One of Wall Street’s biggest bulls is bracing for more wild market swings. With the S&P 500 and Dow off 4% from their all-time highs, Wells Fargo Securities’ Christopher Harvey is worried fear over ultra-low U.S. rates and negative rates abroad could spark another deep sell-off. “If you have a loss of confidence with the
Getty Images Investment giant BlackRock just became the largest stakeholder of Sports Illustrated’s parent company. BlackRock bought roughly a 30% stake in Authentic Brands Group for $875 million, the company’s chief executive officer Jamie Salter CNBC’s Brian Sullivan in a phone interview on Sunday. The deal values the brand management company around $4 billion to
If you’re anxious, take a closer look at your money. Maybe it’s making you sad. “Happy money” makes you smile and lifts your spirits when you think about it, says Japanese self-help author Ken Honda. Honda’s main focus is the intersection of personal finance and happiness. In his new book, “Happy Money, ” Honda says
Getty Aging is insidious. We know life flies but the future seems so far away. One day you are 30 and the next you are 50 years old. You don’t feel and look much different, but you probably notice that your parents are getting old-old. And you are worried about them. Are they okay financially?
Happy Couple Rawpixel.com Before marriage equality, LGBTQ planning lore was full of horror stories. There was the lifelong partner kicked out onto the street after his lover passed away. A woman who had to pretend to be her girlfriend’s sister to get into the hospital room. A father who lost the right to see his
Are you a frequent business flyer? A corporate road warrior? A military officer or diplomat shuttling regularly between D.C. and far-flung destinations? If you travel often for work, you probably have many of your trip necessities ready to go at a moment’s notice. Are they all in one convenient place to speed your departure? With
No bones about it. People love their pets and want to take them along when it comes time to travel. That’s why so many hotels now offer pet-friendly guestrooms and are joining breweries, restaurants and other attractions to offer special packages and pup-themed parties open to all to celebrate National Dog Day on Aug. 26.
Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images; Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Boeing investors face more questions than answers as its 737 Max crisis drags on, but the company could find a way forward by turning to an unlikely example: Chipotle Mexican Grill. Chipotle shares were on an incredible run from the company’s IPO to
When it comes to retirement savings, theory often differs from reality. On average, Americans believe they need $1.7 million to retire, according to a recent survey from Charles Schwab, which looked at 1,000 participants in 401(k) plans nationwide. In fact, “that’s a pretty good number if you average out age and median salary across the
Source: Stock.Adobe.com If you are around 60 years old, you should read this You are not getting younger. None of us are. But your portfolio strategy may get old fast. Preventing that from happening may help you feel a lot younger. That starts with what I believe is the single biggest threat to retirement dreams