Month: June 2020

Mohamed El-Erian, who in early March correctly called a coronavirus-driven bear market, told CNBC on Monday he’s reluctant to buy the latest stock rally. “For me personally, it’s an uncomfortable bet to continue to bet on a huge recovery,” the chief economic advisor at Allianz said on “Squawk Box.” “I don’t like doing this. But
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AleksandarNakic Our nation is facing unprecedented times, and financial advisors are facing upheaval when their clients need them the most. More than 40 million people have applied for unemployment benefits since early March, while the economic outlook remains grim. The Atlanta Federal Reserve projects that the nation’s gross domestic product during the second quarter will
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Thinkstock Images | Getty Images Anyone whose financial picture isn’t looking so rosy right now may want to prepare themselves for how long it can take to recover from an unexpected setback. A survey conducted prior to the Covid-19 pandemic shows that about 75% of respondents had dealt with at least one major financial setback
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Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, smiles as he speaks during the Economic Club of Washington’s Milestone Celebration event in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2018. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Amazon is introducing a new digital credit line for U.S.-based merchants with partner bank Goldman Sachs, CNBC has learned exclusively. Small
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Economic Security Planning, Inc. Today’s column addresses questions about Social Security’s assumptions about continuing income when estimating future benefits, spousal benefits before retirement benefits, disability benefits, totalization and spousal benefit eligibility. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University and the founder and president of Economic Security Planning, Inc, which markets Maximize My
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Commuters wearing protective masks ride the L subway line during rush hour in the Williamsburg neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., on Monday, June 8, 2020. Only 1.2% of New Yorkers tested Sunday were infected with the new coronavirus, the lowest rate since the pandemic began. “Why are we reopening? Because these
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Passengers wait to get on a Hertz shuttle bus at Los Angeles International Airport. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images To get a slice of one of the market’s most epic rallies, investors are snapping up stocks everywhere including shares in bankrupt companies, which in theory will be worth nothing. Hertz, Whiting Petroleum, Pier 1 and
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Huntington Beach, CA Getty Here are the top 25 cities with the highest rent decreases. Though rents increased an average of 3 percent nationally last year, Apartmentguide.com found the top 25 cities where annual rents have declined. What surprised Brian Carberry, Apartmentguide’s managing editor who crunched the numbers was, “some of the areas with significant
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