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SBV Curated Content | A WEEKLY UPDATE OF ENLIGHTENING & INTRIGUING INFORMATION | July 29, 2020
COVID-19 How to understand COVID-19 numbers. Viewed in isolation or presented without context, coronavirus numbers don’t always give an accurate picture of how the pandemic is being handled. Here, ProPublica journalists Caroline Chen and Ash Ngu offer insight on how to navigate the figures. (ProPublica) Wearing masks could help you avoid major illness even if you get coronavirus, experts say. (Los Angeles Times) Cloth face masks still provide a major protective benefit: They...
SBV Curated Content | A Weekly Update of Enlightening & Intriguing Information | July 22, 2020
COVID-19 IRS announces rollover relief for required minimum distributions from retirement accounts that were waived under the CARES Act. Clients, if you have already taken your RMD this year and now want to “put it back” by August 31,2020, please let us know ASAP so we can help you. (IRS) The Internal Revenue Service announced that anyone who already took a required minimum distribution (RMD) in 2020 from certain retirement accounts now...
SBV Curated Content | a weekly update of enlightening & intriguing information | July 15, 2020
Healthcare: What Happens Next (Collaborative Fund, Lily Bernicker) A User’s Guide to Face Masks By now you’ve figured out that wearing a mask is not as simple as all those TV doctors made it look. Here’s our guide to the wear and care of your new mask. (The New York Times, Tara Parker-Pope) A group of 239 scientists say there’s growing evidence covid-19 is airborne. What does this mean for you? (MIT...
SAGEbroadview Updates & What We’re Reading on COVID-19
WORKING DURING QUARANTINE Here at SAGEbroadview we continue to mostly work from our homes -- zooming, calling and emailing with our clients and each other on all kinds of financial planning and investment tasks as well as putting the finishing touches on tax season. Larry opted to work in quarantine in our brand-new office in Farmington, CT; once you see how nice it turned out you will understand why! You can...
Life Disruption and Stages of Grief by Gail Lalk
written by Gail Lalk, LPC, LCADC, Therapist at Young Adult Therapy Gail is a dear friend of mine. She originally posted this on LinkedIn but gave me permission to share this with you. In the United States, we are in the early weeks of managing the impact that the coronavirus pandemic will have on our lives. As I write this, the virus has cropped up in all 50 states and there are...
Tips for staving off stress during an uncertain time…..and some fun stuff
As we carry out 'physical distancing' (we'd rather not call it 'social distancing'), let's try to practice psychological closeness by creating - across physical distances - shared experiences with family and friends. (h/t Jamil Zaki) From the Broadsheet, a daily newsletter from Fortune: "Several of you mentioned the soothing effect of listening to podcasts. Audio news and storytelling has become a commuting fixture for many of us, so it makes sense to incorporate them into your WFH...