In this article CG (Click here to subscribe to the new Delivering Alpha newsletter.) Kewsong Lee is closing out one trip around the sun as sole CEO of The Carlyle Group. It was a unique year for the private equity firm — which oversees more than $270 billion in private assets — with the multitude of challenges
Sometimes an investment is too good to be true. As Elizabeth Holmes, founder and former CEO of Theranos, goes on trial on allegations of defrauding investors and patients, her health-care start-up may be a prime example. Nearly a decade ago, investors, including media mogul Rupert Murdoch, former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the Walton family
Money and mental health are connected. Financial problems can make you stressed, anxious or depressed, and those feelings, in turn, can have a big impact on your finances. In fact, anxious or stressed adults are more likely to engage in costly financial behaviors, including withdrawing cash from retirement accounts and borrowing from high-cost financial services
With the pandemic still upon us, are you thinking about your retirement savings? Let me tell you why you should. Time is a wasting asset. And, there is no time like now (National 401(k) Day) to take action. National 401(k) Day, which originated with the Plan Sponsor Council of America, reminds us to do
Do Americans need a nudge from their employers—and a handout from Washington—to get them to save for retirement? That’s the premise behind draft retirement language in the the House Ways and Means Committee mark up of the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package. Under the proposal, starting in 2023, employers with five or more employees would
When it comes to Southern California luxury homes, the Ellen DeGeneres touch is akin to that of the mythological King Midas. Except instead of gold, every house the longtime talk-show host and her wife Portia De Rossi touch turns into a gem. The Midcentury Modern showplace known as the Rowan Residence sits in Beverly Hills’
Alvin Kamara #41 of the New Orleans Saints runs the ball during a game against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on December 22, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. Wesley Hitt | Getty Images National Football League running back Alvin Kamara has changed agents again. The New Orleans Saints star departed powerhouse agency Klutch Sports Group
Affirm Holdings Inc. website home screen on a laptop computer in an arranged photograph taken in Little Falls, New Jersey, U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Affirm reported better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter results after the bell on Thursday, including solid guidance and 71% revenue growth. The stock soared more
A day before the 20th anniversary of 9/11, veteran trader Art Cashin reflected Friday on the impact of the terrorist attacks on Wall Street, the country and him personally. Cashin, who has been an NYSE member since 1964, was in lower Manhattan on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. He remained in the stock exchange
Since retiring from the NBA in 2011, Shaquille O’Neal has reportedly amassed a net worth of more than $400 million. But the Basketball Hall of Famer says he’s steering clear of one popular investing strategy: cryptocurrencies. “I don’t understand it,” O’Neal tells CNBC Make It. “So I will probably stay away from it until I
Brian Moynihan, chairman and chief executive officer of Bank of America Corp, speaks in New York City, September 25, 2019. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan announced the most sweeping management overhaul of his 12-year tenure atop the giant financial institution. In a memo distributed to employees on Friday, Moynihan named
Getty Images Many Americans know the benefit of retirement savings, yet few realize there’s a special incentive to set aside money for their golden years: the saver’s credit. The saver’s credit, formerly known as the retirement savings contributions credit, offers low- and moderate-income filers a write-off at tax time. Currently, savers may claim up to
Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Democrats may scuttle tactics used by the rich to pass wealth to heirs with little to no tax, part of a broader plan to raise money for an expansion of the U.S. safety net. Specifically, the party is considering disallowing some complex trust-planning techniques used by
By Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell, Next Avenue I still get excited seeing the quaint red envelope with a DVD in my mailbox. That’s because I live in a rural Ozark Mountains home in Arkansas and can’t get internet access to stream films or TV shows. I can barely load social media pages on my computer. I’m hardly alone.
By Chris Farrell, Next Avenue Whew! The pandemic had a smaller impact on the Social Security trust funds — that is, Social Security’s solvency — than many feared during the depths of the pandemic downturn. According to the new 2021 annual report from the Social Security Trustees, the depletion date for the combined trust funds —retirement and
Dave Friedman is Co-Founder and CEO of Knox Financial, the smart and frictionless way to turn a home into an investment property. Homeowners who are getting ready to move face endless choices and to-dos — finding a seller’s agent, deciding how much to fix up the house, choosing when to list and searching for a new
The Biden administration said Wednesday it plans to take “bold action” to enforce antitrust laws aimed at meatpacking companies it says are causing beef, pork, and poultry prices to rise at the grocery store. Even though beef prices have been rising, farmers and ranchers have been making less money, the White House said. Climate change,
In this article WFC BHC-CA ENDP AFRM 7203.T-JP NLSN Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Affirm Holdings (AFRM) – Affirm soared 22.4% in the premarket as the “buy now, pay later” company’s revenue easily topped estimates. Active merchant numbers more than quintupled and Affirm issued a positive outlook as well. Toyota Motor
What a difference a year can make. Last September, the travel industry agonized over a dearth of Christmas bookings. This September, some hotels are already fully booked for the holiday season. People are reserving their Christmas vacations earlier this year, despite an unsettling rise in Covid-19 infections caused by the highly contagious delta variant.
In this article RKLB The company rings the Nasdaq bell from its headquarters on Aug. 25, 2021. Rocket Lab Khosla Ventures, the Silicon Valley venture capital firm founded by Indian-American billionaire Vinod Khosla, made multiple early bets on Rocket Lab that are paying off enormously now that the space company is public. The VC firm