Americans have opened their wallets in response to crises like Covid-19 and racial injustice, according to the most recent data from the Association of Fundraising Professionals. The organization reports a 7.6% increase in the amount donated through the first nine months of 2020. Leading the surge: smaller contributions of $250 or less. At the same time,
Month: February 2021
Former TD Ameritrade CEO Fred Tomczyk told CNBC on Friday he believes retail stock market investors have never had it better when it comes to competing against Wall Street pros. “When you think about what the retail investor has today, they have free trading, free research, free investor education, and they have faster and better
The beaches in Cancun, Mexico, have been crowded despite the Covid-19 epidemic . Barcroft Media | Barcroft Media | Getty Images Even Sen. Ted Cruz admits his decision to vacation in sunny Cancun, Mexico, this week while his home state of Texas was suffering record cold and massive power outages was “obviously a mistake,” as
Young woman shops online while at home. getty The pandemic-driven recession is hitting the budgets of non-income tax states like Texas and Florida more than than the rest of the country. Data from the Urban Institute shows that these two states have suffered some of the highest revenue losses since March 2020. Florida’s total tax
AUSTIN, TEXAS – FEBRUARY 19: Mark Maybou scraps snow into a bucket to melt it into water on February … [+] 19, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Mr. Maybou was using the water to flush his toilets since his home has no running water. Winter storm Uri brought historic cold weather causing people to lose their
A teacher awaiting retirement getty A round-up of reports across the country. Florida: ending pensions for new employees? From Tampa Bay Times, “After years of discussions about the tricky issue of overhauling Florida’s retirement system for government employees, a Senate committee this week approved a proposal that would shut future workers out of a traditional
People wearing protective masks wait in line to receive a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a large scale vaccination site in Sacramento, California, on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Scientists and health officials told Congress Friday the federal government needs to ramp up its supply of
New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said Friday that high prices for stocks and other assets are justified in light of a growing economy and low interest rate landscape. With stocks pushing to new heights on valuations not seen in decades, and as corporate bond yields plunge, the central bank official said he’s not
What is financial literacy? Diane Morais, president of consumer and commercial banking products at Ally Bank, described financial literacy as the ability to understand and effectively use financial skills such as personal financial management, budgeting and investing. “Financial literacy for kids is about ensuring that your child is educated on the best way to manage
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is now worth $74 billion after it raised more capital last week – and the strong demand for shares means many investors believe the company’s two ambitious projects will drive that valuation even higher. The company’s valuation jumped 60% from its previous capital raise, which was just six months ago. And SpaceX’s
Sarah Casillas | DigitalVision | Getty Images A new coronavirus relief bill could give millions of Americans $1,400 stimulus checks. Congress is poised to pass the legislation in March, at which point individuals and families could see the money in the following days or weeks. But as negotiations continue, one argument has surfaced: Is the
If your employer lets you make changes to your workplace healthcare elections for 2021 under new … [+] Treasury guidance, it could cut your tax bill. getty Wish you could change your health plan for 2021? In newly released guidance on new flexible rules for healthcare and dependent care FSAs, the Internal Revenue Service has included
The longtime La Jolla residence of contemporary artist Faiya Fredman sold after two weeks on the … [+] market for $7.625 million, or $627,000 over the asking price. Willis Allen Real Estate If you blinked, you likely missed it. A coveted property in the seaside neighborhood of La Jolla has flown off the market nearly
By Richard Eisenberg, Next Avenue Editor NEW YORK, USA – JANUARY 30: A GameStop store in Manhattan (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via … [+] Getty Images) Anadolu Agency via Getty Images You’ve undoubtedly heard about the recent stock market frenzy over Gamestop GME and other so-called “meme stocks” that skyrocketed and then plummeted. That’s
In this Friday, May 1, 2020, photo, a worker leaves the Tyson Foods plant in Waterloo, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall | AP In the hunt to gain access to Covid vaccines, large employers like Tyson Foods are faring no better than a lot of individual Americans. Tight supplies are leaving them mostly waiting. The meat processing
The logo of U.S. software company Palantir Technologies is seen in Davos, Switzerland Januar 22, 2020. Arnd Wiegmann | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Applied Materials — Shares of the chipmaker jumped more than 7% after Applied Materials beat estimates during the fourth quarter and issued upbeat comments for the
Anthony Wood David Orrell | CNBC Roku CEO Anthony Wood has sold more than $270 million worth of shares in the company so far this year — that’s more in the first seven weeks of the year than he sold in all of 2020, according to securities filings. All sales were conducted under a pre-determined trading
Ken Griffin speaking at the 2018 Delivering Alpha Conference in New York on July 18th, 2018. David A. Grogan | CNBC Ken Griffin, the billionaire CEO of hedge fund Citadel, defended his $2 billion investment in short seller Gabe Plotkin’s Melvin Capital last month amid the height of the GameStop mania. “No, I think Gabe
Luc MacGregor | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bitcoin has had blockbuster growth in the last decade, skyrocketing in price and even gaining the support of big banks. Yet for many retail investors, it can be a complicated investment – it’s historically expensive, volatile, can’t be purchased through a brokerage account and isn’t backed by a
1960’s US postage stamp honoring Thoreau. getty One of the favorite sayings of my first managing partner the late Herb Cohan was “I’d rather owe it to you than cheat you out of it.” To be honest, like some of the other sayings, it was never clear exactly what it meant. Nonetheless, I think it sums
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