Month: July 2019

Would you prefer to receive $1,000,000 or a magical penny that doubles in value for 31 days? This question is the basis for some of my favorite lessons when I’m teaching personal finance workshops to undergrads, grads, and employees.  Let’s see if you can guess the answer too! The Magical Penny DepositPhotos Wandering on the street one
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Weather prediction is getting much better. Now, innovative companies are spinning that increased capability into lucrative new business models. ClimaCell, featured in a July 24 Forbes story, combines data analytics, traditional inputs and the analysis of signals beamed between cellular towers to predict local weather six hours in advance. The dark clouds. The sky in black. Pattern
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It’s not enough to pick the right funds; you must also consider the type of account the asset will be located in. Getty All else equal, we all want to pay as little tax as legally possible. For do-it-yourself investors, one of the biggest challenges is choosing which funds to invest in. Unfortunately, fund selection is
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Morgan Stanley signage on the door of their headquarters building in New York. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Morgan Stanley is offering a new tool to help financial advisors and their clients measure sustainable investing choices and how they perform in their portfolios. The analytics and reporting application, called Morgan Stanley Impact Quotient, was announced on
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When former vice president Joe Biden recently announced his plans for older Americans, he joined his fellow Democratic presidential candidates in calling for the expansion of Social Security. “We should be increasing, not decreasing, Social Security,” Biden said at a recent AARP Iowa forum. “It’s within our capacity to do so.” Former U.S. Vice President
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