Hero Images | Getty Images No one is born knowing how to handle money. Smart money management has to be taught. Guess whose job that is? That’s right: parents. Yet teaching their kids about money is something most parents dread. Instead, they’d rather go to the dentist (39%), talk about sex (36%) or pay a
Independent retailers are gearing up for Small Business Saturday, a day used to promote mom-and-pop retailers, and many towns are doing their best to support the effort. In 2018, an estimated 104 million consumers shopped at independent retailers and restaurants on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. They spent $17.8 billion, the most since the shopping event
Inspirational speaker on stage Getty Recently I had the DIS-pleasure of sitting through an invitation-only panel discussion on a topic I was quite excited about. I was attending a very large conference focused on the senior housing industry. The meeting was billed as a state-of-technology breakfast and was sponsored by a company that develops creative
As a REIT analyst it’s my job to cover all property sectors, including prisons. While some may not be in favor of investing in businesses that encourage incarceration, we maintain no social or political bias for the property sector, deemed critical mission infrastructure. Much of the debate these days has to do with Democratic Presidential
The National Football League has suspended Arizona Cardinals defensive back Josh Shaw for betting on games, the league announced Friday. Shaw, who is currently on injured reserve, will not be eligible to play for the remainder of the 2019 season, and out indefinitely until at least the conclusion of the 2020 season for betting on
Getty Images Banks are battling to get consumers using their credit cards for holiday shopping. But faster mobile payment options are making that more difficult. As consumers shop on their phones, analysts say they may end up using whichever card is automatically stored instead instead of considering rewards. Gerard du Toit, banking consultant at Bain,
Berkshire Hathaway’s cash hoard keeps growing, topping $128 billion according to the company’s latest SEC filing. Now, we finally have an idea of what Warren Buffett has been thinking of doing with some of that money. In a little-noticed announcement late Wednesday, Tech Data said it has agreed to be bought by private-equity firm Apollo
Black Friday has arrived. Certified financial planner Ted Jenkin, CEO and founder of Atlanta-based financial advisory firm oXYGen Financial, has some tips for people heading out to shop. To begin, there are several apps that can help you find the best deals, he said. With Flipp, plug in your zip code and the biggest discounts
They are sobering statistics. According to the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) age is the strongest predictor of hearing loss among adults aged 20-69, with the greatest amount of hearing loss in the 60 to 69 age group. And nearly 25 percent of adults in America aged 65 to 74 and
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Living Room Juan Trujillo There is a sprawling full-floor condo/co-op available in the coveted 820 Fifth Avenue building that hasn’t been on the market for over sixty years. Residences in this 12-unit building are hardly ever for sale and even when they are getting past the
A crew works to de-ice a plane at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport after a blizzard struck overnight on November 27, 2019 in Bloomington, Minnesota. Stephen Maturen | Getty Images Travelers returning from the long Thanksgiving weekend may face disruptions as a slow-moving winter storm advances eastward. Delta Air Lines on Friday said it would waive
The “big story” for Apple this holiday shopping season won’t be what products consumers buy but how they pay for it, according to D.A. Davidson & Co. analyst Tom Forte. “AirPods Pro [is] a good product, but I think the story for Apple’s holiday sales this year is in payments with the Apple Card,” he
Warren Buffett Gerard Miller | CNBC Despite having $128 billion to burn, Warren Buffett just backed out of a bidding war after a slightly higher offer topped Berkshire Hathaway’s. If the Oracle of Omaha is that shy to just spend a tad more of his giant cash pile, could that be saying something about the
If you hit the Mega Millions jackpot in Friday night’s drawing, don’t forget that good ol’ Uncle Sam will be hovering with palm out. After more than two months of twice-weekly drawings with no one matching all six numbers — your chance of doing so is 1 in about 302 million — the top prize
When Sam Dogen, creator of the popular Financial Samurai blog, first stepped away from the job at 34, he imagined he had finished his days as a working stiff. He built passive income streams that would fund much of his life and he had received a nice severance from his day-job in order to make
A long string of losses in a horse related business may well attract IRS attention. Don’t despair. If you take the right steps you have a good chance of winning in Tax Court. Reilly’s Eighteenth Law of Tax Planning – Honest objective trumps realistic expectation. A quarter horse mare showing its muscles. Cd. Victoria, Tamaulipas,
Part of the Cherohala Skyway in the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee Getty One automaker delivered the gift of green infrastructure this holiday season. To help protect forestlands, Volkswagen of America, through a sponsorship of The Conservation Fund, is donating $1.25 million towards increasing the footprint of the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee by nearly
(Credit: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) The ’90s fashion revival has past its peak. Over the last few years, women ditched skinny jeans for the classic Levi’s style, Champion windbreakers flew off shelves and streaming platforms battled for the rights to the hit show “Friends.” This revival of 1990’s consumer tastes put certain brands
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Tech Data (TECD) – The technology distributor agreed to be bought by private-equity firm Apollo Global (APO) in a sweetened offer worth $5.14 billion excluding debt, or $145 per share. Tech Data had struck a deal to be bought by Apollo earlier this month for $130
jeffbergen | E+ | Getty Images The average American is in poor financial health. Those with credit cards carry more than $5,5000 in debt and, according to the American Psychological Association, 81% of Americans say that money is a significant source of stress in their lives. Despite the struggle, the basics of personal finance are