 percent, which is its all-time low.
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Weekly Market Update, February 10, 2020
General Market News
- Global health concerns have led to heightened uncertainty in the economy and markets over the past couple of weeks. The 10-year Treasury yield has bounced around from 1.90 percent, to 1.50 percent, to 1.70 percent, and now back to 1.56 percent as of Monday morning. The 30-year yield is back at more than 2 percent, and the short end of the curve remains slightly inverted, with the 2-year yield at 1.38 percent and the 3-year yield at 1.36 percent.
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General Market News
- The bond markets experienced more volatility last week. The 10-year Treasury yield was as low as 1.70 percent and as high as 1.90 percent as a result of news from Iran. It opened at 1.83 percent on Monday. The 30-year bounced between 2.19 percent and 2.38 percent before opening at 2.29 percent. The 2-year, which is usually more stable given its shorter duration, swung between 1.44 percent and 1.61 percent.
