When it comes to love, debt can be a dealbreaker. These days, one-third of millennials would consider breaking up with their significant other because of a financial secret, such as hidden debt or a bad credit score, according to TD Bank’s fifth annual Love and Money Survey released Tuesday. Still, more than 1 in 4
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Only about 35% of families remain “traditional.” Modern families need modern planning! Girls sitting together and holding hands Getty The 45th Annual Notre Dame Tax & Estate Planning Institute in South Bend, IN brings together some of the top estate planners from around the country to lecture at a two day conference. This is the
Getty It turns out that there is such a thing as too much SALT. U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken has dismissed a lawsuit filed by four states to strike down the cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). The lawsuit was filed in July of
A 165-acre island in the United States Virgin Islands that neighbors Epstein’s “pedophile island” Small Saint James (pictured), was sold for $22.5 million to an offshore company in 2016. (AP Photo/Gianfranco Gaglione) ASSOCIATED PRESS Jeffrey Epstein allegedly bought a second private island in the Caribbean using an unaware Dubai businessman as a front man to
An interview with billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank investor, Mark Cuban. In this interview, Mark discusses his early business ventures and how he made them successful, including the success he had in trading and starting a hedge fund. Mark also talks about the Dallas Mavericks, politics and Shark Tank. ???? Books by Mark Cuban and
Recession red flags are weighing on the stock market, and if you go back a year, fourth quarter 2018 was a painful one for investors. But there is at least one historical reason to remain positive on stocks as the year’s final quarter starts: It’s been the quarter with the highest average gains over the
Ray Dalio, founder of investment firm Bridgewater Associates, speaking at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22, 2019. Adam Galica | CNBC Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio said the White House’s deliberation on a block on U.S. investments in China made him wonder if bigger moves are on the way. Dalio, founder of
Wall Street’s abject fear of Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren getting into the White House is a mistake, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday. “The fear of Sen. Warren is getting overblown,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street,” three weeks after he said that financial industry CEOs were telling him that “she’s got to be stopped.”
Kathy Huff installs a headlight assembly at GM’s Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup truck plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 25, 2018. John Gress | Reuters U.S. economic growth is expected to have slowed in the third quarter of 2019, according to the Atlanta Federal Reserve’s GDP tracking gauge. The GDPNow model estimates the
Sticking to a household budget is apparently difficult. As in, really difficult. While 74% of people say they have some sort of budget, 79% don’t stick to it, according to new research from SlickDeals.net, a crowd-sourced shopping platform. The average weekly amount consumers spend — not counting bills such as mortgage or rent, utilities, etc.
A display of bottles for CBD sale is seen at The Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition (CWCBExpo) trade show in New York City, New York, U.S., May 30, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar Mike Segar | Reuters Harmony Dispensary, a medical marijuana cultivator and dispensary in Secaucus, New Jersey, has a Zen-looking shopfront with light green
Today I’m going to show you a bargain-priced closed-end fund (CEF) that’s a standout now—not only because it’s a steal, but because it holds some of the best stocks on the market. In fact, it takes its inspiration from one of the best investors of all time—Warren Buffett. And the fact that it pays a
Senator Elizabeth Warren. BlueMountain Capital Management, H.I.G. Capital, American Securities, Apax Partners, and Platinum Equity received a letter from Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI), and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) asking them to provide disclosure documents and information required in Sections 501 and 503 of the Stop Wall Street Looting Act. Additionally, the
Inside Morningstar’s New York offices, where chief operating officer Michael Brawer is building a … [+] number of new products for blockchain-based securities. Michael del Castillo Credit ratings giant Morningstar is making a number of previously unknown moves into the burgeoning industry of assets issued on a blockchain. The rating agency that made its name
The CEO of Deutsche Post DHL Group told CNBC Tuesday that digitalization would change the industry. Frank Appel’s comments came as the business unveiled its new group strategy for the years ahead. With around 550,000 employees globally, Deutsche Post is a logistics and mail powerhouse. Speaking to CNBC’s Annette Weisbach, Appel said the Bonn headquartered
Revolut CEO Nikolay Storonsky speaks onstage at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco, California. Kimberly White | Getty Images British financial technology start-up Revolut’s losses doubled in 2018, the firm said Tuesday, as the company embarks on an aggressive global expansion. The London-headquartered firm recorded a £32.8 million ($40.3 million) net loss on revenues
Credit Suisse on Tuesday cleared Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam in an internal investigation into the botched surveillance of the bank’s former wealth management head Iqbal Khan in a probe that cost Thiam’s right-hand man his job. Chief Operating Officer Pierre-Olivier Bouee resigned after the investigation by the Homburger law firm found he alone initiated observation
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc | DigitalVision | Getty Images Children are pocketing an average of $30 a week in allowance — enough to rack up around $1,500 in a year. But most of them won’t be able to make a big buy with allowance money. Only 3% of parents say their kids primarily save their
Getty Images Generation X or Gen X is nothing if not consistent. In retirement surveys and studies, they often come up as the generation most in need of help getting to retirement. Yet their do-it-yourself, independent nature doesn’t lend itself to getting the guidance that is often needed. Gen X needs some help. Initially, their retirement planning started
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) addresses an audience on the campus of… [+] the University of Chapel Hill during a campaign rally on September 19, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Sanders spoke to college students about working people’s rights, including fair wages and health care. (Photo by Sara D. Davis/Getty Images) Getty