MARCH 16, 2020 SUBSCRIBE
PERSONAL FINANCE
- Financial literacy measure passes through committee ; The Financial Gurus Millennials Listen To ; A bear market has financial lessons to teach kids ; Retirement readiness more feasible for the young
- If coronavirus keeps you home from work, will you still get paid?
- Investors Nervous About Coronavirus Ask: Should I Put My 401(k) in Bonds? ; Raymond James, Edward Jones escalate virus response, brace for long-term impact; It’s time to start preparing your personal finances for a recession. Here’s how
- Age 55? 7 questions to assess your readiness for retirement ; Retired or Nearly There? How to Weather a Market Downturn
- Painful Market Losses Help Paint Annuities in Positive Light ; Annuity Rates Plummet, Commissions Might Be Next
- After initial grief, new widows must reexamine their finances; Impact of COVID-19 on Estate Planning ; New 2020 Tax Law May Require Immediate Changes to Your Estate Plan
HEALTHY AGING
- Ways to Make Wellness Work for You in Retirement ; Can new high-percentage skincare creams actually reverse aging?
- Financial Disincentives Face Those Working to Later Ages, Says Report
- Help baby boomer clients plan ahead for cognitive decline ; The healthcare system isn’t prepared for the coming surge in dementia patients
- In These Aging Places, Coronavirus Is a Huge Threat
- Best Ways to Recover From a Layoff ; There may be good news on the horizon for workers over 50
HEALTHCARE
- Nearly 1 in 4 Americans are skipping medical care because of the cost
- Cybercriminals target healthcare workers with email scam
- Walk-in healthcare clinics ‘overwhelmed’ by coronavirus testing requests ; The US’ Health Depends on How It Cares for Health Care Workers ;Italy’s Health Care System Groans Under Coronavirus — a Warning to the World
- ICU clinicians turn to artificial intelligence to prioritize patients ; Healthcare workforce ‘not equipped’ for the adoption of AI, according to report
- Are wearables the early warning solution for strokes? ; Healthcare disruptors outperform hospitals in digital readiness
- Benefits of using a family medicine provider for the whole family
TECH
- Oklahoma Accused of Negligence in Massive Data Breach
- Federal employees may soon be ordered to work from home. That could pose serious cybersecurity risks
- What Cybersecurity Pros Really Think About Artificial Intelligence ; The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence and Future of National Security
- Amazon Music’s new app tells artists how fans request their songs via Alexa
- The Worst May Be Over for Apple in China
- Bill Gates Steps Down from Berkshire Hathaway and Microsoft Boards ; Pentagon Reconsiders Microsoft Contract After Amazon Protest
RETIREMENT
- Trading in 401(k) Accounts Spikes With Savers Seeking Safety
- ERISA Has Evolved—Have You? ; 7 Keys of Secure Act’s Annuity Safe Harbor in Retirement Plans
- Why the ‘Rothification’ of 401(k)s Would Hurt Retirees ; Retirement contribution parity for student loans subject of legislation ; House bill to expand collective investment trusts to 403(b) plans introduced
- Former Salesforce Employees Allege 401(k) Mismanagement; Latest Proprietary Fund Suit Settlement Has an ETF Twist ; 2 Stable Value Fund Cases Highlight Risks For Plan Sponsors ; Oklahoma’s BOKF Sued Over Affiliated Funds in 401(k) Plan ; SunTrust Inks $29 Million Deal in 401(k) Suit Covering 30000
PENSIONS
- Factor investing’s relevance to institutional investing under the spotlight
- CalPERS pensions to grow slightly in 2020 with cost-of-living increase for retirees ; US ‘Looking at’ CalPERS Holdings in Chinese Defense Firms: Top White House Official
- NC State Pension Weathers Market Turmoil Well as Others Crumble ; Alabama pension fund chief David Bronner says market fallout from coronavirus will pass
- San Diego’s pension payment jumps another $15M, squeezing budget even tighter
- Coronavirus disruptions could strain Chicago’s finances and pension funds
- Nine local governments owe $136M for pensions
- Wisconsin Retirement System participants to see slight bump in pension checks
- Police pension investments’ value up in ’19, dips in ’20
- San Francisco Pension Pledges to Go Carbon Neutral by 2050
INTERNATIONAL
- UK Defined Benefit Code Revision ‘Biggest Revolution’ in 15 Years ; UK Floats Climate Risk Disclosures For Pension Trustees
- Swedish Pensions Agency sees need for new pension savings scheme
- Dutch C&A scheme turns to passive ESG mandate
MARKETS
- Consumer sentiment tumbles in March as coronavirus threat explodes into view ; US Consumer Sentiment Falls Less Than Forecast in March
- Fed increasingly expected to cut interest rates to zero next week; As central banks intervene to calm markets, few see solution
- Coronavirus brings stock market its worst day since 1987 ; Stocks Enter Bear Market. What Does It Mean?
- Gas Prices Are Approaching $2 ; Oil prices post biggest weekly percentage drop since 2008 ; Another Crude Oil Rally May Be Imminent ; More Volatility for Natural Gas Futures as Markets Weigh Coronavirus Impacts
- Active funds beat passive ‘marginally’ in recent sell-off: iFast
- Active Management Can Combat Climate Change, Manager Says ; Are your asset managers as sustainable as they claim? ; Emissions are down thanks to coronavirus, but that’s bad ; ; US refiners face the challenge of making cleaner gasoline as Tier 3 credit prices rise
- The Value in Machine Learning Alternative Data for Investment Managers ; The Appeal of OCIOs: Questing for Good Returns
- Already stretched universities now face huge endowment losses from market meltdown
- Coronavirus-related school closures could erase 1.5% from GDP this year, new report says
- Unraveling the Mysteries of China’s Multiple Budgets
- Africa’s largest economy braces for big hit as oil prices plummet
ALTERNATIVES
- Confronting Volatility With Closed-End Funds
- Hedge funds sown 2.81 per cent in February; The Stock Market Is In a Bear Market, and Hedge Funds Finally Have Their Moment
- Private equity can be the big winner in the Covid-19 bear market ; Private equity auctions failing as advisers over-promise on prices
- Venture capital open for business on record amounts of dry powder ; Raising money in a bear market, and what happened with Sequoia and Finix?
- Bitcoin falls past $6000, leading a cryptocurrency rout as global markets slip on coronavirus concerns ; Rise in Trading Volume a Positive Sign for Cryptocurrency
- REITs report strong earnings, occupancy rates in fourth quarter
- A Critical Mistake To Avoid When Setting Up A Single-Family Office
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.
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