Jamie Grill | Getty Images Sometimes it pays to hold off on that holiday bonus. Workers on Wall Street received an average bonus of $153,700 in 2018, according to a report from the New York State Comptroller’s office. That’s down 17% from the prior year — but still enough to make the holidays happier. Meanwhile,
Month: November 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – APRIL 14: Attendees rally on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol building with … [+] Teamsters Union retirees who traveled from across the country to voice their opposition to deep cuts to their pension benefits on April 14, 2016, in Washington, D.C. Thousands are facing massive pension cuts because of a
Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses what happens when benefits are withheld due to the earnings test, when spousal benefits might be available, public pensions and spousal benefits, survivor benefits and how excess spousal benefits are calculated. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic
This is a typical ICF before it is installed. The width can vary depending on the application. Photo courtesy of Logix ICF For decades, concrete walls and foundations were made the same way. Plywood or plain boards are built into forms that contain steel reinforcing bars (rebar) and into which wet concrete is poured. When
Canopy Growth Tom Franck | CNBC With shares down more than 60% over the last six months, it’s tough to remain pessimistic on marijuana grower Canopy Growth, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The brokerage upgraded the Canadian cannabis producer to buy from neutral on Wednesday and told clients that the stock’s 2019 swoon
Customers shop at a Target store in Chicago. Scott Olson | Getty Images Target is set to report quarterly earnings before the bell on Wednesday. Here’s what analysts are expecting, based on Refinitiv data: Earnings per share: $1.19 Revenue: $18.49 billion Same-store sales: up 3.6% Many analysts expect Target to head into the holiday season
J.P. Morgan’s Jason Hunter believes stocks are overvalued, but he’s telling investors not to sell. The firm’s head of global fixed income and U.S. equity technical strategy believes the end isn’t near for the historic rally partly because investors aren’t done repositioning following this summer’s recession scare. “We have a bullish view on the S&P
Lloyd Blankfein, former Goldman Sachs CEO, told CNBC on Tuesday the pay disparity between CEOs and rank-and-file employees is really no different from what on-air television personalities get paid compared with behind-the scenes workers. Defending well-paid CEOs, who have become punching bags in the wealth inequity discourse of the Democratic presidential primary race, Blankfein responded
Johnson & Johnson products on a shelf in a store in New York. Lucas Jackson | Reuters Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Wednesday: Cantor Fitzgerald initiated Johnson & Johnson as ‘outperform’ Cantor initiated the stock as outperform and said it sees shares of the company moving higher following “diminished” risks from
Gorodenkoff | iStock | Getty Images Just in the past month, Scott Van Den Berg, president of Century Management Financial Advisors, has added cybersecurity to the firm’s insurance coverage. Now, in the event there is some kind of breach, the insurance company will help send a team to the office, have bitcoin accounts at the
Roger Richter | Corbis | Getty Images Friends don’t let friends buy $3,000 coffee tables. If you’re stuck on a pricey piece of furniture, consider that your money may be better spent elsewhere, like on a solid sofa or a great mattress. Furniture is one of the largest purchases most people make, says Rebecca Hawkins,
Getty Do you own a small business? If you do, you’ll want to offer your employees an attractive retirement plan. The 401(k) plan stands as among the most widely known and used corporate retirement plans. While your employees might find them attractive, as a plan sponsor, they do pose several challenges. While not required, it’s
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Supreme Court Justices John Roberts, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh attend the State … [+] of the Union address February 5. Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images Topline: The Supreme Court on Monday gave President Trump a temporary reprieve from handing his tax returns over
We live in an unforgiving world that demands stellar customer service. One false move, and you have a negative review on social media. That minor mistake could become magnified and live online for eons. If you feel like your business could do better, you might get your inspiration from your property manager or landlord. Most
Over the decades, automakers have been fond of rolling out fantasy-in-chrome concept cars, but few have pushed the design and engineering envelope as far as the Volkswagen Space Vizzion Concept making its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week. With its over-the-top design, long-range battery-electric drive and digital technologies that include an augmented-reality
Shoppers arrive at a Home Depot Inc. store in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Home Depot reported quarterly earnings that outpaced analysts’ expectations but sales fell short. Shares of Home Depot were down more than 5% in premarket trading. Here’s what the company reported compared
The Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. headquarters stand illuminated at night ahead of the annual November 11 Singles’ Day online shopping event in Hangzhou, China, on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alibaba has set a likely price for shares for institutional investors in its upcoming Hong Kong listing, a source with
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers bashed presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren‘s tax proposals on Tuesday, arguing they go too far and could ultimately hurt the American economy. “I don’t think that taxation approaching confiscatory is remotely feasible and, if it was tried, would have catastrophic economic consequences,” the former economic advisor to Barack Obama said
Traders and financial professionals work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Investors may be just too comfortable picking individual stocks, and ignoring the macro risks that could derail the rally and broadly hit all of the market’s stocks. Citigroup strategists, in a note,
Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty Images More than half of Americans are looking for adventure when it comes to travel in 2020, according to a new study from the Travel Channel. “That is up a little bit over last year,” said Mariel Clark, vice president of digital for HGTV and the Travel Channel, noting
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