FEBRUARY 28, 2020 SUBSCRIBE
PERSONAL FINANCE
- Freaked Out by the Stock Market? Take a Deep Breath ; Mr. Market and the coronavirus ; How valuable is your 401(k)? These numbers will tell you
- Millennials struggle the most with money management and financial stress ; Opinion: How can women do a better job preparing for retirement? ; How to consolidate debt without hurting your credit
- Retirement is Liberating – and Hard Work
- Why your financial adviser may be ready to dump you
- Assets are Moving into Fixed Annuities and out of VAs ; Are Annuities FDIC Insured? ; Massachusetts fiduciary rule won’t cover variable annuity sales
- Is Your Estate As Planned As You Think?
- Planning on Moving During Retirement? It Could Affect Your Social Security Benefits
HEALTHY AGING
- Caffeinated coffee, chocolate good for brain
- Why More Older Workers Are Becoming Unemployed As Retirement Nears
- Aging US Population Threatens State Budgets
- Preying On Aging Parents: The New Coronavirus Scams And What You Can Do
- How to talk with your parents about their estate plan, even if they don’t want to
HEALTHCARE
- In Healthcare The Problem Isn’t Competition, It’s Lack Of Transparency
- 1% of People Account for 22% of Total Healthcare Spending
- Medical mask prices surge on Amazon after CDC comments on coronavirus in the US
- Important differences exist between urgent care centers
- News Outlets Examine How International Community Addressing Coronavirus Outbreak
- Walmart Begins Offering Healthcare Services at Second Store in the US
TECH
- Equifax’s $149 Million Data Breach Securities Settlement Gets OK ; Facial recognition firm’s entire client list exposed in data breach
- 21 Cybersecurity Trends Experts are Diligently Watching in 2020 ; How Personality Influences Cybersecurity Behavior ;Open Cybersecurity Alliance Releases New Language for Security Integration
- My Brother’s Keeper: The (Blockchain) Tech Behind Keeping Each Other Safe
- DoD Adopts Ethical Principles for Artificial Intelligence Use ; A 5-Year Vision for Artificial Intelligence in Higher Ed
- Out of Stock: Coronavirus in China Threatens Amazon Sellers
- How Technology Is Not Changing the Future of Higher Education
- Fur-friendly ‘wearable for pets’ and their humans
- Use Data to Revolutionize Project Planning
RETIREMENT
- 401(k) investors dump equities after market sell-off
- SECURE Act Will Reduce Retirement Deficits By $115 Billion
- Saving Solely in the TSP Can be Bad
- Annuities group wants 401(k)s for all — including cannabis workers ; Now Is the Time: The Retirement Tier
- Have You Misplaced a Retirement Plan?
- Vail Resorts Hits Litigation Mogul with its 401(k) ; Justices Side With Former Intel Worker on 401(k) Suit Deadline; Intel 401(k) ruling could bolster some class actions ; Wells Fargo’s $3 Billion Settlement Drives Battle in 401(k) Suit
PENSIONS
- CFOs Could Change Pension Accounting Style to Avoid Drag on Earnings
- A stock market fall may squeeze public pensions, experts say
- Senate rejects Gov. Ducey’s proposed state tax break for military pensions
- Ohio Public Employees pension plan returns 17.2%
- Senate Bill Could Allow Georgia Teachers To Invest In Pensions Differently
- It’s Time To End Social Security Opt-Outs For Everyone
- Kentucky County Employees’ Retirement System Proposes to Split Board’s Administration
- Pa. state universities: Faculty cuts are possible if early retirement offer doesn’t hit target
- Pension beneficiary changes OK’d by House
INTERNATIONAL
- Why England’s women life expectancy data should prompt pensions rethink
- Darlington Capita worker stole £70k from council’s pension fund
- The Netherlands: Pensions funds will change risk-free rate – Rabobank
- Icelandic pension assets to reach three times annual GDP in few years
MARKETS
- Consumer Sentiment Slides as Worries Mount Over Coronavirus ; Don’t Panic Yet: Coronavirus Will Not Cause Recession, Invesco Says
- Oil and energy stocks are getting crushed by coronavirus fears ; Natural gas is crushing wind and solar power ; Forecasts Shift Cooler as Natural Gas Futures See Small Gains Early
- Focus on manager diversity pushes asset owners’ to walk the talk ; What is ESG in Real Estate Investing? ; Norway’s green sovereign wealth push ; Australia funds back renewables in US ;As Investors Cast Off Coal Stakes, Miners Rely on a Few Big Funds
- Here’s how ETF investors have ridden this week’s coronavirus roller coaster ; SEC Quashes Dreams of Bitcoin ETF With Another Rejection
- Banks’ Expenses Growing, But Not Their Incomes ; Central Banks Cannot Save The World From All The Swans
- Government to unveil post-Brexit trade talks goals
- South Africa to create $2 billion sovereign wealth fund
ALTERNATIVES
- $79B Georgia Pension Allowed to Invest in Alternatives for First Time
- Branding Dominates Hedge Fund Flows ; Hedge Funds Ramped Up Leverage in Stocks Just Before Market Rout ; Hedge funds predicted to increase level of shorting of UK stocks in 2020 ; Why activist hedge funds are back in the spotlight
- Think Twice Before You Invest in a Private-Equity Fund ; What’s Behind Private Equity’s Spotty Record In Trucking?
- Samsung Introduces Phone Chip for Secure Cryptocurrency Storage ; Fraud Fighters: How crypto companies can stay one step ahead of the scammers ; What are cryptocurrency exchangers and key user security risks ; Finnish Customs Controls $15 Million in Seized Cryptocurrency
- Where to Invest: Residential vs. Commercial Real Estate ; US new home sales surge to 12.5-year high in January
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Jeffrey H. Snyder currently serves as Founder for The Morning Pulse, Inc and lead anchor for the Broadcast Retirement Network Considered an “industry insider”, thought-leader and an independent voice on retirement, personal finance and related issues, he has appeared in both television and print discussing the issues related to retirement and the capital markets.
ABOUT THE BROADCAST RETIREMENT NETWORK
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