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President of the Eurogroup Council Jean-Claude Juncker speaks with International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde in October.Eurozone finance ministers postponed agreement on Greece’s long-delayed €31.3bn aid payment Shows divisions between IMF and EU creditors over how fast Athens must reduce its debt IMF: Greece must reduce its debt levels to 120 per cent of economic output by 2020Juncker told a post-meeting press conference the target would be moved to 2022(Financial Times) — Eurozone finance ministers last night postponed agreement on Greece’s long-delayed €31.3bn aid payment for yet another week as divisions between the International Monetary Fund and EU creditors over [...]

How to Avoid an Inheritance Feud Why does a family feud sometimes erupt after a funeral? Maybe it’s the feeling that the “black sheep” of the family doesn’t deserve anything, or the “golden child” got more. Then, too, it could be the heated debate about whether to sell or keep the family home. If you want a Molotov cocktail, combine money, grief, a surviving stepmom or stepdad, a touchy economy, and long-simmering sibling rivalry. “Inheritance feuds can be an expensive, time-consuming, hurtful disaster,” says Kay Boyd, a senior vice president and wealth consultant at Sovereign Investment Group. Case in point: [...]