12 year-end tax moves for 2012
Don't let the "fiscal cliff" prevent you from using these last-minute tax cutting strategies
Jill Schlesinger, CFP®, is the Emmy and Gracie Award-winning business analyst for CBS News, where she translates complicated business and economic news into understandable, relatable topics for everyday viewers and listeners. She covers the economy, markets, investing and anything else with a dollar sign on TV, on the "Jill on Money" podcast, radio (including her nationally syndicated show, "Jill on Money," which won the 2018 and 2021 Gracie Award for Best National Talk Show), the web and her blog, "Jill on Money." Jill also won a 2018 Personal Finance Reporting Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA)/National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE).
Prior to her second career at CBS, Schlesinger spent 14 years as the co-owner and chief investment officer for an independent investment advisory firm. She began her career as a self-employed options trader on the Commodities Exchange of New York, following her graduation from Brown University.
Schlesinger's second book, "The Great Money Reset," was published in January 2023 by St. Martin's Press and her first book, "The Dumb Things Smart People Do With Their Money," was published in February 2019 by Ballantine Books.
Don't let the "fiscal cliff" prevent you from using these last-minute tax cutting strategies
An extension of payroll tax cut not in Obama's latest "fiscal cliff" proposal; Would mean 2% decrease in paychecks in 2013
Which is worse for the economy: Tax increases for the wealthy or spending cuts?
On the radio show, we answer the burning question: "Who can I trust to help manage my money?"
We go in depth on the fiscal cliff and finish up the show 12 steps to financial freedom in 2012
The Federal Reserve renewed its commitment to boost U.S. economic growth with two major changes to monetary policy
MoneyWatch Week Ahead: At the Fed's last policy meeting of 2012, the governors will determine the fate of "Operation Twist" and more
Michael Goodman of Wealthstream Advisors joins us to discuss year-end planning, amid the "fiscal cliff"
Economy adds 146K jobs, unemployment at 7.7 percent; The much-feared impact of Superstorm Sandy on the jobs report was for naught
The effect of superstorm Sandy and the so-called "fiscal cliff" is impacting economic reports
With tax increases and government spending cuts looming, here's a look at how the Obama and GOP fiscal plans measure up
MoneyWatch Week Ahead: Superstorm Sandy and the so-called "fiscal cliff" could conspire to make for a punk November jobs report
The Powerball winners didn't call, but we did discuss how to invest cash on this week's radio show
The lucky lottery prize winners not only will collect a mammoth jackpot, but also a raft of financial considerations
Americans have vastly reduced the amount of debt they maintain, with one glaring exception: Student loans