null Getty The “race to zero” heats up again. You’ve surely heard that Vanguard is now slicing and dicing its already-low fees and commissions. That sounds great, but in reality, the low-fee race is pennywise yet dividend-foolish for us income investors. To retire on secure, high-yielding long-term investments, we actually prefer to pay a fair
Getty Ready to file your 2019 tax return? The filing season officially opens on January 27, 2020, but taxpayers can get an early start today. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that Free File is officially open. Free File is available to taxpayers whose adjusted gross income (AGI) was $69,000 or less in 2019. You can find your AGI
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Queens Gate Mews Lurot Brand A house in the same block of British film director Guy Ritchie’s former home on Queens Gate Mews in Kensington, west London, is up for sale for £3.45 million ($4.5 million). The home, which Ritchie shared with his ex wife Madonna,
Former National Football League wideout Greg Jennings said the Dallas Cowboys’ hire of Mike McCarthy would produce Super Bowl results before this new partnership ends. In an interview with CNBC, Jennings, who played for McCarthy while with the Green Bay Packers, said the team might not win the big contest next season, though the Cowboys
Traders work after the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 5, 2019 in New York City. JOHANNES EISELE / AFP / Getty Images In late January 2018, Wall Street reached the moment of “peak happiness,” which marks the highest levels of valuation, investor confidence, financial liquidity and risk appetites achieved
I didn’t relish the thought of going on vacation alone — but Bali turned out to be a great place to learn how to revel in the joy of my own company. A friend from New Zealand invited me on a fitness retreat she was running outside the coastal town of Canggu on the island’s
McDonalds Big Mac Getty Images Wall Street analysts say there’s no shortage of high quality stocks with upside for investors as 2020 gets underway. Many analysts named their top picks this week and CNBC looked at the most recent research to find the best picks. Stocks include Verizon, McDonald’s, Estee Lauder, Facebook, Simon Property Group,
Older Americans heading toward retirement can face a conundrum: They’ll need income when they leave work, yet they want to delay taking Social Security for as long as possible so they can maximize those benefits. For clients who have other assets available, some advisors recommend that instead of gradually withdrawing from those accounts — i.e.,
Getty What’s does 2020 hold for your utility stocks (and closed-end funds)? Will these steady income plays hand us another round of big gains and dividends? Or is there trouble ahead? These are reasonable questions to ask after these “boring” stocks poured on a huge—and rather “un-utility-like”—26% total return last year! Let’s dive into three
Getty Getty Want to pay off student loans? Make sure you understand the advantages and disadvantages for each repayment plan. Here’s what you need to know. 1. Student Loan Consolidation Federal student loan consolidation is the process of combining your federal student loans into a new federal student loan called a Direct Consolidation Loan. Only