It’s a hard no on soft flooring. Photo by Binyamin Mellish from Pexels Whether you’re buying a new home or renovating your current one, if resale value is a concern, there’s absolutely one design mistake that turns off a large segment of potential buyers—wall-to-wall carpeting, especially throughout a home. According to Allison Chiaramonte, who is a
While President Donald Trump says he has a trade deal in place, the Chinese side is calling it progress – as corporate spending and investment hangs in the balance. Wall Street analysts were largely skeptical of Trump’s announcement on Friday of a substantial trade deal, as Evercore ISI strategists noted that it “focused on the
A visual representation of a cryptocurrency coin on display in front of the logos for Facebook and Libra. Chesnot | Getty Images Facebook’s plan to introduce a cryptocurrency will face a key test Monday as the consortium of companies overseeing it gathers in Geneva. The now 22-member Libra Association is meeting in the Swiss city
Workers install a Nike logo lamp outside the Wukesong Arena in Beijing, August 28, 2019. Tingshu Wang | Reuters Nike is staying ahead of the headwinds of the retail industry, according to Bank of America. The firm upgraded Nike to neutral from underperform and hiked its price target to $98 from $70, catching up to
Towfiqu Photography | Moment | Getty Images If you can find your husband or wife online, why not your financial advisor? That’s why Andres Garcia-Amaya launched Zoe Financial, an online matchmaking engine that hooks up investors with registered investment advisors. A recent Stanford University study found that 39% of people surveyed met their spouse through
Pension or lump-sum offer? Getty General Electric (GE) recently announced they had frozen their defined benefit plan and were offering lump-sum pension payouts to about 100,000 retirees. GE will also discontinue making pension contributions after 2021. This follows a similar action by Ford to freeze their defined benefit pension for their retirees. A Ford executive
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin 3D Word IPO on Chalkboard Background – 3D Rendering Getty For both private company directors as well as CEOs as you begin to think about liquidity choices for your company you normally think of an IPO. There is of course another alternative you may want to
Graphic illustration on the subject of ‘Investments / Exchange Traded Funds’. Getty The growing size of the REIT industry has led to the emergence of a significant market for REIT preferred stocks. As preferred stocks have priority over common stocks, the preferred shareholders are first in line to receive dividend payouts made by REITs. Preferred
A Chinese flag is seen in front of containers at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port, an automated cargo wharf, in Shanghai on April 9, 2018. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images China‘s yuan-denominated exports fell 0.7% in September from a year ago, while imports dropped 6.2% during the same period, Reuters reported on Monday, citing
The U.S. and China appear close to a limited trade deal, leaving more controversial issues for later. The trade talks, which President Donald Trump said were “going really well,” extended into the second day on Friday. A slew of media reports suggested that the world’s two largest economies could agree to a partial agreement on
All older Americans, regardless of income, are at risk of financial abuse. Various studies estimate that seniors in the U.S. are scammed out of anywhere from $3 billion to $37 billion a year. Between 2013 and 2017, those over age 70 lost an average of $41,800 to elder financial exploitation, according to an analysis by
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Advisor advising Getty Most of the country’s 300,000 or so financial advisors get paid via sales commissions or else an annual percentage of the assets they oversee. The planners on this list are very different. They are paid the way lawyers are paid: by the hour
The recent GAO report IRS Could Better Leverage Existing Data to Identify Abusive Schemes Involving Tax-Exempt Entities is not nearly as boring as the title makes it sound. In order to get to its recommendations the report authors had to describe the shenanigans that the scoundrels are engaging in. The report might serve as a
Tuscan Villa-inspired estate in Coral Gables, Florida The Jills Zeder Group Tucked away in a private gated community in Coral Gables, Florida is a Tuscan villa-inspired estate that is waterfront living at its best. The home at 150 Arvida Parkway in Gables Estates is on the market for a record-setting asking price of $48 million
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, and SpaceX Chief Engineer Elon Musk, right, speak to press in front of the Crew Dragon that is being prepared for the Demo-2 mission. NASA/Aubrey Gemignani LOS ANGELES – SpaceX and Boeing are each in the final stages of developing the spacecraft needed for the U.S. to once again fly astronauts, with NASA’s
Bryn Mawr’s Jeffrey Mills believes the market needs more time to break out of its slump. Despite President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend this week’s U.S. tariff increases on $250 billion of Chinese goods, Mills questions whether it’s enough to boost stocks into year-end. “The market has basically been held hostage by the trade negotiations,”
My 21-year-old sister, Janna McPartland, has a lot on her mind. Graduating from college. Finding a job. Dire predictions about global warming. The other day, I asked her how she was doing. “The planet is dying,” she said. I was surprised, then, when she showed eagerness recently in starting to save for her retirement. I’d
Annette Riedl | picture alliance | Getty Images In an age of ongoing digital transformation, cybercrime has quickly become today’s fastest-growing form of criminal activity. Equally worrying for modern executives, it’s also set to cost businesses $5.2 trillion worldwide within five years, according to Accenture. With 43% of online attacks now aimed at small businesses,
You’ve probably heard by now that investing just got a little bit cheaper. Now cheaper isn’t necessarily better, especially for those of us hunting for safe, meaningful yields to fund our retirements. We’ll get to our diversified 3-click, 7.4%-yielding portfolio (including a couple monthly payers) in a moment. But first, more on the no-commission craze.
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS – OCTOBER 10: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots hands the ball off to Sony Michel #26 against the New York Giants during the first quarter in the game at Gillette Stadium on October 10, 2019 in Foxborough, Getty Images Tom Brady, quarterback of the New England Patriots, is killing it