Couples must plan for a retirement and a half, one shared retirement, and then a plan for her living … [+] solo in a second retirement. getty A couple typically plans for their retirement. What is frequently overlooked is the reality that, on average, women live longer than men. Few retirement plans prepare surviving women…
Summary M&T Bank MTB , Dime Community, Simmons First National, National Bankshares and Flushing Financial have high dividend yields and are popular with gurus. A new year comes with new challenges. On top of the existing uncertainty related to inflation, interest rates and geopolitical turmoil, the recent collapse of SVB VB Financial Group’s (SIVBQ, Financial)…
Apple’s Buy Now, Pay Later Plan Launches, Allowing Users Loans for Purchases Apple launched Tuesday Apple Pay Later, a buy now, pay later feature that allows users to split purchases into four payments over the course of six weeks. For now, the service will be available only to randomly selected users who will get early…
By Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Next Avenue Getty Images Social Security’s Earnings Test tops my list for our government’s most senseless and personally financially destructive policy. The Earnings Test is a massive tax that isn’t. It’s a tax that’s levied and then secretly returned making no money on balance for the government (as measured on an…
The following are remarks from the vice president of Intuit Expert Network, David Graham. They have been lightly edited for clarity and length. Intuit’s Mission Is To Power Prosperity. What Does That Mean? Our mission to power prosperity around the world means we’re passionate about improving the lives of our consumers and our experts and…
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 30: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell pauses during a news … [+] conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting January 30, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Fed has decided to leave interest rates unchanged. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Getty Images The March 22 interest rate decision by the…
BRAZIL – 2021/06/08: In this photo illustration a Facebook logo is seen on a computer screen through … [+] a magnifying glass. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Facebook’s tax dispute over the pricing of transactions with an offshore subsidiary marks the first time an important anti-profit-shifting…
Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Getty Images) Getty Images It’s no secret that AI is developing at a rapid pace, so much so that Elon Musk and many others are calling for a pause on AI advances For investors who want to invest in automation and robotics companies at the forefront of this development, there are a…
Book with page about preferred stock. Trading concept. Getty The Federal Reserve tightened until it broke something: the small banks. Classic Fed! Meanwhile, here at Contrarian Outlook, we’ve been waiting patiently for a big buying opportunity. Biding our time. So… is this our moment? Bank runs are textbook “blood in the streets” moments. There’s fear.…
Analysts worry declining commercial real estate values could trigger more bank closings. getty The collapse and federal takeover of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB VB ) and Signature Bank is generating worries about where the next bank failures might occur. Will they hit smaller banks with high commercial real estate (CRE) exposure, as the CRE sector…