Jackie Cohen

Jackie Cohen is an award winning financial journalist turned turned financial advisor obsessed with climate change risk, data and business. Jackie holds a B.A. Degree from Macalester College and an M.A. in English from Claremont Graduate University.

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Reconsider Roth IRA Contributions Over the Next Decade Between the recent slide in the stock market and the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, you may want to rethink whe... read the story

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What Is CPI and Why Should You Care? On days like today, the financial news media explodes with articles about changes in the overall cost of living, based o... read the story

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Dude, Where’s Your State Income Tax Refund? You have a 90% chance of receiving a federal income tax refund within three weeks of filing, but is that also true for y... read the story

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40 Careers That Pay Better Than a YouTube Channel Most jobs offer better compensation than what you might make from starting a YouTube channel. Pay comparisons of differe... read the story

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How Long Can You Postpone Your Taxes? Have you wished you could postpone your taxes — like until different politicians take office and change the tax la... read the story

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Will There Be More IRS Audits Under the New Tax Law? The Internal Revenue Service has had its hands full trying to implement the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in time for the curren... read the story

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Tax Withholding Calculator Debuts on IRS Website A new tax withholding calculator debuted on the Internal Revenue Service website to help people choose how to fill out t... read the story

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Can Crowdfunding Mortgage Down Payments Make Homes Affordable? Can crowdfunding mortgage down payments make home buying more affordable? A lot what’s being called crowdfunding i... read the story

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Beware of Free Trial Offers That Actually Cost Money Some things are too good to be true — like free trial offers. The Federal Trade Commission has warned that some of... read the story

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Beware of Fraudulent Tax Return Scams Fraudulent tax return scams are soaring, but filing your tax return as early as possible might save you from becoming a ... read the story