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The Weekly Pulse Podcast for Sunday, September 29, 2019 In this episode: (1) Retirees are open for business: Intergenerational partnerships for new startups, (2) Realtor.com: federal and state emissions effects on home prices, (3) decoding the cost of college: a post-secondary education module and finding a process that will work for everyone, (4) Amazon is offering select employees healthcare services, (5) debunking misconceptions about blockchain and cryptocurrency; passive managers continue to outperform active managers, (6) the social security cost of living adjustment is expected to be 1.6% – lower than last year, and (7) Eugene Scalia is confirmed as the Secretary of Labor: what’s it all mean, a re-org in the EBSA and a look at the status of SECURE/RESA.
TOP SOCIAL MEDIA TRENDS
The Weekly Pulse Podcast for Sunday, September 29, 2019 In this episode: (1) Retirees are open for business: Intergenerational partnerships for new startups, (2) Realtor.com: federal and state emissions effects on home prices, (3) decoding the cost of college: a post-secondary education module and finding a process that will work for everyone, (4) Amazon is offering select employees healthcare services, (5) debunking misconceptions about blockchain and cryptocurrency; passive managers continue to outperform active managers, (6) the social security cost of living adjustment is expected to be 1.6% – lower than last year, and (7) Eugene Scalia is confirmed as the Secretary of Labor: what’s it all mean, a re-org in the EBSA and a look at the status of SECURE/RESA.
TOP SOCIAL MEDIA TRENDSPERSONAL FINANCE, FINANCIAL WELLNESS, ANNUITIES, TAXES, CHARITY & FINANCIAL LITERACY
- Saved Enough for Retirement? Well, That Depends
- Elder Financial Abuse Is a Plague on America’s House: AIG
- Interested in fixed annuities? Beware of common misconceptions
- For a great temporary side-gig, consider being a census worker
- What’s your TSP investment style, automatic pilot or active control?
- 20 Money Hacks to Help You Save More
- The psychological perks of paying off debt ; Millennials Value Trust and Want It All When It Comes to Credit Cards
- What the Pure Robo-Advisors Got Wrong, and What Comes Next
- 7 Ways That Beneficiary Designations Can Mess Up Your Estate Plan
- US Democrats have wisely moved to the left on ideas for Social Security reform
- Voya Financial Advisors settles with more than a dozen clients of former broker
HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS
- Online comparison shopping for healthcare services increased 257% since 2012
- Digital data can take human error out of healthcare ; How Telemedicine Can Significantly Lower the Cost of Care
- Insurance premiums––and affordability concerns––keep rising
- Older workers grossly underestimate their retirement health care costs
- Do Apps That Pay You to Lose Weight Really Work?
- Hospitals and insurers question legality, need for CMS price transparency rule
- How Worried Should Teledoc Be About Amazon’s Latest Move?
- Sam’s Club launches healthcare pilot program for members: 5 things to know
- Old Estate Plans May be Harmful to Your Health
- US charges 35 people in massive healthcare fraud take-down involving genetic tests
TECH, MEDIA & SOCIAL MEDIA
- Hackers find voting machines used throughout the US are vulnerable to attack
- Artificial Intelligence Requires Human Intelligence
- Amazon Suddenly Realizes Its Customers Care About Privacy ; Amazon’s plan for facial recognition laws faces skeptics
- Facebook Says Giant Data-Breach Suit Has No Legs to Stand On
- CFTC Official Calls For Continued Embrace Of Fintech ; The latest fintech employment trends for Hong Kong and China
- US House Passes Bill Requiring Study Of Blockchain Technology
- Lilly Grants to Address Ethical Concerns in a Digital World
401k, 403b, 457b, NONQUALIFIED, STATE-RUN PLANS & LITIGATION
- 401k Assets Continue to Climb ; Penny-Pinching Funds Are Going to Get Even Cheaper
- Bit by Bit, Socially Conscious Investors Are Influencing 401(k)’s
- ERISA at 45: Bolstering retirement security for the next 45 years
- 10 issues that can land you in hot water during an employee benefit plan audit
- An Underground Journey to the Heart of Retirement Processing
- The 401(k)-HSA savings rule of thumb works, until it doesn’t
- Finally, relief for people with no workplace retirement plan
- Senate Confirms Eugene Scalia as Labor Secretary ; Stable Fund Suit Settlement Sanctioned, But…; Eaton Vance Can Settle 401(k) Fund Class Suit for $3.45 Million ; Oracle Can’t End 401(k) Class Action by Dinging Expert Witness
PENSIONS
- How to Solve the Public Pension Crisis
- Portman seeks Senate action to protect workers’ pensions ; Your Pension Might Be About to Get Riskier
- Municipal DB Plans Face Increased Cost Pressures
- SEPTA and Philadelphia reveal their investment managers’ profits while bigger state pensions resist disclosurePensions are good for CT
- PERS funding ratio drops even though stocks are booming
- New Jersey Public Worker Pension Investments Fall Short
- Pensions for Many California School Educators Are Too Big
- Unisys wins $152M Pentagon deal, seeks IRS relief for $115M in pension payments
INTERNATIONAL
- Average pension contributions fall
- Investors Await Naming of CIO at World’s Largest Pension Fund
- Netherlands’ biggest pension fund calls for rule changes to avoid payout cuts next year -De Telegraaf
- Danish Pension Funds Sign $52 Billion Green Pledge
- Top firms bow to pressure and rein in big pension payments
- UK Companies Face Naming and Shaming Over Director Pensions ; UK fund trade body warns companies over existing directors’ pensions
- How Europe’s pension sectors are preparing for Brexit
MARKETS
- US Economy Continues Slow Growth Trend ; US consumer spending slows in August; incomes rise
- Oil Traders Rattled by US Sanctions on China Tanker Firms ; Natural-Gas Prices Slide After Storage Data
- SEC Paves Way for More ETFs But Advisors Are Wary of Products Flooding the Market
- House passes bill to protect cannabis industry access to banks, credit unions
- White House Weighs Limits on US Portfolio Flows Into China
- Latest Brexit twist leaves EU expecting another delay beyond Oct.31
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
- Improve private funds, don’t do away with them ; With 5% average growth, Australian ICT attracts private equity and venture capital investments
- Hedge fund liquidations surpass launches for fourth consecutive quarter ; Hedge Fund Industry Divided on Advertising Rule Changes ; More Hedge Funds Damaged by Momentum Reversal ; Activist Hedge Funds Are Having More Trouble Stopping Deals
- Is a $26 Billion Private Equity Fund the Best Place for Investors?
- Decoding the secret language of VCs
- US Consumers Highly Willing to Use Blockchain Tokens ; Why crypto hoaxes are so successful ; From Stablecoins to Central Bank Digital Currencies ; IMF Staff: Stablecoins Might Come to Rely on Central Bank Reserves ; Cryptocurrency Might Be Treated as Treasure Under Russia’s Tax Code
- Top 10 internal controls to mitigate cybersecurity risks in the family office ; If the Rich Think a Recession Is Coming … ; Why a New Wave of Family Offices Are Emerging in Brazil
- What Wall Street Doesn’t Want You To Know About REITs ; CalSTRS assigns $300 million to real estate joint venture
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