June 27, 2019 SUBSCRIBE
PERSONAL FINANCE, FINANCIAL WELLNESS, ANNUITIES, TAXES & FINANCIAL LITERACY
- 55 Plus: Lots of ways to finance retirement
- Can annuities become a bigger contributor to retirement security?
- What Are the Different Types of “Financial Advisors”?
- Four steps to handling financial stress
- Are Social Security’s Early And Late Retirement Factors Fair?
- Using behavioral insights to increase annuitization rates: The role of framing and anchoring
- New Interest Rate Data Could Signal Reverse Mortgage ‘Economic Gift’
- Sanders Touts Financial Transactions Tax as Student Loan Debt Rx ; Financial literacy is the first step to reducing student debt
HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS
- No, transparency will not cause healthcare prices to rise
- Nearly Half of Consumers Chose Other Expenses Over Buying Medicine
- Patients will use health wearables to reduce trips to the doctor: survey
TECH, MEDIA & SOCIAL MEDIA
- Fannie, Fintech Face Congress With Wall Street Watching Closely
- From Peanuts to $40 Billion, Amazon’s Ad Business Set to Be the Next Great Disruptor ; Amazon is going to deliver a blow to FedEx, which just lost $2 billion
- Facebook must face suit over data breach ; Cybersecurity problems linger at low-performing federal agencies
401k, 403b, 457b, NONQUALIFIED, STATE-RUN PLANS & LITIGATION
- Fixing The Fixed Income Options In Defined Contribution Plans
- Automatic enrollment in 401(k) annuities: Boosting retiree lifetime income
- How The SECURE Act Would Impact Your 401(k) ; Participants Lack Knowledge About Retirement Plan Rollovers
- Legislators try for 10th time to get seniors bigger COLA
- Employers Boost Benefits to Win and Keep Top Talent
- Gucci settles 401(k) lawsuit for $1.2 million
PENSIONS
- Pension Oversight Board meets in Frankfort
- Metro Council Approves Deep Budget Cuts To Combat Rising Pension Costs
- Don’t blame workers for PERS problems
- Nearly $2.5B in Illinois public pension payments flow to 70K out-of-state retirees ; Why Illinois’ pension debt outweighs tax policy
- Pension fund usage of ETFs and smart beta on the increase, says survey
- Service Estimates Longevity for Pension Plan Sponsors
- Why diversity is important: Calif. funds
INTERNATIONAL
- Dutch sector fears delay in finalising pensions agreement
- Worst off pensioners still 70% richer than equivalent working age families
- Pensions agency needs £23m after bungling IT plan
- South African Pensions Seen at Risk If State Forces Investments
- Market for UK pension transfers doubles in first six months
- FCA Says Too Many Advisers Giving Bad Pension Advice ;New Pensions Regulator plans mergers for underperforming funds
MARKETS
- Markets ‘bullying’ Federal Reserve on interest rate cuts ; Drops in Consumer Confidence, Home Sales Show US Economy Risks
- Gold jumps to 6-year high on low rates, slowing economy and heightened geopolitical tensions; The US Dollar Is Likely Heading Much Lower
- Oil prices climb amid fall in US stockpiles, Middle East worries
- CBO projects ‘unprecedented’ debt of 144 percent of GDP by 2049
- Money Markets Are Thriving in an Uncharacteristic Sweet Spot
- State and Local Governments Eye ESG Investing Strategies for Returns and Impact
- The IPO parade marches on while corporate governance suffers
- Pain From Trump’s China Tariffs Spreads, Reshaping Global Trade ; Report sees emerging market opportunities despite trade risks
- No-deal Brexit ‘will cost UK car manufacturers extra £70m a day’
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
- Hedge Funds Boost Equity Leverage at Fastest Rate in Three Years
- Private equity struggles with digital investments ; Private Equity Executives Plan Hiring Spree
- European watchdogs demand detail on Facebook’s cryptocurrency ; There’s another reason behind bitcoin’s 200% rise this year — it’s got nothing to do with Facebook ; Russian Central Bank: Criminals Rarely Use Crypto to Withdraw Stolen Funds
- Home prices flatlined in April, Case-Shiller says
- The changing nature of venture capital
- Heading Off Conflicts That Destroy Family Wealth
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Jeffrey H. Snyder is the Creator and Founder of The Morning Pulse, Inc. Considered an “industry insider”, thought-leader and an independent voice, he has appeared in both television and print discussing the issues related to retirement and the capital markets. He also is the creator, producer and host of the The Weekly Pulse podcast and TV show, as well as the original series Roads2Retirement.
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