The gig economy is transforming the way people work, travel and buy products. Some of the companies behind these trends are household names. Shopify is not one of those, but the tiny Canadian company is winning at ecommerce. Managers unveiled a slew of new products and services last Wednesday. Shopify Inc. CEO Tobias Lutke and wife Fiona McKean,
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Stop giving old and out of dated retirement advice (photo credit: Getty) Getty The world of retirement planning is filled with rules of thumb and cliché advice. Some of them offer financial guidance including the 4% safe withdrawal rate or the need for diversification by not putting all your eggs in one basket. Fewer insights
Maybe you read, or heard about, the buzzy, 6,000+-word article Arthur Brooks just wrote in The Atlantic with the incendiary headline: “Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think.” It certainly caught my attention. I write about older workers often as a Next Avenue blogger and have a few thoughts about Brooks’ piece.
Avoid these retirement mistakes. Getty We all know it’s important to save for retirement. Even if you’re saving for retirement, some common mistakes might cause you to run out of money in retirement. Avoiding these 7 retirement savings mistakes can increase the chances that you’ll be able to grow your portfolio and outlive your money. 1. Not starting
The worst recession since the Great Depression – the so-called Great Recession – ended ten years ago in June 2009. For many Americans, it has been a long arduous climb out of the depth of the recession. Modest growth, a slow labor market recovery and excessive income and wealth inequality have been the hallmark of
This might be the greatest time ever for shareholders. A perfect storm is on the horizon. The tailwinds are going to be amazing. Many investors don’t realize it yet, but the great digital transformation unfolding now represents a tectonic shift in the way businesses will operate in the future. Banner graphic – Industry 4.0 Getty
The virtual currency of Facebook Libra is a worthy effort but not the reason to invest in Facebook. Getty Facebook has started its own currency, the Libra. Bitcoin proved that you can create a currency without any government involvement although its wild price swings have kept it from being widely used. Facebook can give its currency the scale needed to achieve a
529 Plans, Financial Aid Award Packages & Retirement Savings kiplinger.com Sallie Mae’s 2018 How America Saves for College Survey shows 529 Plan contribution amounts nearly doubled between 2016 and 2018. Preparing for the future is always a smart financial move. But, are you placing too much emphasis on saving for your child’s future college education
© 2015 Bloomberg Finance LP Japan is ahead of China in the Southeast Asia. In building the region’s infrastructure, that is. That’s according to a recent Fitch Solutions survey published by CNBC. Japan’s outstanding projects in the Southeast Asia are valued at $367 billion. China’s projects are valued $255 billion. Japan’s projects are concentrated in
Getty Getty Most would agree that the type of job you hold determines how you feel about working. Some jobs just offer more and better benefits. The tasks associated with prestigious and professional occupations make them more ego-gratifying and intellectually stimulating, not to mention better paying. These jobs contribute greatly to one’s emotional well-being because