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via @Burgowicz: Almost Half of Older Americans Have Zero in Retirement Savings www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-26/almost-half-of-older-americans-have-zero-in-retirement-savings … www.advisorperspectives.com/dshort/updates/2019/03/13/baby-boomer-employment-across-time …
From Birch Gold Group The economy operates in cycles. Booms and busts, bubbles and recessions, ups and downs. Following this pattern of cycles means there is always some level of risk … Read more
By Jared Dillian You’ve screwed up: You’re drowning in debt. You haven’t saved for retirement. You’ve chopped yourself to bits in the stock market. “Too late now, I’m screwed.” You … Read more
by boringbluesocks I realize that this decision is highly personal, there is no right or wrong answer, and there is boatloads of information out there on the web about … Read more
by Foofymonster I’ve been wanting to write this for a while. A while back I hated my job. I was working 80 hour weeks and getting paid doo-doo for the effort. … Read more
via brookings: DOWNLOAD Download the conference draft » ABSTRACT China’s national accounts are based on data collected by local governments. However, since local governments are rewarded for meeting growth and investment … Read more
by Brian Maher of Daily Reckoning “From time immemorial proverbial wisdom has taught the virtues of saving,” wrote Henry Hazlitt, “and warned against the consequences of prodigality and waste.” Hazlitt authored … Read more
Economic Collapse News – Wells Fargo Can Liquidate Customer Accounts All About Bank Bail In’s Australia is also doomed: Few would know that very quietly on 14 February 2018, with … Read more
by Graham Summers of Gains, Pains, & Capital The world is moving towards Socialism. This means wealth taxes and wealth grabs are coming. In Europe, populist movements are on the rise, all of … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter The US Treasury yield curve is having some bad-hair days. It is overall flat-ish, but within this description, it is steepening at the short end, sagging … Read more
More financial technology startups are wading into a crowded, stodgy business: checking accounts. Last spring, personal finance app Acorns and lending startup SoFi announced new debit cards. “Neobank” Chime has … Read more
via americanadvisorsgroup: While the definition of the word retirement means actually leaving your job, we at American Advisors Group know that word means so much more. We have firsthand experience with … Read more
by taxable_efficiency I stayed with the same insurance company for auto since 2007. I added my wife to the policy when we got married in 2013, and then added a … Read more
via dailyreckoning: I recently told you about changes to your personal tax return that you should be aware of for the upcoming Tax Day. But there are big tax savings available … Read more
by BrokenFireEscape November 1, 2018 – Series I Bonds purchased in the next six months have a fixed rate of 0.50% and a composite rate of 2.83% As the Federal Reserve … Read more
by Dr. Eowyn A financially-secure retirement has three nest eggs: Pension, which is rapidly vanishing for many working Americans. Social Security: Although Social Security was never intended to be a … Read more