December 19, 2020 SUBSCRIBE
PERSONAL FINANCE
- Financial planning tips: Do’s and don’ts when you are in your 20s ; These apps could help you keep your money resolutions ; 3 Critical Lessons Investors Learned the Hard Way in 2020 ; Robinhood accused of targeting novice investors with features that encourage excessive trading ; Five Tips for Getting Your Financial House in Order for 2021
- Big Growth Expected for ETFs that Don’t Disclose Holdings Daily
- Survey finds more than a third of Americans plan a holiday road trip
- How to Raise Money for a New Business These Days
- Got Life Insurance? You May Not Have Enough ; Employers increasingly look to the advantages of whole life insurance to bolster benefits offerings
- Crisis for Renters Threatens to Get Worse ; 30-year fixed mortgage rates fall to new record low, reports Freddie Mac
- Revised W-4 has workers cruising for tax bruising
- A Proposal to Accelerate Giving Won’t Even Get Philanthropy Out of Park ; Estate planning tips for farm families ; Tips on planning for the fragile beneficiary
HEALTHY AGING
- Is Medicare Plan G right for you?
- Alzheimer’s disease: an epidemic in rural America ; Hearing Loss and High Blood Sugar Linked to Poorer Learning and Memory among Older Latinos ; Scientists to Study Whether Aging is Impacted by Changes in Gut Microbiome
HEALTHCARE
- Healthcare spending hits $3.8 trillion: 8 things to know
- Health Care Options During Unemployment: A Medicare Customer Question ; Third-grade math, Medicare statements are confusing
- Here Are Some Opportunities To Enhance The Virtual Healthcare Experience
- Research strongly suggests COVID-19 virus enters the brain
- Economic incentives and regulation to increase COVID-19 app effectiveness
- OSHA Gathers More than $3.5 Million in Coronavirus Penalties
EDUCATION
- 529 Plans Without The Fossil Fuels ; RBC to pay $685520 in 529 plan restitution
- The Crisis Higher Education Needs
TECH
- A moment of reckoning: the need for a strong and global cybersecurity response ; Hack against US is ‘grave threat,’ cybersecurity agency says
- American Bank Systems Sued Over Ransomware Data Breach ; 9th Circ. OKs Dismissal Of PayPal Investors’ Data Breach Suit
- Teaching artificial intelligence to adapt
- Amazon stops some holiday shipping guarantees ; While you wait for your Amazon delivery for the holidays, don’t fall for this scam
- Venture Capital’s Banner Year Masks Diverging Sector
RETIREMENT
- Workers Tap Retirement Savings as a Last Resort ; Are you still planning to retire early? ; 2020’s impact on companies’ responses to employee financial wellness ; How long does your money need to last? Here are 4 ways to avoid running out of funds in retirement.
- I’m 55, tired of ‘soul-crushing jobs,’ have $1 million invested poorly — can I retire now? ; The Earliest You Can Retire under FERS
- Six Social Security fixes that should be on Biden’s agenda next year
- 2019 a banner year for 401(k) employee participation ; How Much Will Your Retirement Taxes Be?
- CBO Underscores Value of Defined Contribution ProgramsAuto-IRA programs are closing the coverage gap; Vestwell is in and Ascensus is out in Oregon as mushrooming ‘force-function’ state retirement plans spark heated bids to recordkeep; RIAs are angling for a cut, tooCumulus Media Beats Suit Over 401(k) Fees ; Many View New DOL ESG Ruling as an Incentive to SponsorsPENSIONS
- How have public pension plans fared in the pandemic?
- US Pension Fund TIAA Embroiled in Brazil Land-Buying Probe
- Milwaukee County to offer pension credits for furlough days
- Pensions set to consume 29% of Illinois’ budget amid $7 billion debt increase
- Ky. Republicans Propose Moving New Teachers To New Pension Fund
- Secrecy surrounds lawsuit by Missouri employees over firm’s pension fund investments
INTERNATIONAL
- Australian Regulator Questions 10 Pensions Over Poor Performance
- Funding ratio threshold for Dutch pension funds lowered to 95%
- UK plans warn regulator not to lift contribution leniency too soon
- Pensions coping well with Covid crisis, says PLSA survey
- Cuban pensioners begin to receive an advance of their pensions
- State govt employees want employers’ entire NPS contribution of 14% tax free
- WSIB and OCEU complete first-ever SEPP to JSPP conversion in Canada
- Data breaches increase with COVID, criminal sophistication
- Financial literacy app Gimi for Gen-Z launches India operations
MARKETS
- Market Fundamentals So Good That Market Has More To Run ; Are Americans More Optimistic Now That the Covid-19 Vaccine Is Here? It Depends On Who You Ask ; November Retail Sales Spiral Down: Here’s What You Should Know ; Investors waiting for Fed long-end buying have to wait some more ; Yield curve steeper after Fed maintains bond-buying ;Businesses fight to endure COVID surge ; Small businesses pivot to survive unprecedented crisis
- Fewer holiday travelers expected this year; gas prices lower than last year ; Oil prices climb past 10-month record on rallying global markets ; Natural-gas futures turn slightly lower as US weekly supplies fall by 122 billion cubic feet
- Two Pro-ESG Investing Bills Introduced in House ;Solar farm near Aspen set to start construction in spring ; Why Going Green Saves Bond Borrowers Money ; Is Farming with Reclaimed Water the Solution to a Drier Future?
- Foreign investors dash into emerging markets at swiftest pace since 2013 ; Japan raises GDP outlook for FY2021 on lift from stimulus package ; Croatia’s central bank expects GDP growth of 5.0% in 2021 ; Swiss central bank chief rejects ‘currency manipulator’ label from the US ; Australia’s Surging Employment Aids Budget Bottom Line, Outlook ; What To Know As Britain And The EU Fight Over Their Divorce ; Gig economy grows nine-fold
ALTERNATIVES
- Weatherproofing multiasset portfolios with illiquid alternatives
- Hedge funds & ESG: Creating value even if you don’t believe the values ; Emerging Market Hedge Funds Are Outperforming In 2020
- The stage is set for private investment to drive recovery ; Private Equity Digs Into Its Pockets to Keep Companies Afloat ; Risky Loans Secure Private-Equity Payouts Despite Downturn
- Bitcoin at $23000: What Investors Need Know Before Hopping Aboard ; As bitcoin surges, prominent cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase aims to go public ; Two convicted in cryptocurrency and penny stock investment scheme ; IRS will make you disclose cryptocurrency on newest tax forms
- Large Q4 Rebounds Shrink 2020 Losses For REITs ; US REIT capital market activity rises 58.4% MOM in November ; How to Make 10% ROI With Your Investment Property ; NYC’s Plummeting Real Estate Sales Cost City $1.2 Billion
