Jonathan Nicholson | NurPhoto | Getty Images Shares of Western Union fell Tuesday as excitement around the potential of sending money internationally without fees with Facebook’s new cryptocurrency took a bite out of the money exchanging company. Western Union was one of the the worst performing stocks on the S&P 500 index, falling 1.7%. Facebook
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If the thought of investing in bonds overwhelms you, you aren’t alone. Between the different types of securities and the varying yields available in the $43.1 trillion dollar bond market, investors may have a hard time sorting it all out. Yet if you want a balanced portfolio, experts say it’s important to include fixed-income assets.
With a bear market likely on the horizon, make sure the choices you’re making align with how long you have until retirement. Getty If you were over the age of 12 in 2008, you probably remember the great recession, which included a stock market crash that affected almost everyone in America. Based on market trends,
RedDoorz property RedDoorz As most road warriors would know, when it comes to traveling in emerging markets such as Southeast Asia, most major cities only have one or two 5-star hotels where all business travelers and tourists converge. Below that there is a huge drop-off in quality which is exactly the pain point that Amit
Deferred Sales Trust (DST) looks like a tax concept. Arguably, it is, but that’s not all. DST Deferred Sales Trust is a trademarked term, not something you will find in the body of tax authority. This creates a bit of confusion and arguably a situation that smacks of bait and switch. DST is presented to people
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday applauded Facebook for its planned efforts to give people in troubled communities greater access to the digital age of money. The social media giant announced that it will dive into the cryptocurrency world with an initiative called Libra, a nonprofit independent of the company expected to launch in the first
Adobe’s upcoming earnings report could be a moment for traders to cash in. The options market is implying about a 4% move in either direction for shares of the cloud giant after it issues fiscal second-quarter results, Dan Nathan, co-founder and editor of RiskReversal.com, said Monday. “That’s in line with the average over the last
Traders work the floor at the NYSE in New York. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Adobe jumped nearly 3% during extended trading after the technology company reported $1.83 in adjusted earnings per share on $2.74 billion in revenue for the second quarter. Those figures topped
Facebook announced its cryptocurrency, called Libra. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images The cryptocurrency industry cannot get enough of Libra, touting its ability to gain mainstream adoption which bitcoin strived to do for years. “Libra is potentially one of the most positive external tailwinds in Bitcoin in its 10-year history,” said Spencer Bogart,
Thomas M. Barwick | Getty Images Financial advisors have another “best interest” rule around the corner: This regulation applies to life insurance and annuity recommendations. New York is rolling out a regulation that will require financial advisors to place their clients’ interests above their own when they’re making recommendations around proposed or in-force insurance contracts.
Jamie Grill | Getty Images As the calendar crosses the mid-year mark, are you on track to reach your retirement savings goals? The IRS has raised the limits for what you can put away in pre-tax retirement savings account this year. That means you can sock away as much as $19,000 in your 401(k), 403(b),
Little red sailboat cruising among floating icebergs in Disko Bay glacier during midnight sun season of polar summer. Ilulissat, Greenland. © Adobe Stock As the heat wave that struck the southeastern United States made its way up to Greenland, the ice-covered island recorded over 2 billion tons of ice melt in just one day. Greenland,
Bathrooms don’t look like this anymore for a reason. Getty Have you seen a new bathroom built with glass bricks in the past decade? Probably not. That’s because although glass brick bathrooms were trendy thirty years ago, at some point, interior design professionals made an unofficial collective decision that they looked hideous. The same will
Charities feared that the 2017 tax law would lead to a drop in charitable giving by individuals. The chief reason: the doubling of the standard deduction (to $24,000 for married couples filing jointly) would mean it wouldn’t pay for many to itemize on their 2018 tax returns, and without a charitable contribution deduction, they’d be
An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, U.S. March 21, 2019. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Boeing shares climbed on Tuesday after the manufacturer of the 737 Max jets said British Airways’ parent company placed the first order for the beleaguered planes since their
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 30, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Investors seem to think if there’s a rate cut by the Federal Reserve, stocks will automatically rally. That may not be the case. That’s the message from UBS ahead of the Fed’s
Donald Gruener | iStock | Getty Images Americans gave less to charity in 2018 than a year earlier, following changes in the tax law and fourth-quarter declines in the stock market, according to a new report. Charitable giving by individuals America fell 1.1% to $292 billion in 2018 compared with 2017, according to Giving USA.
Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, D.C., May 1, 2019. Anna Moneymaker | Bloomberg | Getty Images It’s rare that I feel that both the Federal Reserve and Wall Street are wrong, but I do now. In a business
manusapon kasosod | Moment | Getty Images As Generation X and millennials inherit their baby boomer parents’ assets amid the so-called Great Wealth Transfer, some will look to invest it in rental property to generate income. This property might be a duplex, an apartment building or, depending on the location, a single-family house that could
Tomoji Hirakata | Getty Images People don’t necessarily donate to charity because of tax benefit. At the same time, without it, they are likely to give less. After years of strong growth, total charitable giving rose just 0.7% in 2018, according to a new report on philanthropy by Giving USA. When adjusted for inflation, total
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