“ ‘It just makes common sense that it likely would be more effective.’ ” — Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on double masking Dr. Anthony Fauci says two masks are better than one. “It just makes common sense that it likely would be more effective,” Fauci, the…

I am a 30-year-old woman who has built a stable and happy life for myself, after growing up in a family that was often unstable emotionally and financially. I love my family, but as I become more successful, my family needs more and more of my support. My sister and her son moved into my…

“ ‘The fact that we don’t know today — five days into this administration and weeks into planning — how much vaccine we have, just gives you a sense of the challenges we’ve been left with.’ ” — Rochelle Walensky, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Rochelle Walensky, the new…

My brother and I lost our parents in 2019 months apart. My stepfather passed away, leaving his inheritance to our mother. My brother helped pay for my stepfather’s service, and was repaid once my mother got our stepfather’s inheritance. My brother renovated my parents’ home while our mother was still alive. My brother was given…

One of the most daunting tasks an adult child will eventually have to face is the handling of their parents’ estate and all of its contents accumulated over a lifetime. No one wants to think about the future when our parents become ill or pass away. Sometimes these life events can take years to surface,…

Nestled in her 1960s hillside home perched high above the glittering sea, Julie Lea awakens each morning to the sound of rustling palms, chirping birds and the gentle bleating of goats that wander a nearby farm. Vibrant flowers burst from the gardens surrounding her home, and if she’s up early enough to see the sunrise…

Q: When the inheritor of a Roth IRA receives the funds, is it true that the distributions would not be taxed? A.: Most of the time, yes. It would be unusual for any taxes to be due on an RMD from an inherited Roth IRA. The only portion of an inherited IRA that could be…

What are the biggest risks to your retirement? The occasion to ask is the World Economic Forum (WEF)’s latest Global Risks Report. The WEF, of course, is the international nongovernment organization that holds its famous annual meeting every year about now in Davos, Switzerland. Due to the pandemic, however, this year’s will be a combination…

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Many people have found themselves juggling two or three different jobs during the pandemic, such as working parent/homeschool teacher/caregiver for a sick neighbor or family member. Well, one Florida education reporter hasn’t just been covering her regular K-12 beat and how the coronavirus has ravaged her city; she also became the unofficial community liaison for…