In 2008, Jason Urichich was at a crossroads. He lost his home and landscaping business in Youngstown, Ohio, and decided it was time for a change. He decided to pursue a six-month program at Kalamazoo Valley Community College in Michigan for wind turbine repair. “I was really interested in the small turbines, and at home
By Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Next Avenue Contributor United Income, a financial planning advisory service, just released an important study called, “The Retirement Solution Hiding In Plain Sight.” Using government data and proprietary software, it calculates how much money retirees have lost, and are losing, by making mistakes about when to start claiming Social Security benefits. United
Getty If you’re planning a trip this holiday week, don’t forget to figure in the cost of gasoline. Drivers in some states will feel a pinch in their wallets as gas taxes increase beginning today. The largest jump will be felt in Illinois where the state gas tax will double to 38 cents per gallon
Nothing says home sweet home like a deep porch with inviting chairs — the original outdoor-indoor connection Rikki Snyder 2017 Houzz No offense to whoever came up with the phrase, “The eyes are the window into the soul,” but it’s forecasts and trends that are the real windows (preferably oversized ones). Halfway through 2019 and
An interview with billionaires Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger and Bill Gates. In this interview, Warren discusses his acquisition strategy and how to negotiate, including how gains and falls in the wider economy plays into his strategy. The gentlemen also talk about current investments and ones they have missed, including the impact of trade tariffs on
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaking at her weekly press conference at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Michael Brochstein | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi‘s latest draft of legislation allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices would also apply those discounts to private health plans across the U.S.,
Iran’s petroleum minister, Bijan Namdar Zanganeh. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Iran is not ready to engage in talks with the United States until sanctions are lifted, an Iranian oil minister told CNBC on Monday. “Iran is not ready to open discussions with United States,” said Iranian oil minister Bijan Zanganeh at the
Traders work the floor of the NYSE. Brendan McDermid | Reuters A truce in the U.S.-China trade war has sparked a relief rally across risk assets, but these stocks are really cheering. The biggest winners from the ceasefire are chipmakers. Semiconductors not only benefited from the agreement between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi
10’000 Hours | DigitalVision | Getty Images Doling out advice on money matters is the stock in trade of the financial advisor. After all, it’s in their job title. So financial advisors, financial planners, wealth managers and the like are used to offering up advice on a daily basis to paying customers. But what about
File photo of an ITT Technical Institute campus in Anaheim, California. Susan Goldman | Bloomberg | Getty Images At a recent financial aid conference, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said that every school should help its students graduate with high-quality career prospects and minimal debt. Students should be equipped, DeVos added, with information that allows them