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3 weeks ago | 
advisorpedia.com | Brian Schaefer
Written by: Brian Schaefer | Johnson Financial Group
The regulatory and tax landscape around inherited retirement accounts has changed significantly in just a few years. The new rules are far less attractive for beneficiaries and may have serious ramifications for estate plans.
IRAs are the primary retirement savings vehicle and investment account for millions of Americans. This means that IRAs are also one of the most common assets people inherit from parents and other loved ones.
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1 month ago | 
advisorpedia.com | Brian Schaefer
Written by: Brian Schaefer | Johnson Financial Group
“In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer" - Albert Camus
Financial planning isn’t just about dollars and cents. It’s also about the choices and behaviors that lead to a happy life. Sometimes that means giving yourself permission to spend. Other times it’s about discipline, prioritization, and accepting trade-offs.
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2 months ago | 
advisorperspectives.com | Brian Schaefer
Bonds look attractive again after the most recent rise in interest rates. Markets are likely to continue to overreact to every new employment report and inflation reading, keeping interest rate volatility elevated as yields dance up and down with each data point. But today’s opportunity set is rich for both income investors and for those who need to rebalance their portfolios after another strong year for equities. We believe investors should take advantage.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
jta.org | Shira Li Bartov |Brian Schaefer |Lucy Cohen Blatter |Talia Lavin
Some of Swift’s fans are frustrated she hasn’t spoken out on the Israel-Hamas war. Israelis are relieved.
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Jun 8, 2024 | 
bloomberglinea.com.br | Brian Schaefer
Bloomberg — Muitas novas produções chegaram à Broadway nos últimos meses – algumas cativantes, outras confusas, outras já canceladas. Para os próximos meses, aqui está um guia daquelas que chegaram ao topo do concorrido mercado teatral. Acrescentamos à lista as novidades empolgantes que chegam à Times Square e uma safra de espetáculos criativos pela cidade.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
timeout.com | Brian Schaefer
Photograph: Ryan PflugerJustin PeckThe dancemaker opens up about grieving, journaling and the “beautiful vomiting” of Illinoise’s first version. Written by Brian SchaeferWednesday June 5 2024FacebookTwitterPinterestEmailWhatsAppAdvertisingNearly two decades ago, Justin Peck moved from San Diego to New York to dance with the prestigious New York City Ballet and ended up, somewhat unexpectedly, establishing himself as one of the world’s top ballet choreographers.
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May 31, 2024 | 
crainsnewyork.com | Brian Schaefer
The OutsidersThe musical-adapted-from-a-film has become a bemoaned feature of modern Broadway. This season brought a quartet of fresh attempts, including The Notebook and Water for Elephants. But The Outsiders , based on S.E. Hinton’s proto-YA novel of teenage malaise, emerged as the most popular and fully realized.
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May 31, 2024 | 
bloomberg.com | Brian Schaefer
There’s a lot out there after a spring jam-packed with openings. Here’s what’s worth your while. A tidal wave of new productions flooded Broadway this spring—some captivating, some confounding, some that have already folded. As we head into summer, here’s a guide to those that rose to the top of the crowded theatrical marketplace. Added to the list are exciting arrivals making the leap from off-Broadway to Times Square, and a crop of inventive shows found around town.
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May 17, 2024 | 
sandiegouniontribune.com | Brian Schaefer
Two weeks before Derek Hough’s “Symphony of Dance” tour was scheduled to arrive at San Diego’s The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park in December, tragedy struck. Hough’s wife and dance partner on the tour, Hayley Erbert, suffered a cranial hematoma during a live performance on Dec. 5 and underwent major brain surgery a few days later. The 60-city tour went on indefinite hiatus.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Brian Schaefer
Hussein Smko's encounter with an American soldier in Iraq led him to become a dancer. This week he performs in Pontus Lidberg's work at the Joyce Theater. When Hussein Smko was 9, the American military arrived in his hometown, Erbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdish region. It was 2003, and Smko, already a survivor of the Kurdish civil war, would chase the American Humvees with other kids.
