Really, I don’t want to be doing this. I just want a fact-based discussion on retirement income security, so we can fix what needs fixing and stop worrying about things we shouldn’t be worrying about. Is that too much to ask? Apparently, it is. Back in August I published an entire study through the American
Month: September 2024
In this article BA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Workers with picket signs outside the Boeing Co. manufacturing facility during a strike in Everett, Washington, US, on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. M. Scott Brauer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing will temporarily furlough thousands of U.S. executives, managers and other staff, citing the ongoing
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, U.S., July 31, 2024. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters The Federal Reserve projected lowering interest rates by another half point before the end of 2024, and the central bank
Chris Wattie | Reuters The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it will lower its benchmark rate bya half percentage point, or 50 basis points, paving the way for relief from the high borrowing costs that have hit consumers particularly hard. The federal funds rate, which is set by the U.S. central bank, is the interest rate
What role do family members play in caring for frail older adults and younger people with disabilities? What can society do to make it easier for them? I got thinking about this when Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance suggested that families could lower their daycare costs if “grandma and grandpa” took on more child
In this article FLTR-GB FLUT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT People walk by a banner outside of the New York Stock Exchange for the initial public offering of Flutter Entertainment, the parent company of FanDuel, on Jan. 29, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images FanDuel parent Flutter Entertainment will spend $2.6 billion, or 2.3
U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., speaks to members of the media outside the office of U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 3, 2023. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., sharply criticized other politicians on Tuesday for making public comments about what the
Solstock | E+ | Getty Images Victoria Szafarski currently has $10,000 in credit card debt. The New Yorker’s outstanding balance peaked at $25,000 last year, before she took on a second job as a waitress for a few months. The extra cash Szafarski brought in helped her make headway paying down the debt and increase
A Starlink terminal installed on a Hawaiian Airlines aircraft. Hawaiian Airlines PARIS — SpaceX nearly doubled its backlog of Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi orders with last week’s United Airlines deal, a company director said Tuesday. “Very excited that we have about 2,500 aircraft under contract now, bringing what was effectively a startup to now what we
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell takes a question from a reporter during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the William McChesney Martin Jr. Federal Reserve Board Building on July 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images For all the hype that goes into them, Federal Reserve meetings
Steven Cohen, Chairman and CEO of Point72 Asset Management and majority owner of the New York Mets, attends a news conference at Citi Field, the home stadium of MLB’s New York Mets, which is being used for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination site, in Queens, New York, February 10, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Billionaire investor
Alistair Berg | Digitalvision | Getty Images Planning to work longer is a popular escape hatch for Americans who feel they’ve saved too little to support themselves in old age. About 27% of workers intend to work in retirement because they need to supplement their income, according to a new CNBC and SurveyMonkey survey. They
One of the biggest obstacles investors face on the road to a secure retirement is the pursuit of perfection. This may seem counterintuitive. Our culture touts “practice makes perfect”, we should be continuously training to achieve perfection. Unfortunately, in the world of investing, striving for perfection generally leads to inaction and missed opportunities. Continuously searching
In this article ALK HA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Boeing 737-790 aircraft belonging to Alaska Airlines is seen flying at Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, United States on July 2, 2024. Hasan Akbas | Anadolu | Getty Images Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines can go through with their planned merger,
Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces Apple Card during a launch event at Apple headquarters on Monday, March 25, 2019, in Cupertino, California. Noah Berger | AFP | Getty Images Apple is in discussions with JPMorgan Chase for the bank to take over the tech giant’s flagship credit card program from Goldman Sachs, a person with
In this article BLCO-CA BHC-CA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – MAY 05: Bausch + Lomb eye vitamins are offered for sale at a drug store on May 05, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Bausch + Lomb parent company Bausch Health is spinning off the eye-care company with an upcoming IPO which will
Greg Hinsdale | The Image Bank | Getty Images If you’ve inherited a pretax individual retirement account since 2020, you could face a sizable tax bill without proper planning, experts say. Previously, heirs could take inherited IRA withdrawals over their lifetime, known as the “stretch IRA.” However, the Secure Act of 2019 enacted the “10-year
You probably find lots of junk mail in your mailbox. But, if you are one of the 50 million beneficiaries with Part D prescription drug coverage, either through a stand-alone Part D drug plan or incorporated into a Medicare Advantage plan, pay attention now. Buried in that stack of mail will be the Annual Notice
In this article STLA STLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT United Automobile Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain speaks on the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 2024. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union on
Staff members counting RMB cash deposited by customers in China’s Nantong city. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images The world’s super rich club expanded significantly over the past 10 years, with China leading the charge, according to the latest report from New World Wealth and investment migration advisor Henley & Partners. The number of centimillionaires
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