Month: October 2019

Coaches are everywhere these days.  What used to be the province of the playing field or the ice arena, now is common to the board room, the gym, the hospital delivery room, the concert stage, and more recently, the retirement arena. I have been coaching recent and prospective retirees for the past eight years. It
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Nowadays, any industry that technology takes on doesn’t stay the same for very long. Airbnb uprooted hospitality. Uber and Lyft changed transportation. Netflix not only changed entertainment, but shifted routines and enabled on-demand consumption. The list goes on. Each time tech puts its stamp on an industry, consumer behaviors shift and their expectations go up.
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Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Brokerages will cumulatively lose billions of dollars in revenue. BLOOMBERG NEWS Topline: As the race to the bottom continues, slashing trading fees will eliminate billions of dollars of revenue for discount brokerage firms, although some may be better positioned to weather the impact. Charles Schwab—the first
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A group of protesters calling for climate change vandalized the iconic Wall Street charging bull on Monday, pouring red paint while climbing atop it. The protesters responsible belong to an organization called Extinction Rebellion, which organized a demonstration starting at 10 a.m. ET on Monday in 60 cities worldwide, according to its website. The protests
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People carry retail shopping bags during Black Friday events on November 25, 2016 in New York City. Getty Images One major cluster of data shows the U.S. economy is doing well despite concerns of a potential recession. The hard data, which refers to actual numbers about the economy such as unemployment and retail sales, continue
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Emergencies occur. So, it makes sense to start putting money aside. Yet many Americans aren’t. In fact, 28% of Americans have no emergency savings, a July survey from personal financial website Bankrate.com found. “Financial emergencies will happen, it’s only a matter of when,” said Kathy Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. More from
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Courtney Keating | Getty Images The past two years have been halcyon times for small businesses searching for capital. The lending landscape has never been higher during the post-recession era, and approval rates have increased steadily at big banks, regional and community banks and at institutional lenders for an ongoing basis. For instance, the SBA
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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 withdrawing an application for Social Security retirement benefits, what happens with Social Security disability benefits at certain ages, survivor’s benefits and domestic partnerships, submitting an application and whether to
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By Randi Mazzella, Next Avenue Contributor Patricia Heaton stars in ‘Carol’s Second Act,’ which premiered this fall on CBS CBS Remember when NBC billed its Thursday nights shows as Must See TV? This fall, NBC and CBS have three new Thursday night half-hour comedies that might be called Second Act TV, featuring popular stars launching
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Paul Manafort’s former condo listed for $3.2 million. Shoot and Showcase Paul Manafort’s former condominium, now in foreclosure, is listed for $3.2 million. It was the scene of the 2017 “no-knock raid” conducted in early-morning hours by FBI agents looking for documents and other materials related to the special counsel investigation of Russian meddling in
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