December 16, 2020 SUBSCRIBE
PERSONAL FINANCE
- Two-Thirds of Americans Optimistic About Their 2021 Finances; How better financial habits became an unexpected benefit of 2020 ; Time to harvest your assets
- Institutional Investors’ BS — Decoded ; Have Indexes Gained Too Much Weight? Get Active in 2021 ;Vanguard broadens access to low-cost institutional target-date funds
- Putting personal money into a business
- Five Signs You Are Working With The Wrong Financial Advisor; How Financial Advisors View Selling Insurance
- ‘Tis the Season of Charitable Giving ; New tax incentives for charitable giving in 2020
- Moving to a new state? If so, make sure those estate plans have been updated ; For some estates, probate is enough
HEALTHY AGING
- More not always better: High vitamin D doses may increase risk of falls among seniors
- How Biden Could Help Older Workers
- Commission on Aging to hear about mental health impacts of COVID-19 on older adults
- The Biology Of Aging: Unravelling The Secrets Of Healthy Aging
- ‘Devastating’ Medicare Cuts Threaten Access to Therapy in Senior Living
HEALTHCARE
- COVID-19 may have changed your employer’s health coverage options ; US Healthcare Spending Declines from COVID-19, But Remains High
- Three predictions for 2021 from Lyft’s VP of healthcare ; Biggest employee wellness trends for 2021
- Early data suggest wearables can catch some cases of Covid-19 before symptoms emerge ; Wearable medical devices market grows ; Wearable device may help shine light on health benefits of outdoor lighting
- What Should You Do if Your Farm Employees Test Positive for COVID-19? ; California Squeezes Amazon for Records on COVID-19 Workplace Practices
EDUCATION
- Navy Increases Accessibility to Financial Literacy Training via Navy e-Learning, Mobile Application ; Walton School District teaches financial literacy through SFCU sponsored program ; ‘Teaching financial literacy doesn’t stop with allowances and day-to-day spending’ ; Financial literacy is crucial for today’s kids
- Students returning to higher education for spring term ; Higher education requesting 3.47% funding increase in 2022
TECH
- Spotify Changes Passwords After Another Data Breach ; Bank regulators mull stricter rules for reporting of data breaches ; 42% of security leaders said the pandemic has changed their cybersecurity priorities ; How to Strengthen Cybersecurity Without Buying New Tools
- Democratizing Financial Services For A New Consumer Demographic
- A third of businesses pay for cloud services
- Apple rolls out privacy ‘nutrition labels’ on apps
- Google services including Gmail and YouTube start to return after outage
- Amazon, Facebook Among Targets in FTC Data Practices Review ; Google CEO delays office return to next September, but axes idea of permanent remote work
RETIREMENT
- Can You Retire a Millionaire With Index Funds? ; Protecting your TSP investment after retirement ; Want to Create a Retirement Paycheck? Here Are Some Things to Consider ; What Will Retirees Owe in Taxes on Retirement Income?
- Some ways for retirees to make smarter decisions about when to claim Social Security ; Believe It or Not, Your Retirement Savings May Get Much Needed Help
- Is your company-sponsored retirement plan up to par? 3 steps for employers to take before 2021 ; US employers reinstating, upping matching contributions for DC plans: survey ; The World Of Missing Retirement Assets
- What Plan Sponsors Should Consider When Selecting Actively Managed Funds ; Climate funds hold less than 1% of 401(k) money. Here’s why ; 401(k) Managed Accounts Are a Solution to Financial Security, Not a “Threat” ; Plan Fiduciary Financial Literacy: Keeping It Simple
- Managers Expect Annuity Allocations to be Incorporated Into TDFs ; Transamerica to halt sales of VAs with guarantees, fixed annuities ; Indie BDs Are the Next Growth Channel for Annuities: Cerulli
- IRS cracks down on self-employed retirement deductions
PENSIONS
- Court Rules Pensions Can’t Exist in a State of Limbo
- A Retirement Dashboard for the US?
- After years of protests, KY legislators prepare for another run at teacher pensions
- Illinois unfunded pension burden hits new peak of $141 billion
- Pensions for teachers: Why taxpayers, not educators, will pay more for weak investment returns
- PBGC Issues 2021 Q1 Interest Rate Assumptions
INTERNATIONAL
- Largest financial-data breach in Canada due to security gaps: privacy watchdog
- Chile’s Great Pension Raid
- Australia Pensions Bet on Venture Capital in Record Raising Year
- Which investment vehicle is best for our kids?
MARKETS
- Worried about another recession? Here’s what the stock market is predicting for 2021 ; Rates at zero until 2024, but coronavirus vaccine likely to ‘supercharge’ economy ; Next year could be tougher for investors ;USDA projects rise in 2020 farm income ; Small-Business Closures Cited in Plea for Aid: Congress Update ;There’s a new bipartisan relief proposal on the table. But it’s far from a done deal. ; Yield curve steepens as vaccine launches
- Gasoline prices rise a bit in Houston ; Gasoline tax increase likely ; Pandemic-driven lull in demand could pull oil prices lower ;California Natural Gas Demand Sees More Swings During Winter, Says EIA ; Natural gas in China’s power sector: Challenges and the road ahead
- Unilever to Give Investors Advisory Vote on Climate-Change Plan ; Future of Farming: Chase to Capture Carbon As Another Revenue Stream ; ESG Standards Could Converge Within the Next Two Years
- Pandemic Weighs on 2021 Growth Forecasts: Natixis ; What to do When Low-for-Long Interest Rates are Lower and for Longer ;Dollar falls; sterling jumps as Brexit deal hopes lift risk appetite ; Three Ways Blockchain Can Aid In The Global Recovery ; Sovereign funds step-up dealmaking, but few bargains on offer
ALTERNATIVES
- Alternative Investments and How They Fit Into Investor Portfolios
- Hedge Funds Are Highly Invested in Stocks. Here’s Why That Could Be a Problem. ; “A culling of the weaker assets”: Where hedge funds are investing ; Hedge funds exploit technology to reduce cost and waste
- Private equity pay is safe from pandemic hit – at least for now ; Biden may give a boost to private equity’s ESG push
- PayPal Brings Crypto to the Masses ; Cryptocurrency Still Faces Challenges Before Mainstream Adoption Can Happen ; Bitcoin Still on Track to Breach $20K in Coming Weeks: Analysts ; Central Bank Digital Currencies: The Threat From Money Launderers and How to Stop Them
- In states without real estate lawyers, the onus is on the buyer to do due diligence for a home purchase ; Can Current Uncertainty Yield Opportunities for Real Estate Investors? ; Urgent Care Draws in Net Lease Investors
