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The casualties of the Iran missile attack: not your father’s concussion

By Angelica | Mar 6, 2020 | Comments Off on The casualties of the Iran missile attack: not your father’s concussion

Recently, revelations indicated that the Iran missile strike on the U.S. base in Iraq actually did cause head injuries.  So why did the U.S. initially claim no “casualties”?   From the limited reports available, it appears that most of the soldiers’ symptoms were consistent with concussions.  Let’s define terms:  In the wars of the 20th century,…

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Historically Low Mortgage Interest Rates

By Angelica | Mar 6, 2020 | Comments Off on Historically Low Mortgage Interest Rates

Right now, mortgage interest rates are sitting at 50-year lows.  If that’s not enough to get you off the couch, on the computer, or in a mortgage office then it’s not clear what will.  People are saving hundreds of dollars a month, and thousands over the course of their mortgages, by just applying right now.…

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The 15 Cars Most Likely to Last You 15 Years

By Angelica | Mar 6, 2020 | Comments Off on The 15 Cars Most Likely to Last You 15 Years

If you are looking for a car — and hoping it will last for a decade and a half — we’ve got one bit of advice for you: Buy Japanese. That was the takeaway of iSeeCars’ latest annual ranking of cars that people keep the longest. The car search engine found that all 15 vehicles…

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Monthly Dividend Stock In Focus: Gladstone Investment Corporation

By Angelica | Mar 6, 2020 | Comments Off on Monthly Dividend Stock In Focus: Gladstone Investment Corporation

Updated on March 6th, 2020 by Nathan Parsh It is not hard to see why Business Development Companies—or BDCs—are popular investments among income investors. Consider that the S&P 500 Index currently has an average dividend yield of just 19%. With the 10-year U.S. Treasury Bond recently falling below 1%, bonds are not much better right…

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Firms giving back: DMJ & Co. takes Polar Plunge for Special Olympics

By Angelica | Mar 6, 2020 | Comments Off on Firms giving back: DMJ & Co. takes Polar Plunge for Special Olympics

Prager Metis teams up with the Alzheimer’s Association, and Centage Corporation expands its giving program. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/list/firms-giving-back-dmj-co-takes-polar-plunge-for-special-olympics

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What coronavirus is teaching us about telehealth

By Angelica | Mar 6, 2020 | Comments Off on What coronavirus is teaching us about telehealth

“Should I cancel my business trip?” That is not the kind of question that patients typically ask their doctors. For most people, that’s not even a question they can ask their doctors, at least, not without an appointment, a co-pay and an anxiety-inducing wait in a crowded doctor’s office. As U.S. cases of coronavirus rose…

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Catastrophe bond & ILS issuance on track to break Q1 record

By Angelica | Mar 6, 2020 | Comments Off on Catastrophe bond & ILS issuance on track to break Q1 record

Catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance is on course to break all records in the first-quarter of 2020, with a huge $3.93 billion of catastrophe risk-focused deals helping overall cat bond and related ILS issuance exceed $5 billion for the first time, according to Artemis’ data. Data from our Artemis Deal Directory shows that…

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How to prevent coronavirus: Your COVID-19 questions answered by a public health professional

By Angelica | Mar 6, 2020 | Comments Off on How to prevent coronavirus: Your COVID-19 questions answered by a public health professional

1. What can I do to prevent becoming infected? When people are sick with a respiratory disease like COVID-19, they cough or sneeze particles into the air. If someone is coughing near you, the virus could easily land on your eyes, nose, or mouth. These particles travel only about six feet and fall out of…

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Forget These 10 Retirement Money Milestones? It’ll Cost You

By Angelica | Mar 6, 2020 | Comments Off on Forget These 10 Retirement Money Milestones? It’ll Cost You

When it comes to retirement, there’s rarely one right answer — especially since the federal government may move targets or use variables that can be confusing. Case in point: The point at which many people are forced to start withdrawing money from most types of retirement accounts recently was bumped from the year you turn…

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36 Things That Will Be Obsolete Soon

By Angelica | Mar 6, 2020 | Comments Off on 36 Things That Will Be Obsolete Soon

Felix Mizioznikov / Shutterstock.com When’s the last time you popped in a cassette tape? Rented a movie at a video store? Wrote a check for groceries? Maybe you still do some — or all — of these things. But chances are good you’ve replaced many of what used to be common, everyday activities with more…

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