The labor market and the broader economy are both better than they look on the surface, and in fact have been mostly defying the continual patter of recession expectations. By multiple measures, the U.S. is staying ahead of the global slowdown, the trade war with China and the bond market’s implication that the decade-long recovery
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Lamborghini Sián FKP 37 Source: Lamborghini Fans of the famous flux capacitor in 1985 movie “Back to the Future” will love the new Lamborghini. The Italian automaker unveiled its fastest car ever Tuesday morning at the Frankfurt Motor Show — a geometric fantasy of speed and engineering called the Sian FKP37. It is the company’s
Early retirement may sound like a dream. However, if today’s retirees are any indication, you may want to rethink how you plan financially. Photo taken in Big Island, United States Shawn Walters / EyeEm | EyeEm | Getty Images A new survey from NerdWallet finds that today’s retirees stopped working at 59, on average. That
Today I’m going to show you how one savvy buy can help you turn $100K into a $500,000 windfall. Plus, you’ll “automatically” build yourself a tidy monthly income stream—I’m talking $2,700+ here—without lifting a finger. That’s enough for many folks to retire on. At the center of it all is a little-known group of investments
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Corrine Jean Harkins lives at 2001 Airport Pulling Road, Naples Florida 34112. Her PO Box for Social Security mailing purposes is PO Box 301 Naples Fl 34106. Corrine is 70. She has been taking her own retirement benefit since age 62. We’re posting her information because
Foreclosures can cause financial damage, but a new study shows they’re not as game-changing as you might think. Getty A foreclosure stays on your credit report for seven years, but according to a new study, the real damage is much shorter-lived than that. New data from loan marketplace LendingTree shows that the bulk of foreclosure
Wilmington Trust’s Luke Tilley is worried a bearish trend in the employment numbers will hurt the economy’s strongest part: consumers. According to the firm’s chief economist, the U.S. is seeing its lowest year-over-year jobs growth since 2011, which was just two years into the economic recovery. “Things are slowing down,” he told CNBC’s “Trading Nation”
The Wendy’s Co. logo is seen on a cup displayed for a photograph at a restaurant location in Daly City, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Wendy’s— Shares of fast-food restaurant chain Wendy’s tanked more than 10% following a downgrade to neutral from
A selection of Netflix original content sits displayed in the Netflix app on an Apple iPad tablet device in this arranged photograph in London. Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images Netflix is putting out strong performance data but investors don’t seem to care, according to Credit Suisse. Despite positive numbers coming from app downloads
Petri Oeschger | Moment | Getty Images One of the best ways financial advisors can bolster their credibility and reach potential clients is available for free. It’s called social media. However, merely joining Twitter and Facebook won’t cut it, according to Dasarte Yarnway, founder of Berknell Financial Group in San Francisco. He shared his views
Estate Planning is more than just having a will, it is about planning for a good end of life. Getty When I ask retirees if they have an updated estate plan in place, I get a mix of responses. Some people recognize their estate plan is lacking, as millions of Americans either don’t have one
Social Security may be one of your largest assets. What and when you collect will make a huge difference to your lifetime benefits. Today’s column addresses survivor benefits based on the record of a worker who delays filing until 70, which month to apply to get full retirement age benefits with no reduction, eligibility for
Rooster crowing in the morning with sunrise. Getty Thirty years ago, Paul Fleischman won a Newbery Medal award for his booklet Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices. Comprised of 14 children’s poems about insects, it’s meant to be read by two people at a time. These back-and-forth conversations essentially capture the lives – or perceived
Scooter drivers in Ho Chi Minh City on November 01, 2016. Thomas Koehler | Photothek | Getty Images Growth in emerging markets has been the linchpin holding up the global economy at a time when advanced countries are threatening to unravel it. That’s the view of former World Bank vice president Ian Goldin, who told
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters The stock market is itching to make new highs, and it may soon, as long as progress continues to appear to be made on the trade war front. Technical market analysts, who watch stock charts, see an opportunity for stocks
The Facebook app is displayed on the screen of an iPhone. Fabian Sommer | picture alliance | Getty Images Facebook and Amazon are two of J.P. Morgan’s top picks in the internet sector, despite intensified scrutiny from regulators at home and abroad. The firm likes Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, Netflix and media company IAC in the
Most people looking for better money skills turn to the money pros — certified financial planners or advisors. Yet sometimes a nonmoney maven can get you on the right track. Marija Jovovic | E+ | Getty Images Marie Kondo, the anti-clutter crusader, has some useful things to say about spare change (don’t let it sit
Scientists at Intervene Immune and Stanford Medical Center say they have proven that “epigenetic aging can be reversed in humans.” young and old face before and after concept Getty By testing the blood samples from a clinical trial designed to reverse aspects of human aging, scientists found significant reversal in their epigenetic ages. While they
Shutterstock, Inc. The US IPO market continues to be very healthy, and we continue to publish our notes here on some of the more interesting companies coming to market: today’s post focuses on SmileDirectClub (proposed ticker SDC) but also do check out our recent posts on Chewy , Slack , WeWork , Beyond Meat ,
The McAdams, MetroNational’s most recent mid-rise apartment project in its Memorial City development on Houston’s west side, recently completed a 9,000-square-foot amenity deck to meet rising expectations of tenants. Photo courtesy of MetroNational As the line between posh hotels and plush high-end housing continues to blur, a luxury apartment development on Houston’s west side is