January 7, 2021 SUBSCRIBE
PERSONAL FINANCE
- A new low in the war on savers ; New 2021 Laws Aim to Protect Those Exploited in the Pandemic ; SEC Adds Its Voice to Those Looking for “Equity”-ble Treatment of Gig Workers ; Why You Might Want to Beef Up Your Emergency Fund
- Record ETF Assets Growth In 2020 ; 6 Predictions for the ETF World in 2021 ; COVID-19 lesson of humility for professional investors
- The menace that many lending apps have turned into
- Interest Rates on Auto Loans Will Decline Further in 2021
- Take these steps to prevent wire fraud during a real estate transaction ; Boulder lowers interest rates for tenant security deposits
- The Major Tax Changes for 2021 You Need To Know About
- The Ways a Divorce Can Affect a Person’s Will and Estate Plans ; Farm Succession Planning with COVID-19 in Mind
HEALTHY AGING
- How to Keep Your Brain Sharp
- What to Do When a Loved One Dies ; 5 things to know about palliative medicine
- Self-Controlled Children Tend to be Healthier Middle-Aged Adults
- If you’re trying to get in shape, learn to love this
- What Is Medicare Creditable Coverage? ; Solving the Medicare Puzzle/Medicare Myths Exposed ; One Senior Place: The difference between Medicare and Medicaid
HEALTHCARE
- Some Health Care Workers Say They Are ‘Forgotten’ In COVID-19 Vaccination Plans
- Artificial Intelligence in Health Care ; Amazon plots a course into the healthcare industry ; Blockchain Applications in Healthcare
- Healthcare Accounts for 79% of All Reported Breaches, Attacks Rise 45%
EDUCATION
- Students sorely need education in financial literacy ; Why Mrs. Dow Jones Wants to Make You Laugh and Teach You About Money
- Should You Save For College If President Biden Makes It Free?
- Pandemic’s toll on higher education leaves some institutions fighting for survival ; Envisioning Higher Education’s Future; Carpe Diem on Faculty Hiring? ; Flat is the New Up: How the Year of Covid-19 Continues to Reinvent Higher Ed ; As Colleges Adopt AI, They’ll Need Ethical Frameworks
TECH
- T-Mobile says some customer information accessed in data breach ; Financial Data Security: Deep Dive on SOC Reports
- Consumers Still Prefer In-Store Shopping
- What’s going on with fintech venture capital investment?
- Consumers don’t understand blockchain but covet what it enables, survey reveals
- Amazon bought 11 jets for its freighter fleet for the first time ; How Walmart Is Staying Competitive With Amazon
- App makers explore desperate measures to dodge Apple privacy rules
- Trump moves to ban Chinese payment apps including Alipay
RETIREMENT
- What Every Retirement Saver Needs to Know About 2021 ; How To Use A Retirement Account To Pay Off Credit Card Debt ; Thinking About Retirement? Leaders Need To Grapple With These Eight Emotional Hurdles
- Gap opens amid pandemic between employer actions, employee perceptions ; COVID-19 has more employees paying attention to their 401(k)s
- Rethinking the 60/40 Portfolio
- ‘Social Security Bridge’ Said to Be the Best Approach to Annuities
- Benefits-Plan Sponsors Face A Tough Year On Compliance
- LinkedIn Aims Ax At Workers’ Mismanaged $817M 401(k) Suit ; Coca-Cola bottler sued over their 401(k) Plan ; Justices Eye ERISA Challenge to Tegna Stock in Gannett 401(k)
PENSIONS
- Corporate pension funding holds steady in 2020 at 87% ; PBGC brokers deal to delay UFCW local pension fund insolvency
- Prospect CharterCare to pay $30 million to settle St. Joseph plan suit
INTERNATIONAL
- Quickly evolving pensions landscape predicted for 2021
- Pension funds need a radical rethink ; Coronavirus: how to protect your pensions and investments
- Pension Deficit ‘Nearly Doubles’ For Top UK Companies
- Mercer Canada report says rally in stocks helped strengthen pension plans to end year
- Online portfolio managers come into their own during pandemic
- Australian Senate axes plans to ban cash usage above $10000
- Danes Get 20-Year 0% Mortgages
MARKETS
- US may face ‘jobless recovery’ despite huge stimulus ; New Car Sales See Mixed Finish in December after Tumultuous Year ; How Much Debt Is Too Much? It Depends on Your View of Inflation ; Longer-term yields climb, curve steepens ; Small business owners see long road to recovery
- After steep fall in 2020, experts expect fuel prices to climb in 2021 ; US oil price hits $50 for first time since last February ; Weather Volatility Dominates January Bidweek Natural Gas Trading, but Export Demand Strong
- ESG Investments Could Pick Up Momentum in 2021 ; Will Low Interest Rates Force All Investors to be “Sustainable Investors”? ; Funding the Future of Agriculture ; Covid was a booster shot for ESG theme as funds saw high inflows
- Global Economic Outlook Dims on Virus’s Surge Ahead of Vaccines ; UK Heads for Deeper Double Dip Recession With Third Lockdown ; Japan service-sector activity falls for 11th month in Dec -PMI ; What the landmark Brexit deal means for science
ALTERNATIVES
- Retirees need to focus on risk management: Som Seif on the future of personal finances
- How Low Will Hedge Fund Fees Go in 2021? ; Top hedge fund industry trends for 2021 ; Hedge Funds Turning Doubtful on Staying Power of Recovery Trade
- Crypto Trading Volumes Hit Record $68.3 Billion On Monday ; Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency’s 2020 Turnaround ; Prepare for the Coming Impact of Digital Fiat Currencies ; US regulator says banks can use stablecoins, connect to blockchains
- New York real estate begins to recover after a grim year. ; Low Taxes and High Temperatures Lure Finance Firms to Miami ; Learn the Fundamentals of Long-Term Investing in Real Estate ; Public-to-private deals could shrink REIT landscape
- Family offices deemed ‘second-rate’ investors by not giving visibility to ethical credentials
