Month: May 2023

AsiaVision | E+ | Getty Images Many Americans aren’t saving enough for retirement — and the shortfall could put a strain on state and federal budgets in the coming decades. But research shows that state-run programs could help people save for retirement while reducing that strain. Without changes, the retirement savings gap could create a
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Investment in luxury second-home markets has cooled following a sales run-up during the pandemic years 2020-21. But that’s not to say a lot of folks aren’t still toying with investing in such sunny spots as the Caribbean, Hawaii and Costa Rica. “The pandemic-related market run experienced in Hawaii’s ultra-luxury real estate sector was logistically unsustainable,
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In this article CMCSA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Linda Yaccarino, chairman of advertising and partnerships at NBC Universal Media LLC, speaks during a panel session on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018.  Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images NBCUniversal global advertising
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Bryan Allen | Getty Images The threat of a recession has weighed heavily on many investors’ minds amid higher interest rates, banking turmoil and layoffs. But you should still try to avoid reactive investing moves, according to financial advisors. Public pessimism about the economy recently notched a new high, according to a recent CNBC survey.
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Regardless of where the Supreme Court comes out on President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, education debt isn’t going away. College is only getting more expensive. Tuition and fees plus room and board at four-year, in-state public colleges rose more than 2% to $23,250, on average, in the 2022-23 academic year; at four-year private colleges, it increased
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Michigan is home to the good ole “Motor City” of Detroit, the University of Michigan, and some fascinating colonial era forts at the tips of the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. Indeed, Michigan is a beautiful state with its fair share of very wealthy cities. In a recent study, we analyzed and identified the 50 richest
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A perennial favorite among holidaymakers, Greece consistently ranks among the top 10 vacation destinations in Europe. But now it wants tourists to get to know lesser-known locations across its thousands of sprawling islands. “We’re moving beyond sea and sun. We want to prolong the tourism season in both time and space,” Olympia Anastasopoulou, secretary-general for
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Economists have been forecasting a recession for months, and that looming downturn is one of the most anticipated in U.S. history. But it’s not yet materialized, in part due to strong consumer spending. “Consumer spending represents more than half of the economy,” said Curt Long, chief economist at the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions.
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In this article BOWL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Illustration by Gene Kim Bowlero, the buzzy bowling company that was one of the few successful stocks to emerge from the SPAC boom, is the subject of a sprawling federal investigation into age discrimination and retaliation that authorities now want to settle for $60 million,
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