In this article FIS Although the pandemic isn’t over, many retirement savings accounts are back to pre-Covid highs. Retirement account balances, which took a sharp nosedive almost exactly one year ago when the coronavirus outbreak caused economic shockwaves, have now bounced back entirely, according to the latest data from Fidelity Investments, the nation’s largest provider
In this article DIN Rendering of a Flip’d by IHOP location Source: IHOP IHOP will launch its fast-casual spinoff, Flip’d by IHOP, in July — more than a year after initially planned. The Dine Brands chain first unveiled Flip’d in late 2019, positioning it as a way to win over consumers in busy urban areas.
More than half of Americans need to take action quickly if they’re going to reach their retirement savings goals, according to the most recent Retirement Preparedness Measure (RPM) calculated by Fidelity. The average RPM is 74, but 41% of Americans have an RPM of 65 or lower, placing them in the “poor” category when it
Today’s column addresses questions about whether it’s possible to opt out of contributing to Social Security, Social Security benefits for veterans and filing options when an older spouse dies before the younger spouse reaches full retirement age (FRA). Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic
A contemporary waterfront mansion on Florida’s Marco Island is on the market with a $14.25 million price tag, claiming the title of the most expensive residential listing for sale since 2005 at the Gulf Coast retreat. Forget the beach crowds. This property on a nearly one-acre double lot has it all, with an idyllic 180 feet
People walk on their lunch break at the Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore on May 5, 2021. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore has ordered Facebook, Twitter and a local publisher to correct what it says is a false statement circulating that implies a new coronavirus variant originated in
In this article HD LOW A customer pushes a shopping cart towards the entrance of a Lowe’s store in Concord, California, on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lowe’s reported Wednesday that consumers are continuing to invest in their homes in the first quarter and it saw sales pick
Federal Reserve officials at their April meeting said a strong pickup in economic activity would warrant discussions about tightening monetary policy, according to minutes from the session released Wednesday. “A number of participants suggested that if the economy continued to make rapid progress toward the Committee’s goals, it might be appropriate at some point in
What’s a trip to Italy without exploring the vaulted passages of the Colosseum, skipping down the Spanish Steps and staring up in wonderous rapture at the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel? “Absolutely relaxing,” said Margherita Migliorini of Villa di Capannole, a luxury accommodation in the Tuscan countryside. Her family has owned the villa — which used to
Brian Moynihan, CEO, Bank of America Scott Mlyn | CNBC Bank of America said it is raising the minimum hourly wage it pays employees to $25 by the year 2025. The firm, which made the announcement Tuesday in a release, had just completed a plan last year to get to a $20 minimum wage. The
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center, in Dearborn, Michigan on May 18, 2021. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris released their 2020 tax returns Monday, restoring the annual White House tradition. The president and first lady, Jill Biden, reported $607,336
Looming over the nation’s workers and their families is the dread of being busted in retirement. The pandemic calamity of 2020 has hastened old-age poverty dread because those without work place retirement coverage lost one more year of savings, were left out of the stock market boom, and are one more step towards leaving or
President Biden and Democrats and Republicans in Congress have begun a fascinating game of three-dimensional chess over Biden’s $2.2 trillion infrastructure spending plan and the way to pay for it. As the game begins, it may be worth looking at where public opinion stands on infrastructure spending and how it should be funded. To start,
After 60 years, the Hilton family’s historic Bel Air estate has finally changed hands. According to records posted to the Multiple Listing Service, the property sold for $61.5 million, below its $75 million listing price, but still good enough to mark one of the biggest deals in California over the past year. The estate was
In this article LB Shoppers pass in front of a Victoria’s Secret store at a mall in San Diego, California, April 22, 2021. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Victoria’s Secret parent L Brands on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings and sales that topped analysts’ estimates, driven by momentum across its business and more people
In this article CSCO In this image released on May 2, 2021, from left, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins and Chief Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability Officer of Coca-Cola Company Bea Perez speak onstage during Global Citizen VAX LIVE: The Concert To Reunite The World at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Kevin Winter | Getty Images
The logo of Cisco Systems is seen at their headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, France. Philippe Wojazer | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Wednesday: Cisco — Shares of the data center networking hardware maker dropped more than 6% in extended trading after the company issued weaker-than-expected guidance for the next
It’s taken Elon Musk decades to amass his more than $160 billion fortune. But a new online game lets you try to spend it all in under 30 seconds. The game, called “Spending Elon’s Money,” is available to play for free on the website of Leasing Options, a British car rental company. Players start with
Crypto bull Meltem Demirors said Wednesday she believes the recent turbulence in bitcoin and ether are positive long-term developments, contending the optimistic story around the digital assets remains intact. “It’s been really frothy. There was a lot of leverage in the markets. Some of that got taken out in April,” the chief strategy officer at CoinShares
In this article BBY TFC BLK MoMo Productions | Stone | Getty Images Many Americans do not have the cash on hand to cover an unexpected emergency expense, a reality that has become more apparent during the Covid-19 pandemic. That has led to a growing call for companies to step in and adopt programs to