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Boeing says ousted CEO Muilenburg not entitled to severance payment

Muilenburg was fired from the job in December as the company failed to contain the fallout from a pair of fatal crashes that halted output of its bestselling 737 MAX jetliner and tarnished its reputation with airlines and regulators. Based on Boeing securities filings from early 2019, Muilenburg was eligible for about $39 million in severance. “Upon his departure, Dennis received the benefits to which he was contractually entitled and he did not receive any severance pay or a 2019 annual bonus,” Boeing said in a statement. …read more […]

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Your 529 Questions… Answered!

For all the drama around Iran and the threat of war, the markets have been remarkably stable so far in 2020. So let’s use this lull to return to a topic that spurred a lot of interesting questions from our readers: grandparents and 529s.
What are the consequences of letting a plan “coast” to the next generation or further? Is this idea a valid estate planning tool for future generations? – Rebecca L.
Since a 529 must be used for educational expenses, what happens if the grandchild doesn’t continue an educational path?
Wouldn’t funding a Roth IRA in your own name be …read more […]

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How Did McCormick & Company, Incorporated (MKC) Compare Against Hedge Fund Darlings in 2019?

Many investors, including Paul Tudor Jones or Stan Druckenmiller, have been saying before 2018’s Q4 market crash that the stock market is overvalued due to a low interest rate environment that leads to companies swapping their equity for debt and focusing mostly on short-term performance such as beating the quarterly earnings estimates. In the first […] …read more […]

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Alphabet legal head Drummond exits, giving its new CEO chance to shake up team

Alphabet’s new Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on Friday gained the opportunity to reshape the leadership of Google’s parent with the exit of Chief Legal Officer David Drummond, whose outsized strategic role was overshadowed by employee concerns about his personal relationship with a subordinate.

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