Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple, speaks at the 2019 Dreamforce conference in San Francisco on November 19, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images With all due respect to the late, and great, Tom Petty, when it comes to today’s stock market averages, it’s “the weighting that is the hardest part.”
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A man wearing a face mask walks past a Nike store in Central Business District, Beijing, China on February 17, 2020. Andrea Verdelli | Getty Images The market is looking treacherous right now to end September, but top analysts still believe there are compelling stocks out there with robust upside ahead. Even in challenging economic
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images With so many companies seeking to cut costs to survive the Covid-19-induced economic downturn, many corporate executives are now weighing the answer to a simple question: “Does it make sense to take an early retirement?” I work closely with corporate executives from a wide range of Fortune 500 companies.
Ariel Skelley | DigitalVision | Getty Images It’s no wonder so many Americans retire down south. The Sunshine State has four of the top five places for retirement, according to the latest WalletHub Best & Worst Places to Retire report. “Florida is a tax haven for everyone, but especially for the elderly, so when it
The U.S. Supreme Court. Phil Roeder | Moment | Getty Images The Supreme Court may soon erase the Affordable Care Act from existence — an outcome that could have far-reaching consequences for American health care. The high court is expected to hear oral arguments in a case seeking to overturn the law, also known as Obamacare,
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc | DigitalVision | Getty Images Oct.1 is around the corner. And even though millions of Americans are living without a steady paycheck amid the pandemic, the bills are still due. Making the situation worse is that fact that Congress hasn’t been able to reach a deal on another stimulus package, leaving
Emergency Rescue Service (SAMU) nurse Belisa Marcelino checks the lungs of Maria Geralda da Silva, 84, who is experiencing breathing difficulty and others symptoms of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as preparation is made to transfer the patient to a hospital amid the outbreak, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Amanda Perobelli | Reuters You may have heard
SDI Productions | E+ | Getty Images Financial aid packages for next year might be woefully short for college students whose parents have lost their jobs amid the Covid-19 downturn. Students can begin applying for financial aid as early as Oct. 1. That’s the first day they can fill out the Free Application for Federal
Sam Fornasiero Sam Fornasiero For an instant, luck seemed to change for Sam Fornasiero. The 21-year-old’s phone call was put on hold — a noteworthy improvement relative to the 2,000-plus prior attempts to reach New Jersey’s unemployment bureau, by his estimation. The call went dead after a half hour of waiting. But Fornasiero has gotten good at
zimmytws | iStock | Getty Images The stimulus stalemate has pitted Democrats and Republicans against each other on Capitol Hill. But another issue — Social Security and its ability to pay retirement, disability, survivor and other benefits into the future — has also created a rift between leaders of the two parties. Congressional lawmakers gathered
The possibility of more campus closures has sparked a sudden interest in withdrawing from college before it’s too late. “All of us are counting down to the tuition deadline,” said Carla Voight, 20, a junior at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, referring to the last day students are eligible for some reimbursement if
Waring Abbott | Michael Ochs Archives | Getty Images When architect David Mason started David Mason & Associates, his infrastructure engineering company in St. Louis in 1989, it was a two-man operation, run from a 10 x 12 room. He and his business partner, James O. Hacking, did business development during the day, then worked
Phil Murphy, governor of New Jersey, speaks during a fiscal year 2020 budget address at the New Jersey State Assembly chamber on March 5, 2019. Ron Antonelli | Bloomberg | Getty Images Millionaires in New Jersey may not have many options to duck a new tax hike on their income. Earlier this month, Gov. Phil
Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury during the Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing examining the quarterly CARES Act report to Congress, in Washington, DC, U.S., September 24, 2020. Drew Angerer | Reuters One of the main draws of the Paycheck Protection Program was the ability to have loans forgiven
JAG Images | Getty Images There has been a seismic shift in the job market as more Americans turn to freelancing during the pandemic. Over the last 12 months, their ranks have swelled to 59 million across a wide swath of industries. They now account for 39% of the U.S. workforce, according to UpWork, a
IRA individual retirement account. Stack of money and calculator. getty The Covid-19 pandemic has left millions of people out of work, and while the extended unemployment benefits are helpful, they may not be enough for everyone. If you find yourself in a financial bind, you might be curious about tapping your individual retirement accounts for
getty If you’re like most employees, one of the most important decisions that will impact your financial future has already been made for you. In 2006, Congress passed the Pension Protection Act. Despite the law’s name, it represented a watershed event for retirement savers using a 401(k) plan. It allowed employers to change how employees
By Ralph Mroz, Next Avenue Contributor getty Surveys show that most people would prefer to grow older, and even die, in their own home. This desire isn’t hard to understand. While you may have already downsized to a more manageable home or condo, you won’t have to move again, which is emotionally straining, physically taxing
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 24: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) on screen, provides his remarks to … [+] Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury (Photo by Toni L. Sandys-Pool/Getty Images) Getty Images Economy Is Looking Bad With the prospects of a stimulus package souring (see the tussle between Sherrod Brown and Steven Munchin yesterday), the