If it’s hard to believe that one fish could be worth a mind-boggling $2.6 million, then you’re probably not familiar with the high-stakes world of tournament sports fishing. The White Marlin Open in Ocean City, Maryland, is a week-long fishing competition held annually in August and in the fishing world, it’s basically the Super Bowl.
Month: July 2019
A man takes a picture of a General Electric (GE) engine during the China International Import Expo (CIIE), at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China November 6, 2018. Aly Song | Reuters Some blue chip companies like General Electric, Siemens, and Honeywell are well-positioned to ride the new age automation boom, according
If some financial advisors seem to know clients’ needs before they do, there’s a good chance software is part of the reason. Financial technology — or fintech, for short — has increased competition in the advice business via automated online platforms. Yet at the same time, advisors have found that those digital advances have bolstered
Westend61 | Getty Images When it comes to financial independence, it probably comes as no surprise that parents and children are not on the same page. What is surprising is that young Americans anticipate being financially independent several years earlier than their parents expect them to. Young Americans say they’ll be financially independent by age
It once represented the most feared words a worker could hear. “Will all employees please report to the cafeteria for the quarterly 401(k) enrollment meeting.” For the next hour or so, a financial professional would dryly read through a template-driven text describing the joys of tax-deferred saving, the importance of meeting the company match and
The 20,000-square foot home was developed by SAOTA The Agency Two of the listing agents for the former Spelling manor that broke California price records when it sold recently for $119 million are back with one of the largest homes ever built in Hollywood Hills and it could be a potential record breaker for the
Social Security may be one of your largest assets. What and when you collect will make a huge difference to your lifetime benefits. Today’s column addresses spousal benefit filing options after reaching full retirement age, when to begin benefits to ensure a certain benefit amount, when and how Social Security makes certain payments, information available
European stocks are set to open slightly lower Monday morning, amid waning expectations of an aggressive interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The FTSE 100 is seen 3 points lower at 7,505, the CAC is expected to open down around 10 points at 5,542, while the DAX is poised to start 14 points lower
Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission Yi Huiman presides over the launch ceremony of the SSE STAR Market or its Nasdaq-style tech board during the 11th Lujiazui Forum 2019 on June 13, 2019 in Shanghai, China. Zhang Hengwei | China News Service | VCG via Getty Images China is trying again to boost the
Consider Location, Heallthcare and Work Before Money Steve Chen – Glacier National Park This weekend my friend Kurt came by to pick something up that he left at my 50th birthday party and let me know he just turned 60. Although due to ageism he doesn’t share his real age “I’m a perma 55 on
Rapper Snoop Dogg, an outspoken cannabis advocate, shows his love for California’s new law with a heart-shaped exhale. (Seth McConnell/The Denver Post via Getty Images) Getty If you turn your nose up high enough, you’ll catch whiff of a new trend blowing through Los Angeles’ high-end real estate. Cannabis. Yep, the controlled substance the federal government
Chris Hemsworth and director Taika Waititi of Marvel Studios’ ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ at the San Diego Comic-Con International 2019 Marvel Studios Panel in Hall H on July 20, 2019 in San Diego, California. Alberto E. Rodriguez | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images A decade ago, moviegoers were introduced to Tony Stark. He was
One of Wall Street’s biggest long-time bears is painting a painful picture for stocks as earnings season goes into full gear. Gluskin Sheff’s David Rosenberg warns earnings are “rolling over” and ominous economic data suggests the economy is on the brink of a recession. “Maybe a recession is not here. But it’s certainly suggesting of
It’s time for a cultural wake-up call. Here’s the business case for hiring and retaining workers 50+. The beauty of it is that everyone wins from companies to workers, and, you bet, the economy. When it comes to hiring, smart employers know that it’s not about age. Really. An innovative company wants talented people, period. And in
Renovations must make dollars and sense. Photo by Rustic Vegan on Unsplash While your home is the place you live, it’s also the most expensive investment that most people will ever make. And when you’re trying to re-sell, the wrong renovation can have a long term cost you probably didn’t think about at the time.
Kate Ice Cream KPE It’s National Ice Cream Day. And in case you think that it’s a holiday made up by scheming kids to convince parents to give them ice cream (I wouldn’t put it past mine), it’s a real holiday. Well, real-ish. National Ice Cream Day, as well as National Ice Cream Month (I’m
An interview and Q&A with billionaire business magnate and CEO of LVMH, the world’s largest luxury goods company, Bernard Arnault. In this interview, Bernard discusses how he first entered the luxury goods business and how he gained control of LVMH, building it into the largest luxury goods company. Bernard also talks about how he enters
(L-R) Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. speak onstage during the Los Angeles World Premiere of Marvel Studios’ ‘Avengers: Endgame’ at the Los Angeles Convention Center on April 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Jesse Grant | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images “Avengers: Endgame” is now the highest-grossing film of all time. On Sunday,
A bottle of Diet Coke is pulled for a quality control test at a Coco-Cola bottling plant in Salt Lake City, Utah. George Frey | Getty Images With earnings season now in full swing, Wall Street analysts are advising clients there are plenty of buying opportunities. So far over 15% of companies in the S&P
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple, Inc. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Thursday: Raymond James upgraded Apple to ‘outperform’ from ‘market perform’ Raymond James upgraded the stock saying it had “conviction” in the Apple 5G iPhone. “Our call may well be early –
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