Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Photocredit: © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP This is options expiration week in the month of June. This week has a seasonally bearish bias, so we are likely to see some pullback but the uptrend remains intact. Here are short-term trading selections
Retirement
Seven percent dividends. That’s what my 18 favorite stocks and funds yield on average in my “No Withdrawal” Retirement Portfolio. And it’s that very yield that gives the critically-acclaimed portfolio its name. Investors collect so much income every month that they don’t need to pull out their nest egg to make ends meet. The regular
: Getty Getty Facebook’s digital currency, Libra, is a mixed blessing for Bitcoin and other digital currencies—it could make or break them. Libra has already created a positive social media buzz for digital currencies, sparking a strong rally, which sent Bitcoin firmly above $10,000, again. “Libra is going to continue to gain attention, not only
It seems that every few weeks, articles and books pop up that rate the best places to retire. These publications often focus on the “vacation” part of retirement, touting exotic locations, or they focus on items they can quantify such as taxes and the cost of living. The key word that’s missing in these publications
Who will you ask for help if things don’t feel right in retirement? (photo credit: Getty) Getty A retired family member needed some medical supplies. My wife usually takes care of this stuff, but she was out of town, so the task fell to me. At first, it wasn’t a big deal. I was just going
Retirement plans have changed. Pensions and Social Security are no longer the only pillars of a sound retirement as new investment options become available. As time goes on, companies, employees and potential retirees have different options that have changed the retirement game. These plans are now individual issues; future retirees will likely need to rely
Michelle Treanor at a Dollar General Corp. store in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg BLOOMBERG NEWS On average, older Americans have a more secure retirement than ever. But even as aggregate retirement savings are rising, tens of millions of older adults will be unable to pay their expenses, especially their medical and long-term care
Older adult driver Getty Most of the talk about the sharing economy revolves around millennials, those 20- and 30-somethings who are now regentrifying and populating many of our urban areas. Indeed, millenials are, and have always been, at the heart of the sharing scene, ready to embrace the latest concept for staying connected and getting
I often get asked where I’m investing my retirement money. And these days, I’m also asked if this is even an appropriate time to buy stocks! Well, I personally am buying. For starters, my 401(K) runs on autopilot. Every month, my contribution (and “Brett Inc.” company match) is plowed into Vanguard’s Dividend Growth Fund (VDIGX).
Researchers at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) want to know how some older adults retain their youthful thinking and memory abilities despite the evidence of neurodegeneration or Alzheimer’s-related pathology in the brain. And they’ve created a way they hope will help them find out. But they need the input of scientists, health care professionals and others to do it.