While many high school seniors approach early decision colleges by applying to their dream school, that’s not always the best approach. The best choices involve strategy just as much (if not more than) emotion. For the students torn between two or three potential early decision colleges, three tips are provided on how to choose.
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With Early Decision and Early Action deadlines looming closer, you may be asking yourself: is the stress and effort involved with applying Early actually worth it? According to admissions statistics at a variety of colleges, the answer is a resounding yes! Check out the Early vs. Regular admissions statistics from top colleges here and learn what the strongest college applicants demonstrate.
In this 3-part series on essay writing for your college application, insights are shared to help high school students understand what makes an essay good and how to get started on writing a unique, compelling story to tell in their personal statement. The essay also plays an important role in connecting a student's personal, academic, and extracurricular life.
Today, private equity real estate funds need innovative accounting technology to develop real-time insights and make financial decisions quickly. Having access to a team with dedicated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) technology specialists means fund leaders have the resources to implement and maintain systems and ultimately streamline accounting processes.
Among its many provisions, the American Rescue Plan COVID relief addresses paid sick and family leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and makes temporary but significant changes to COBRA coverage. A short (and high-level) summary of the changes are provided to show the effect on covered employers and employees.
Even when there is a financial gift to sufficiently endow an art collection today, there is no certainty that the endowment will be able to fund the charity indefinitely into the future. When there is no charity willing to preserve the collection, the artist or collector should consider using a private foundation. Especially now as the future of museums is moving away from the brick-and-mortar and toward a virtual institution.
Haunted by double-digit inflation of the past, some fear the U.S. economy is poised for runaway inflation. Some above-trend inflation is to be expected as the economy begins to open up more broadly. It can be argued that a modest jump in inflation should be viewed as a positive sign, indicating the economy’s return to normal. Long-term price pressures leading to double-digit inflation are possible but not likely, given the slack that currently exists in the economy.
Anxieties brought on by periods of turmoil can cause individuals to forsake rational thinking and act impulsively, usually to their own detriment. This phenomenon often manifests itself in equity markets. Outside of the modicum of intangible psychological comfort, sales of risky assets motivated by fear and panic provide investors no value, and can ultimately have disastrous impacts on the long-term returns of an investment portfolio.
Prizes have long been used to recognize achievement and advance innovation and effective solutions. In recent years, prize philanthropy, the use of monetary prizes to recognize achievements or drive developments that benefit society has become more popular among a wider segment of donors. This guide will help philanthropists decide whether and how to use prize philanthropy to achieve their goals.
The economy is still aimlessly lurching from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and those fits may spill over into tax-filing season. It’s likely that a disproportionate number of filers will have some income and capital gains they weren’t expecting as the result of mutual fund distributions last year. Through an effective tax-managed investment strategy, even a tumultuous year like 2020 can produce benefits. If the investor structures realized losses to manage tax burden, even a difficult year can help you meet your investment goals.