Henry Cisneros gives life lessons on building dreams

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, December 26, 2017 Henry Cisneros gives life lessons on building dreams NEW YORK (Reuters) - Henry Cisneros has spent his life working to improve U.S. cities, first as San Antonio's City Councilor in the 1970's, then as the city's mayor for eight years and then as the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Bill Clinton. Top small-cap funds of 2017 focus on healthcare, tech in year ahead NEW YORK (Reuters) - Healthcare, technology and Japanese small-cap stocks look poised to outperform the broader market in the year ahead, according to some of the best performing U.S.-based stock fund managers of 2017. Ski slopes and beaches forgotten: tax takes precedence NEW YORK (Reuters) - There will be no holiday slowdown this year for tax consultant Jonathan Traub, who skipped hitting the ski slopes with his family and hunkered down in his Colorado condo to prep for a webcast. RBS to pay $125 million to settle California mortgage bond claims (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc will pay $125 million to resolve claims that it made misrepresentations while selling mortgage-backed securities to two large California pension funds, the state's attorney general has announced. A Model Life: How Petra Nemcova transformed tragedy into joy NEW YORK (Reuters) - If Petra Nemcova's life were a movie plot, nobody would believe it. U.S.-based equity funds post $22 billion of outflows, largest withdrawals in 2017 NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S.-based equity funds posted $22.2 billion of outflows in the week ended Dec. 20, the largest cash withdrawals for 2017, according to Lipper data on Thursday. Column: With U.S. life expectancy gains down, tax bill will make things worse CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Republican tax bill approved by Congress this week will create financial headaches for millions of taxpayers trying to navigate all the new rates and rules. Your Money: Get ready for a flood of difficult divorces in 2018 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Acrimonious couples who were racing to get divorced by Dec. 31 or face dire tax consequences can breathe a sigh of relief. The final tax overhaul bill gives them until the end of 2018 before completely upending the divorce process. U.S. tax overhaul requires new math for 529 savings plans NEW YORK (Reuters) - Families with children in private or parochial school will be able to tap their college savings plans to pay for up to $10,000 in tuition and other expenses in the new year, thanks to a provision in the tax overhaul bill going into effect in 2018. Tax bill's 'pass-through' rule will aid wealthy, not workers: critics WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wealthy business owners, such as President Donald Trump, stand to gain from a provision in the Republican tax bill that creates a valuable deduction for owners of pass-through businesses, Democrats and some tax experts say. Related Video Wal-Mart cracked the code on web delivery, says Oliver Pursche Bitcoin's torrid rally is a "recipe for disaster," says Hilary Kramer Related News Bitcoin rises 10 percent, recovers from last week's brutal selloff Apple suppliers drop on report of weak iPhone X demand; analysts' views mixed Counterparties is a curated snapshot of the best finance news and commentary around the web. Register Today A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2017 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook