Collectively, Americans owe more than $1 trillion in credit card debt. After the holiday season, however, individual balances bumped up another notch. Americans, on average, racked up about $1,325 in holiday debt last month alone, according to MagnifyMoney’s annual post-holiday debt survey. Further, more than three-quarters of those polled said they won’t pay off their balances
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John Buckingham, chief investment officer at AFAM Capital and editor of The Prudent Speculator, portfolio manager Jason Clark and senior research analyst Chris Quigley are industry-leading value investors. In MoneyShow’s Top Picks 2020 report, they highlight their favorite ideas for the coming year. John Buckingham, The Prudent Speculator Last year, we chose Citigroup (C), Target
The process of using funds from an existing annuity to purchase another annuity is commonly referred to as an annuity exchange. If the funds being used are non-qualified (i.e. not held in something like an IRA), then the exchange would be a 1035 exchange (so named for Section 1035 of the IRS Code, which governs
Photo: Getty A few years ago, it would have been difficult to imagine a real estate developer raising millions of dollars from unknown investors in minutes — site unseen, no questions asked. Now, it happens every day through numerous online real estate crowdfunding investment platforms. To give you a sense of the power of these
Carlos Ghosn, former chairman of Nissan Motor Co., sits in a vehicle as he leaves his lawyer’s office in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Takaaki Iwabu | Bloomberg | Getty Images As Nissan’s former Chairman Carlos Ghosn made his way from Osaka, Japan to Istanbul, Turkey in a private jet, the price of
Farmer walks through his soy fields in Harvard, Illinois. Nova Safo | AFP | Getty Images China remains vague on how much the country will increase purchases of U.S. farm goods, considered a critical part of a trade agreement with Washington. Han Jun, vice minister of agriculture and rural affairs, confirmed to Chinese financial news
The Rolls-Royce Cullinan at the Geneva International Motor Show 2019. Martyn Lucy | Getty Images Rolls-Royce had its best year ever in 2019, driven in large part by its three-ton SUV that sells for over $400,000. The company, a division of BMW, said it sold 5,152 cars last year, the most in its history. That
Attendees visit the Disney+ streaming service booth at the D23 Expo on August 23, 2019 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. ROBYN BECK | AFP | Getty Images Disney’s streaming business is already being valued by investors at more than $100 billion, according to an estimate by Barclays, showing that investors have high
Put investing on the bottom of your things-to-panic-about list. Investing isn’t difficult. You don’t have to be a math genius to understand where to put your money or be afraid of scary terms like “stock market volatility.” (That just means the prices of companies in the stock market are changing rapidly.) The more you know,
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Healthy aging stories always inspire me, especially about older athletes. This one was a jaw-dropper, unlike anything I’ve ever seen. As reported by CNN and New York affiliate WHAM, a man broke into the house of 82 year old Willie Murphy, first trying to fool her
Getty The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that tax season will open on Monday, January 27, 2020. And I know what you’re thinking: when are those tax refunds coming? Assuming no delays, here are my best guesses for expected tax refunds based on filing dates and information from the IRS: Refund chart 2020 KPE * No matter
Photo: Getty More communities throughout the U.S. are demanding more flexible real estate options that can accommodate multigenerational families throughout all phases of life. One prominent and increasingly popular solution is the accessory dwelling unit, or ADU – an independent residential unit with its own kitchen, bathroom(s) and bedroom(s) that is either attached to or
Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pier 1 Imports shares tanked more than 25% Monday afternoon following a report from Bloomberg that said the company is preparing to file for bankruptcy and slash jobs. The stock was briefly halted due to volatility and then again for news pending. In November, Robert Riesbeck was named CEO,
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Escalated geopolitical tensions swooped in and spoiled the market’s party in the new year, and Wall Street analysts warned the sell-off might be just beginning. After a historic run in 2019 and a strong first day of 2020, the S&P 500
Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Lightning II Robert Sullivan | FlickrCC Shares of defense companies outperform the broader market in the six months following a crisis event in the Middle East, according to an analysis by CNBC. Defense stocks have risen since a U.S. airstrike killed Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, Iran’s top military commander,
lovelyday12 | Getty Social Security benefits are helping to narrow the gap between the haves and have-nots who are approaching retirement. But they don’t go far enough. That’s according to new research from The New School Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis in New York. The analysis took a look at one age group in
Under pressure from the White House, the Food and Drug Administration gave premium cigar-makers and importers a win last week, indicating it may spare the industry from costly regulation set to go into effect this spring. The premium cigar industry is facing a May deadline that requires all new tobacco products to obtain regulatory clearance
Getty More than 7,000 media workers lost their jobs in 2019, pushing many of the laid-off reporters and editors into the unstable world of freelance journalism. Building a freelance career comes with some freedom, but with a lot of complexity. Although you may not always think of freelancing in these terms, becoming a freelancer means
2020 on the horizon. Getty In this episode of Tax Notes Talk, Tax Notes’s Jeremy Scott, Stephanie Cumings, and Andrew Velarde review what happened with tax legislation and guidance in 2019 and what lies ahead in 2020. Read the podcast transcript below. This post has been edited for length and clarity. David Stewart: Welcome to the podcast. I’m David Stewart, editor
Bright office colors, as showcased in this Framery Petrol Blue sound-proof pod designed for open … [+] office settings, have been shown to boost productivity. Framery Have you ever worked in an office that just didn’t seem to feel right? Ever had the sense your office clashed with your personality? Ever felt unproductive in any of
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