Student debt likely will be a key issue in the 2020 presidential race. A good portion of the major contenders for a presidential nomination, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.; Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif.; former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., have supported free college and student debt relief plans. For example, Sanders’
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Vermont has a labor problem — its workforce is one of the oldest in the nation, and it’s dwindling. To combat the decline, the state has launched a new financial program to attract younger workers. With the U.S. workforce nearing full employment, Vermont’s Remote Worker Grant Program is offering incentives to workers
Money growth Saving money. (Photo by / Getty) Getty From retired investors needing to meet living expenses to conservative stockholders who simply wanting a consistent income stream, many investors are attracted to monthly dividend payments. Ned Piplovic, a contributor to MoneyShow.com and the editor of DividendInvestor, highlights four-favorite investment offering monthly payments. Sabine Royalty Trust
Social Security may be one of your largest assets. What and when you collect will make a huge difference to your lifetime benefits. Today’s column addresses restricted applications, when the deeming provision is applied, the availability of divorced spousal benefits, unexpected payments from SSA and the earnings test. Larry Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics
Water Views Bespoke Marketing “I gave up 60 percent of my development rights,” said Jay Bialsky, principal behind a forthcoming development on the waterfront in downtown Sag Harbor. The entire 1.94 acre site has sat for the past 13 years without any developer being able to get past the Architectural Review Board, but the now-approved
Creative abstract solar power generation technology, alternative energy and environment protection ecology business concept: 3D render illustration of the group of solar battery panel modules against scenic sunset with blue sky with sun light scanrail | iStock | Getty Images Tech giant Amazon is to invest in two new renewable energy projects in the U.S.
About half of the United States should expect to have functioning next generation 5G wireless technology by 2020, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg told CNBC on Thursday. “I think that’s next year,” Vestberg said, when asked when he sees 5G reaching 50% of America. By 2024, half the population will actually a 5G phone, he added.
Ben Silbermann, co-founder and chief executive officer of Pinterest Inc., center, rings the opening bell on the floor on the New York Stock Exchange during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) in New York, on Thursday, April 18, 2019. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell.
The inside of Walmart’s Intelligent Retail Lab in Levittown, New York, where the retailer is testing a slew of new technology. Source: Walmart Shares of retailers are tanking as they are seen as the biggest target in the new round of China tariffs. President Donald Trump abruptly ratcheted up the trade war with China Thursday,
Ezra Bailey | Getty Images Stashing the maximum amount into your 401(k) plan is no easy feat — but a handful of taxpayers are making it work. In all, more than 4.6 million taxpayers contributed the maximum amount in their 401(k) during the 2016 tax year, the latest data available from the IRS. Back then,