JULY 30, 2020 SUBSCRIBE
PERSONAL FINANCE
- Can You Actually Become a Millionaire on an Average Salary? ; 4 months into the pandemic, Americans are revising their idea of what it means to be wealthy
- Organize your finances with these apps ; Financial services firms must ‘cut the cord’ in order to weather the COVID-19 storm
- Should I use a personal loan or a 0% APR card to get out of debt?
- How banks can pay interest on your money ; How to stop a foreclosure
- Older investors drawn to robo-advisors during pandemic, says StashAway
- Time for a will? Important estate planning decisions to consider during the pandemic
- Win-Win Charitable Giving Strategies Under New Tax Laws ; There Is No Better Time Than Now for Philanthropy to Spend Itself Out of Existence
HEALTHY AGING
- Researchers say they’re 1 step closer to delaying aging process, possibly extending human lifespan ; Vegan diet may promote healthy aging
- 9/11 first responders at higher risk of developing dementia, studies suggest ; Scientists get closer to blood test for Alzheimer’s disease ; Artificial intelligence could speed up and improve Alzheimer’s diagnosis
- Approach to prevent fall injuries no better than usual care
HEALTHCARE
- Healthcare investment reached $18 billion in Q2, setting new record
- Wearable Electronic Sweat Sensor Detects Health Biomarkers
EDUCATION
- Employers try to plan for fall as future of schools, child-care remain uncertain
- Over Half of Universities Suffered Data Breach in Past Year
- Some Oklahoma teachers choosing to retire early, rather than go back to school
- As coronavirus muddies college planning, 529 plans can help
- Newly launched financial literacy program ; The Financial Education Experience We Need Right Now
- Small Endowments and Foundations Fall Behind in the Pandemic ; Why Endowments Can’t Cure COVID-19’s Tuition Problem
TECH
- 3 steps for teaching cybersecurity in the classroom ; Will CISA Be the Savior of State and Local Cybersecurity?
- Lifespan agrees to pay over a million dollars in data breach settlement
- Building The Future Of Work With Artificial Intelligence ; 95% of businesses concerned about ethical risks of artificial intelligence initiatives
- 14 Issues That Could Throw Off The Wearables Revolution ; Garmin confirms cyberattack caused five-day wearables outage
- What Big Techs Like Apple Can Teach Banks About Brand Loyalty; Study confirms impact of Brexit on tech M&A transactions
- Trump administration asks FCC to rein in social media
RETIREMENT
- Higher Participation Measured, Including in Roth Accounts ; Tendency to select targeted retirement fund ending in zero may impact wealth
- Artificial Intelligence Helps Augment HR Management Decisions
- Cheap funds continue to be en vogue with 401(k) plans
- Survey Shows Value of Federal Employees Benefits
- Ted Cruz’s AMORE Act Aims to Help 401k Participants Catch Up
- The Fiduciary Rule Was Great for Variable Annuity Buyers: Economists; Annuity sales down 24% in Q2
- 8th Circuit Affirms Wells Fargo’s Win in Stock Drop Challenge ; Neuberger Berman Cleared for $17 Million 401(k) Deal ; Ex-Workers Say Quest ‘Asleep At The Wheel’ With 401(k) Plan ; AIG Unit to Pay $20 Million to Settle SEC Probe of Teacher-Retirement Business
PENSIONS
- The US should look to Canada to reform its public pension system
- Moody’s dings Colorado for dropping $225 million pension contribution from budget
- Arizona in need of pension reform
- The big risks and potential rewards in CalPERS’ new investment strategy
- Massachusetts Pension Posts a Pandemic-Related Private-Equity Loss
- Pension help could be on the way, if we choose it
- West Covina issues new bonds to pay unfunded pensions
INTERNATIONAL
- Canadian DB Pensions, Pooled Funds Rebound Sharply in Q2
- NEST moves $7 billion under new climate investment policy
- Cuba retires checkbook: pensions will be paid through electronic payrolls
- A fifth of over-55s would access pension for ‘control’
MARKETS
- GDP likely fell at record pace in the second quarter and state reclosings threaten rebound ; US Consumer Confidence Retreats on Diminished Expectations ;Gold pulls back after hitting another record ; Treasury yields stays steady as investors wait for Fed meeting to kick off ;Drivers hold on to cars during coronavirus pandemic, average age hits record ; Fed puts $18 trillion US government bond market under lockdown ; Even Defaults Won’t Stop Funding Frenzy Started by Central Banks
- Gasoline’s demand rebound fades at height of US driving season ; Drivers need not worry about ‘big jumps’ in gas prices for now, analyst says ; Oil Slides With Expected US Supply Gain Amplifying Demand Woes
- Advised clients more likely to buy ESG ; SEC, DOL take different approaches to regulating ESG investing ;Could eco-friendly credit cards cut down plastic waste in landfill?
- House takes up bill to make US mutual funds more attractive to foreign investors
- Polish interest rates unlikely to change in 2020, 2021, central banker says ; Japan to forecast real GDP will shrink around 4.5% in FY2020: Nikkei ; Experts call for overhaul of African investment post-coronavirus ; Spain jobless level hits 15.3% in second quarter ; US election key event for wealth funds
ALTERNATIVES
- With the traditional 60-40 asset mix in question, experts look to alternatives
- Hedge Funds Still Struggling to Win Back Investors ; Chinese Hedge Funds Shine in Volatile Year
- Private equity firms quietly return to debt-funded payouts
- Pension managers reveal why they love or hate private credit
- Investing in REITs in a Recession ; Retailers Started Catching Up on Rent Payments in June ; Would second PPP save commercial tenants? ; Real estate is no longer Americans’ favorite long-term investment: survey
- What skills do family office advisers need?
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