January 31, 2021 SUBSCRIBE
PERSONAL FINANCE
- US Household Income, Savings Rose at End of Last Year ; 7 On Your Side: Could transferring credit card debt to another card save you money?
- GameStop controversy sparks Washington scrutiny of Robinhood, fintech apps ; Colorado man suing apps over stock lockout ; The GameStop Drama Just Cost One ETF Almost 80% of Its Assets
- Americans Thinking of Reallocating Portfolios Following Election ; What Bitcoin Teaches Us About Risky Investing
- Gas prices continue upward trend in Kansas and across the nation
- The “ABC” Keys to Small Business Success During & After COVID-19 ; Rural US States Get Larger Share of PPP Loans in Latest Round
- With a sense of urgency, innovation hubs and tech are changing the way we think about farming ; Why farming is part of the climate change solution
- More Donors Plan to Give in 2021, Survey Finds
- How Do I Settle a Parent or Other Loved One’s Estate? ; Have you protected your spouse from losing the farm? ; What is a generational meeting? 3 reasons why you should have one ; If I move to Florida, will the NJ inheritance tax be due?
HEALTHY AGING
- America’s Seniors In Debt: A Growing Problem
- Protein identified that may help treat Parkinson’s disease
- Medicare appeals: Reasons, process, and costs ; 18 states back Medicaid work requirements
HEALTHCARE
- 3 Scary Healthcare Facts That a Retirement HSA Could Remedy ; Beware: Enrolling in Medicare can nix contributing to an HSA
- 3 big predictions for digital health in 2021
- HHS allows more healthcare providers to administer COVID-19 vaccines ; How this medical professor is battling COVID-19 in vulnerable communities ; EU tightens vaccine export rules, creates post-Brexit outcry
- Biden Executive Order To Reopen HealthCare.gov, Make Other Changes
EDUCATION
- Educator honored for financial literacy teaching ; From debt to wed: Former foster youth grows through lessons learned in financial literacy, friendship
- Rep. Jason Smith and Sen. Cruz Seek To Help Families Save for Education Expenses
- Timeline for vaccination eligibility in higher education is currently unknown ; What 2020 Taught The Higher Education Industry
TECH
- Identity thieves raked in billions with your data, even as breaches fell in 2020 ; Exit scams take centre stage in crypto-currency crimes ; Did You Suffer A Data Breach Under Colorado Law? The Answer May Surprise You
- Space Cybersecurity: How Lessons Learned on Earth Apply in Orbit ; Why Data Security and Privacy in the digital age are crucial ; Another Cybersecurity Firm Hit with Attack by “Highly Sophisticated” Hackers
- The New Silicon Valley Perks: Child Care, Financial Planning and Therapy ; Can Fintech bring financial inclusion to all?
- Five Ways Digital Asset Startups Damage Their Credibility With Investors
- Spotify is working on speech-recognition tech that will detect your mood and suggest music
RETIREMENT
- Relax. The Reddit-hedge fund battle won’t tank Your 401(k)
- Don’t deplete your retirement: Here are 5 strategies to help you avoid running out of money ; Retirement ‘baby bonds’ could help close the racial wealth gap
- The Year-End Relief Bill Revives A Retirement Income Planning Idea
- A banner year for the TSP, even as participants withdrew billions due to COVID-19
- Cybersecurity: A Plan Sponsor Obligation
- Get Workers Back On Track When Retirement Saving Derails ; Public Sector Gen X Workers Face More Outstanding Retirement Plan Loans
- The missing link: How managed accounts help advisors deliver a true end-to-end retirement plan offering
PENSIONS
- New Bill Would Protect Early Retirement Benefits for Injured Federal First Responders
- Vt. treasurer presents pension-cutting plan to lawmakers ; At least Pearce is addressing this serious issue ; Scott wants lawmakers to take the lead on looming pension problem
- NJ public worker pension fund paid $590M to outside investment managers last fiscal year
- Turner: The pension mess
- Pension risk transfer premiums hold steady in December
- Walt Disney to contribute up to $600 million to pension plans
INTERNATIONAL
- Financial literacy: taking the long view
- Market Madness Puts Pension Funds in a Risky Bind
- Kenya’s pension funds diversify into infrastructure space by partnering Chinese firms
- Exemption to annuity income could be gamechanger for pensioners
- Indian lending apps force tough choice
MARKETS
- Dow falls 500 points, briefly falling below 30000 amid concern about GameStop trading frenzy ; US Consumer Sentiment Cooled Slightly in Late January ; US yields rise after inflation data, focus on jobs next week
- Oil pares gains on worries about Coronavirus vaccine rollout ; Why Oil Companies’ Fall From Favor Could Cause Next Price Spike ;Natural Gas Continues Choppiness
- State funds see direct-lending partnerships as growth engine ; China’s short-term money rates rise for fourth day, approaching interest rate ceiling ; Japan’s consumer confidence worsens under state of emergency ; Bitcoin investors may lose everything, European Central Bank warns ; French economy suffers another output decline ; India Pegs 11% GDP Growth in Fiscal 2022 Helped by Vaccine Drive
ALTERNATIVES
- Sustainable fund assets hit record $1.7 trln in 2020: Morningstar ; What Growing Focus On ESG Means For Insurers ; Pipeline owners look to hydrogen as natural gas comes under attack
- Wall Street Hedge Funds Stung by Market Turmoil ; Reddit Dealt a Blow to Short Selling. But the Strategy Has Underperformed for Years. ; Hedge Fund Pressure Lingers With Short Sellers’ Targets Rallying
- As Bitcoin’s Price Surges, Affluent Investors Start to Take a Look ; Dogecoin soars 370% as Reddit group works to send the cryptocurrency ‘to the moon’ ; Hawaii invites cryptocurrency companies to join program ; Cryptocurrency crime drops in 2020 but ‘DeFi’ breaches rise, study finds ; Japan to Have Blockchain-Based Stock Exchange in 2022
- Pending Home Sales Inch Back 0.3% in December ; Derailed, Not Disrupted: New York City’s Real Estate Market Is Rising From The Ashes ; The 401 (k) of real estate: the 1031 like-kind exchange
