Kyla Ernst-Alper is an aerialist in New York City. She’s never had an employer that offered her a 401(k) retirement plan in more than two decades of performing. Giles Clement Kyla Ernst-Alper, a 38-year-old aerial performer in New York City, has never had a 401(k) retirement plan. She holds multiple jobs at once to support
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Dr. Virginia Banks, an infectious disease specialist, is part of a group of Black physicians and scientists who are focused on ways to solve health-care disparities. Dr. Virginia Banks Dr. Virginia Banks says if the U.S. really wants to bring the pandemic to an end, it’s going to take mobile vans of vaccines in neighborhoods
The bronze Charging Bull in the financial district of New York City. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images LONDON — The SPAC craze is starting to gain some momentum in Europe. After a banner year for so-called special purpose acquisition companies in the U.S., a growing number of blank-check firms are raising funds with the intention
Scientists, politicians, youth activists and business leaders are talking about the dire consequences of climate change. But for the average person sitting on their couch, it can be hard to understand what is so urgent and why it matters to their life. In his new book, “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,” billionaire Bill Gates
EBay Inc. signage is displayed at the entrance to the company’s headquarters in San Jose, Calif. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Is the market gearing up for a pullback? A correction for stocks could be on the horizon, says strategists from Bank of America, but this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. “We
Time to lower your taxes with a SEP IRA getty The 2021 tax season is here, and if you’re self-employed, the SEP IRA may hold the key to slash your 2020 taxes owed. Business owners and those with a 1099 are likely eligible to contribute to a SEP IRA. For those who earned more than
CEO and Founder of L.A. Property Management Group and Crown Commercial Property Management. getty The dramatic spike of Covid-19 cases in recent months has proven that the virus remains as grave a danger as ever, but with vaccines now in distribution, the end of the pandemic is finally in sight. With vaccines now in distribution, we can
To complete the 3 Rs, it’s a good idea to involve your financial professional. They can help! getty In the old days, everyone learned the three Rs, ‘Reading, wRiting and aRithmetic.’ These basics were big buckets that contained a basic education. If you could master those, you’d find yourself in pretty good shape. At times,
Prostock-Studio | iStock | Getty Images If you’re among the millions of people across the nation with no health insurance, you may be able to remedy that soon. A special enrollment period to get a plan through the federal Affordable Care Act health exchange (or your state’s exchange if it has one) opens Monday and
Even after being fully inoculated against Covid, some public health precautions are still needed until more data on the vaccines can be collected, Dr. Kavita Patel told CNBC on Friday. It’s well understood the two-shot vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are highly effective at preventing severe disease and death from Covid-19, Patel said in a
Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Bill Michael, U.K. chairman of accounting giant KPMG, has quit his role after telling staff to stop moaning about the coronavirus pandemic during a virtual meeting earlier this week. KPMG on Friday confirmed that Michael, who has headed up the U.K. firm since 2017, had resigned
First-time claims for unemployment insurance totaled 793,000 last week as declining Covid-19 cases provided little relief for the jobs market. The total for the week ended Feb. 6 was above the 760,000 forecast from economists surveyed by Dow Jones but a slight decrease from the previous week’s upwardly revised total of 812,000. The pandemic era
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 20: Dog waste overflows from a city trash can on December 20, 2020 in … [+] Brooklyn. A recent snow storm and budget cuts due to the COVID-19 crisis, feeds fears that daily life services, such as trash collection, have declined dramatically in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis
Indian born-developer Dilip Barot vividly remembers the day he first learned to meditate. That was also the day he began to understand what it means to be mindful and present in the world. Growing up in Gujarat on India’s northwest coast, Dilip lived with his parents and seven siblings in a tiny, two-room 300 SF
By Diane Eastabrook, Next Avenue FRANKFORT, KY – JUNE 19: Hundreds of unemployed Kentucky residents wait in long lines outside the … [+] Kentucky Career Center for help with their unemployment claims on June 19, 2020 in Frankfort, Kentucky. (Photo by John Sommers II/Getty Images) Getty Images At the end of 2018, Ida Lane, 63,
President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with Senators from both parties in the White House on Feb. 11, 2021. Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images More unemployment benefits may be on the way as Democrats and the Biden administration pursue a $1.9 trillion pandemic aid package. The legislation would increase the amount of jobless benefits workers receive
Fourth generation cattle rancher Loren Poncia has made Stemple Creek Ranch carbon positive. He’s implemented rotational cattle grazing systems that allow soil and grass to recover, applied compost on pastures and planted worm farms and chicory that aerate the soil. Courtesy of Paige Green President Joe Biden has called on U.S. farmers to lead the
The New York Stock Exchange welcomes Desktop Metal Inc. (NYSE: DM), today, Thursday, December 10, 2020, in celebration of its listing. To honor the occasion, Ric Fulop, Co-Founder and CEO, rings The Opening Bell®. NYSE Roger Lee of Battery Ventures says that “SPAC” used to be a “bad four-letter word” in Silicon Valley. Now, the
We’re sisters who grew up financially insecure. Today, each of us has a net worth of six figures and we teach others about how to build wealth through our financial education company Winenance. While we are now on the road to financial independence, this wasn’t always the case. Here’s how we got started and our top
A bitcoin ATM is seen inside the Big Apple Tobacco Shop on February 08, 2021 in New York. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Pressure is building on Wall Street banks to accept bitcoin as a legitimate asset class – and it’s coming from within, CNBC has learned. Last month, during a town hall meeting