From Robert Stammers; The Hill ~ Nov 16, 2017
With the unveiling of the House Republican tax bill, many U.S. retirement savers are breathing a sigh of relief in the knowledge that they will be able to continue their same tax-deferred contributions to their retirement plans.
By Yuval Rosenberg; The Fiscal Times ~ Nov 14, 2017
As they look to advance their tax bills, Congressional Republicans will have to work through — or around — a few potentially problematic budget rules. One is the Senate’s Byrd Rule, which says that any legislation passed by a simple majority, as the Republicans plan to do with the tax bill, can’t add to the deficit beyond the 10-year budget window.
By Karl Bode; DSLReports ~ Nov 14, 2017
AT&T continues to promise that it will deploy broadband more broadly — if it gets another giant tax cut. In a press release intended to show support for Trump’s “tax reform” plans, the telecom giant promised to invest an additional $1 billion in US telecom infrastructure in 2018 if the corporate tax rate is further reduced.
By Kelsey Kusterer Ziser; Light Reading ~ Nov 03, 2017
DALLAS — AT&T Summit — In her keynote earlier this week, AT&T’s Melissa Arnoldi said the old way of building enterprise apps is dead and microservices are the future of software development.
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) unveiled its microservices supplier program this week, which Arnoldi, president of technology and operations for AT&T Communications, said is an effort to move away from the development of monolithic apps to creating customized apps by combining microservices.
By Ron Lieber; The New York Times ~ Nov 02, 2017
The news on Thursday that Congress does not (for now at least) plan to fundamentally alter our workplace savings plans was a pleasant surprise on its own. Current homeowners won’t see their mortgage interest deductions disappear, either.
By Kara Stiles; Forbes ~ Nov 01, 2017
In its 2016 study “Shortchanged in Retirement,” The National Institute on Retirement Security explored financial hardships facing employed women, women approaching retirement and retired women. Co-authored by Manager of Research Jennifer Brown, the study identified that women are much more likely to face poverty in retirement than their male counterparts.
By Steven Findlay ; Kaiser Health News ~ Nov 01, 2017
Don and Debra Clark of Springfield, Mo., are glad they have health insurance. Don is 56 and Debra is 58. The Clarks say they know the risk of an unexpected illness or medical event is rising as they age and they must have coverage.
By Karen Freifeld; Reuters ~ Oct 31, 2017
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A large group of U.S. states accused key players in the generic drug industry of a broad price-fixing conspiracy, moving on Tuesday to widen an earlier lawsuit to add many more drugmakers and medicines in an action that sent some company shares tumbling.
From News Wire Feed; Light Reading ~ Oct 30, 2017
Artificial intelligence accessible to everyone. To that end, we’re collaborating with Tech Mahindra to build an open source artificial intelligence (AI) platform, Acumos, hosted by The Linux Foundation that makes it easy to build, share and deploy AI applications. The platform will provide a marketplace for accessing, using and enhancing those applications.
By Ilana Polyak; CNBC ~ Oct 30, 2017
• Half of retirees don’t need to worry about the taxation of Social Security, because their income is too low.
• The tax torpedo typically comes at age 71, when the required minimum distribution from tax-deferred 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts kicks in.
• Action must be taken years in advance to set up your income stream for maximum tax efficiency.
