Ms. Monopoly game. Source: Hasbro The typical 8-year-old probably doesn’t know much about the gender pay gap. Now the topic could come up if she or he plays the new game, Ms. Monopoly. Some critics are skeptical, however, of how helpful those conversations will be. Toymaker Hasbro announced this week the rollout of the board
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Black man trying to understand Roth IRA. Getty Many people casually throw around the terms Roth IRA and traditional IRA, but there are significant differences, with pros and cons to each. This article explains the value of a Roth IRA as a savings instrument. Roth IRAs, like traditional IRAs, can accumulate money faster than
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 responds to questions about whether 2019 is really the deadline to file a restricted application, whether an annuity will be subject to the WEP, retroactive restricted applications for spousal benefits
I love when a brand finds a innovative, relevant, non-intrusive way to get in front of its target audience. BMW has done just that with its “sponsorship,” if you want to call it that, of Heaps Estrin Real Estate’s high-dollar home listings. The brand staged these multi-million dollar homes with brand new high-end BMW models
Musician Eddie Money performs on stage during the iHeart80s Party 2017 at SAP Center on January 28, 2017 in San Jose, California. Tim Mosenfelder | Getty Images Eddie Money, famed singer of “Two Tickets to Paradise,” has died at age 70. Money’s publicist provided a statement to the Associated Press from the musician’s family saying
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said on Friday that WeWork should pull its embattled initial public offering because the negative sentiment around slashing its valuation could be contagious in the overall stock market. “Stop the WeWork deal,” Cramer said on “Squawk Box.” “We don’t want that deal. I just wish they would go away.” Despite a number
A man enter the doors of the ‘WeWork’ co-operative co-working space in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images WeWork has become a cautionary tale for private equity and venture capital executives who are learning that growth at all costs doesn’t always cut it in public markets. The real estate start-up has seen
The first monthly Social Security check was cashed in 1940 for a grand total of about $23. Fast forward to 2019 and the average retired worker gets almost $1,500 a month from Social Security. Nearly nine out of 10 people aged 65 and older receive benefits, making it an essential part of retiring in the
Investors watch a stock trading board at a Shanghai brokerage firm. More U.S. pension money is mandated into China’s stock market. Some in Washington DC see a chance of making sure Fed employee pensions never go in there. Photographer: Qilai BLOOMBERG NEWS Make no mistake about it, wheels are in motion to ban some $49.5
Getty The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that the consumer price index (CPI) has increased by .1% for August, after rising .3% in July. Here’s what that means for taxpayers in 2020, together with a first look at predicted rates for the next year as calculated by Bloomberg Tax & Accounting. The CPI measures the
Property managers must know and obey laws relating to security deposit collection and maintenance. Getty Anecdotal estimates peg the U.S. market for residential security deposits at more than $60 billion. Opportunities are ripe for fintech solutions in the administration of deposits. Independent security deposit management services can add value to professionally-managed real estate, while simultaneously
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on September 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. Zach Gibson | Getty Images The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s internal watchdog cleared Secretary Ben Carson of wrongdoing after investigating a planned purchase of more than $31,000
Everlane, a socially minded clothing company, needed to open brick-and-mortar stores because “basically” no online-only companies are profitable, CEO Michael Preysman told CNBC’s Jim Cramer. Preysman, who founded Everlane in 2011, made his remarks to the “Mad Money” host from the company’s brand-new store in Williamsburg, a hip neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. “What online-only
David M. Solomon, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, speaks during the Milken Institute’s 22nd annual Global Conference in Beverly Hills, April 29, 2019 Mike Blake | Reuters Goldman Sachs is beefing up its technology team with a top Amazon cloud executive. The New York investment bank announced on Thursday it would hire Marco Argenti
French economist Thomas Piketty poses during a photo session in Paris on September 10, 2019. Joel Sagat | AFP | Getty Images A popular French economist says billionaires are harmful to economic growth and would be effectively abolished under his tax plan, according to an interview. Thomas Piketty, whose 2013 book on inequality, “Capital in
Saying thank you with cash has always been a little tricky. Although etiquette experts suggest tipping 15% to 20% for most services, some people are more generous than others and many aren’t giving a gratuity at all. Among all diners who leave tips, the average was 19%, according to a study by CreditCards.com. Men also
© 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP The US-China trade war has provided Indian Prime Minister Modi with an opportunity he couldn’t refuse: to change the game in Kashmir for China and Pakistan. Back in August New Delhi terminated Article 370 of the Constitution, asserting its power in the disputed Kashmir region. This week, India called on
. Senator Elizabeth Warren (Photo by Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Getty Senator Elizabeth Warren released a Social Security expansion plan on the morning of September 12, the day of the next Democratic presidential primary debate. David Leonhardt of the New York Times was among the first to report about it.
Billionaire Ken Griffin’s penthouse purchase (pictured here) reignited talks of a pied-a-terre tax in New York earlier this year. Sen. Brad Hoylman plans to bring the bill back in 2020. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo credit should AFP/Getty Images The pied-a-terre tax has reared its head again, with New York Sen. Brad
Daenerys Targaryen is one of the key characters that can speak High Valyrian in Game of Thrones. Source: HBO There’s another “Game of Thrones” prequel series in the works, according to several reports, and this one will focus on the Targaryen family. Deadline, the Hollywood Reporter and Variety all reported Thursday that the show is