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- The Weekly Pulse for January 13, 2019 In this episode: (1) a closer look at the Japanese culture of saving, (2) the government shutdown and the Federal Thrift Savings Plan, (3) No Degree, No Problem for Employers, (4) NetFlix wins at the Golden Globes and (5) What does financial freedom mean to you? Special guests this week: United States and Japanese citizen Kenji Chida Ed.D
TOP SOCIAL MEDIA TRENDS 
- Small Business Sentiment is Flagging
- No Degree, No Problem for Employers
- What older workers can do to stay employed
PERSONAL FINANCE
- When It Comes to Retirement, I’m With Cicero
- Many retail investors panicked and sold during last month’s market meltdown (again)
- The government shutdown is disrupting retirement plans for some federal employees ; How will the shutdown affect your tax refund? ; These lenders are offering personal loan relief to workers affected by the government shutdown
- These Fees Are Hurting the Value of Your 401(k) ; Robo-advisors are taking work from traditional wealth managers
- Magaziner pushes for mandated financial literacy courses
- ETFs Try to Lure Investors Into Ever Narrower Niches
- Having The Inheritance Talk With Parents Brings Both Sadness And Relief
- Why money meant for charities isn’t getting to them
- Here Is the Best Country to Retire to Right Now
- CFP Board ‘beefing up’ disciplinary arm
HEALTHCARE
- New York City experiments with health care for all
- Three trends that could change health care for consumers in 2019
- 4 recent health plan data breaches
- Bulk pricing of healthcare services saves time, money, business owner says
- Apple Healthcare could be a healthy investment story
- 7 Investment Considerations for Not-for-Profit Healthcare in 2019
- In Fast-Aging Japan, Elder Care Is a High-Tech Pursuit ; FDA-cleared wearables are the future of senior care
- Taking away a patient’s access to health care is morally flawed
- Strains weigh on prognosis for healthcare sector
TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA
- Consumers In All 50 States Sue Marriott Over Data Breach
- The Danger of Calling Out Cyberattackers
- Google Board Sued for Hushing Claims of Executive Misconduct
- Fintech Sector Hurt by Shutdown
- Are securities rules limiting the evolution of fintech?
- Open banking: the quiet digital revolution one year on ; Smaller Financial Firms Struggle To Match Big Bank Digital/Mobile Innovation
- Beware! 9 million users affected by adware on Google Play apps
- Apple’s Wearables Revenue Has Already Exceeded Peak iPod Sales
- PCs Have a Lesson for the Smartphone Industry
- More Start-Ups Have an Unfamiliar Message for Venture Capitalists: Get Lost
401k, 403b, 457b, NONQUALIFIED, STATE-RUN PLANS
- Are Age-Based Funds Protecting US Investors Close to Retirement?
- Influx of women in Congress can improve women’s retirement security
- Average Hourly Pay And Benefits In The United States
- 10 most expensive ERISA settlements of 2018
- Furloughed federal workers may be eyeing their thrift savings plan to make ends meet.
- New Study Fails Basic Math in Teacher 401k, Pension Debate
- LIMRA: Less than half of small US employers offer retirement benefits but recognize their importance
PENSIONS
- Bipartisan bill looks to help struggling multiemployer plans
- Bevin: Legislature irresponsible for failure to pass pension reform
- The Problem With Chicago’s Pensions Is That There Is No Low-Hanging Fruit
- Ohio Police & Fire Pension Targets Real Assets in 2019
- Strike or no strike, pensions problematic for LA schools
- General Assembly Taps The Brakes On Pensions
- Another Voice: State pensions need to divest from fossil fuels
- EDITORIAL: How mayoral candidates plan to raise $42 billion for pensions
- What even is OSERS? Explaining the basics behind OPS’s $771 million pension shortfall
- Mass. pension tension: Some payouts hit $350000
- Oronoko Twp. board approves police contract in split vote
- We must pay our $70B pension debt
- Pension tax repeal proposed in first day of 2019 legislative session
- Commission misses deadline on pension plans
- New state law needed for Crawford County to change pension system
INTERNATIONAL
- FCA warns of looming retirement poverty prospect
- Swiss Regulator Facing Criticism over Public Employee Pension Revamp
- Duterte OKs higher old-age pension for war veterans
- Kuwait Pension Fund Suing Man Group
- Don’t support ‘distressed’ banks with our pensions – Angel Carbonu
MARKETS
- Weighing The Week Ahead: Will Q418 Earnings Change The ‘Message’ Of The Markets?
- Are Fed Rate Hikes Still On The Table For 2019? ; How the Fed Can Engineer a Soft Landing in the Economy ; Fed Funds Rate Rising Too Far, The Fed Could Be Forced To Halt Rate Hikes
- Investors Were Spooked About Profits. Now Come the Facts.
- Cheaper gasoline weighs on US consumer prices in December
- US Consumer Comfort Falls to Four-Month Low on Finance Outlook
- In Alabama city that relies on government spending, residents are taking out personal loans just to get by
- Top financial firms cut jobs amid 2019 market turmoil
- SEC Lists Cryptocurrency as a Top ‘Examination’ Priority for 2019
- UK Says Won’t Delay Exit as Speculation Grows: Brexit Update
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
- Use these investments to ride out market volatility, but beware the risks
- Hedge funds are facing challenges in an uncertain market ; Asia Hedge Funds Lost Big in ’18, But Some Still Pulled in Money
- Private equity deals in US hit highest level since 2007 ; Unlocking the potential of private equity funding
- Factor Momentum Is Real, Researchers Argue
- What to Expect in the REIT Market in 2019
- Real Estate Funds Have Been a Balm in a Stinging Market
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