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PERSONAL FINANCE, FINANCIAL WELLNESS, ANNUITIES, TAXES, CHARITY & FINANCIAL LITERACY
- A Brighter Future for a Graying Workforce
- New Bank Offers 3% Interest Rate for ‘Good Behavior’ ; 30 Greatest Threats to Your Retirement
- Student Loan Refinancing Just Got Absurdly Cheap
- How, and Why, to Build a Social Security ‘Bridge’ With Your 401(k)
- Here Are 4 Planning Situations When Annuities Make Sense ; Why Annuities Could Be an Especially Good Deal for Women
- Should I buy life insurance for my child? ; Who will need long-term care?
- Half of Taxpayers Changed Charitable Giving Strategy After Tax Reform
HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS
- Hospitals pledge $700 million to fight economic, social disparities
- DNA-testing company informs consumers of data breach ; New York health system to pay $3M HIPAA settlement
- What 6 spine surgeons say are common financial mistakes
- Walgreens reportedly mulling massive private equity buyout
TECH, MEDIA & SOCIAL MEDIA
- Facebook reveals another privacy breach, this time involving developers ; Facebook executives planned ‘switcharoo’ on data policy change -court filings ; Apple publishes new technical details on privacy features
- London funds call on cyberrisk assessment for investments
- Xerox is said to consider buying HP
401k, 403b, 457b, NONQUALIFIED, STATE-RUN PLANS & LITIGATION
- 401k Balances are Far Below Potential
- Cybersecurity is a ticking time bomb for 401(k)s
- Bill introduced to block TSP investment in China ; Despite Recent Controversy, Consulting Firm Recommends TSP Stay the Course on I Fund Change
- 401(k)s haven’t helped clients save enough for retirement ; Retirement Industry Facing ‘Greatest Transition Since the Depression’
- Savings Limits for 401(k), Other Retirement Accounts to Rise ; The Case for E-Delivery of Retirement Plan Notifications
- EBRI: Extending OregonSaves Would Slash Retirement Deficits
- Supreme Court hears arguments in IBM stock-drop fiduciary challenge ; Prudential Sued Over Affiliated Funds in Employees’ 401(k) Plan
PENSIONS
- Keeping Florida’s pension fund financially healthy won’t be cheap
- The End to the Chicago Teacher Strike Underscores Pension Crisis ; City Waits As State Juggles Police, Fire Pension Oversight
- Memphis officials fear “mass exodus” from MPD and MFD if pension program implemented
- St. Clair voters approve tax to support city pensions
- Fossil Fuel Investments Cost California and Colorado Pension Funds Over $19 Billion, Report Finds
- Bill addresses pensions, health care for miners, retirees
- US Foods to offload $75 million in pension liabilities
- Red Flags Abound At Bankrupt Rhode Island St. Joseph Health Services Church Pension
INTERNATIONAL
- Modest Q3 performance for Canadian defined-benefit pension plans ; Leaving the Canada Pension Plan could be Alberta’s next shot across Ottawa’s bow
- University staff to strike over pensions, pay and working conditions
- Poland approves pension reform, boosts state coffers
MARKETS
- Stocks may be rallying to records, but the earnings outlook is darkening ; Record highs not enough to lure fund investors to US stocks
- Global Stocks Hover as Investors Await Clarity on Trade Talks ; Are Investors Right To Be On Edge?
- Oil falls 1.5% after spike in US inventory ; US Natural Gas Prices Rising Toward Winter ; Ignore sustainable investment at your own Peril
- ETF Demand Propped Up Gold In Q3 ; ETF Pioneer: I am Skeptical of Non-Transparent Funds
- Central Banks Hitting ‘Peak Dovishness’ Prick Bond-Market Bubble ; Central Bank Digital Currencies-Edging Toward Reality?
- European economy to grow at its lowest rate since 2013, IMF says
- China cuts a key interest rate as trade hopes boost Asian markets
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
- ‘Private Equity is the New Stock’ ; Private equity fundraising in the US hits all-time high ; SoftBank’s Bad Bets Are A Sign That Private Equity Will Lead The Next Meltdown
- Cryptocurrency scam allegedly duped investors through promises of a worldwide sports group ; China Gives Digital Currencies a Reprieve as Beijing Warms to Blockchain
- Investors Put Out Welcome Mat for Hospitality Real Estate ; Real Estate Industry Reducing Carbon Emissions
- Want to break into the family office market? Here’s what you need to know ; Family matters: why the world’s wealthiest are setting up family offices in Jersey ; 10 Trends That Will Affect Family Offices In 2020
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