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52% of workers feel they're behind on retirement savings. These tips can help them catch up

52% of workers feel they're behind on retirement savings. These tips can help them catch up

It can be tough to make retirement savings a top priority with other competing life goals. These strategies can help if you feel you've fallen behind.

4 years ago
Student loan forgiveness is excluded from Democrats' $2 trillion spending bill

Student loan forgiveness is excluded from Democrats' $2 trillion spending bill

One detail about Democrats roughly $2 trillion social spending bill hasn't garnered much attention: the fact that student loan forgiveness is excluded.

4 years ago
Are you heading back to work after retiring? Here's how to navigate Medicare coverage

Are you heading back to work after retiring? Here's how to navigate Medicare coverage

Retirees who are "unretiring" to rejoin the workforce and are on Medicare may have a choice of whether to keep that health-care coverage or drop it.

4 years ago
Is your financial advisor overcharging you? Here are ways to protect yourself

Is your financial advisor overcharging you? Here are ways to protect yourself

A recent Securities and Exchange Commission investigation of financial advisors' fees found several errors that caused clients to overpay what they owed.

4 years ago
Liberty Media's John Malone says he tried to buy Netflix when it was trading at a mere $8 per share

Liberty Media's John Malone says he tried to buy Netflix when it was trading at a mere $8 per share

Liberty Media's John Malone recalled attempts to have DirecTV purchase Netflix, when he was chairman of the satellite-television service from 2008 to 2010.

4 years ago
Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade – What you need to know

Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade – What you need to know

ChainAnalysis Blog | Nov 15, 2021 On November 14th, block height 709,632, Bitcoin’s Taproot upgrade was activated. The update brings with it improvements to the flexibility, security, and efficiency of bitcoin transactions. And as Bitcoin’s first protocol upgrade in over four years, it’s a major milestone in the development of the network. See:  First US


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4 years ago
88% of Americans are worried about inflation. Here's where they're planning to cut back

88% of Americans are worried about inflation. Here's where they're planning to cut back

Worries about rising prices are at the top of most American consumers' minds as we head into the holiday season, a new Country Financial survey shows.

4 years ago
Here's where assisted living communities are the most and least expensive

Here's where assisted living communities are the most and least expensive

The average monthly cost to live in an assisted living facility ranges from $3,045 in Georgia to $5,893 in New Jersey.

4 years ago
43% of adults say they have financially cheated on their partner

43% of adults say they have financially cheated on their partner

Some 43% of adults with combined finances in a relationship said they've committed an act of financial deception, according to a survey.

4 years ago
Bezos' Blue Origin, in lost NASA lawsuit, raised offer to cover $3 billion in lunar lander costs

Bezos' Blue Origin, in lost NASA lawsuit, raised offer to cover $3 billion in lunar lander costs

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin raised its offer to cover NASA costs of an astronaut lunar lander, as the company battled in federal court.

4 years ago
Q&A with Fintech Investor David Nault, Co-Founder & General Partner, Luge Capital

Q&A with Fintech Investor David Nault, Co-Founder & General Partner, Luge Capital

Luge Capital | David Nault | Nov 17, 2021 Has your investment thesis changed pre-covid versus now? Covid has been a digital reality check for financial institutions. The strongest companies that have emerged post Covid are those helping financial institutions accelerate their digital transformation without being a victim of long sales cycles. Our thesis has


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4 years ago
Switching jobs in the 'Great Resignation?' Don't leave retirement money behind

Switching jobs in the 'Great Resignation?' Don't leave retirement money behind

More than 25 million people who switched jobs between 2004 and 2014 left one or more employer-sponsored retirement accounts behind, according to a report.

4 years ago
Retirees are ‘unretiring’ — and that’s good for the labor market

Retirees are ‘unretiring’ — and that’s good for the labor market

Many older Americans retired during the Covid pandemic. Whether they will return has been an open question.

4 years ago
Your questions about the GE and Johnson & Johnson company breakups, answered

Your questions about the GE and Johnson & Johnson company breakups, answered

Are you one of the many Americans invested in GE or Johnson & Johnson? Here's what you need to know about their upcoming moves, according to experts.

4 years ago
Technology Due Diligence Process and Cyber Risks for Fintech Start-ups

Technology Due Diligence Process and Cyber Risks for Fintech Start-ups

Forward Security Inc. | Farshad Abasi | Nov 17, 2021 Picture this. You are the CEO of a large financial services company and are looking to acquire a smaller fintech company to expand your business. Everything within the company’s infrastructure looks normal. Turns out, technology and security of the company wasn’t thoroughly tested, and after


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