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
Earlier this week, in a dark basement theater deep in New York’s Soho neighborhood, I debated Social Security in an Oxford-style debate sponsored by the libertarian Reason magazine. I was there to argue the affirmative in the following prompt: “Resolved: Given Social Security’s nearly $3 trillion trust fund, the system cannot add to the federal deficit.”
The museum looked like a colossal golden jelly bean. The adjacent library was designed to look, literally, like a row of books on a shelf. Across the street was an opera house that appeared to have been modeled off of some kind of ancient Silk Road fortress. These magnificent buildings were all aligned along a
Mark Hurd, CEO, Oracle Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines midday Thursday: Exxon Mobil, Noble Energy, Devon Energy — Energy shares jumped with the price of oil as tensions between Iran and the U.S. intensified after a drone was shot down over Iranian airspace. President Donald Trump reacted
The Carnival Paradise cruise ship arrives in port June 30, 2017 in Havana, Cuba. Alexander Creutzmann | Mambo photo | Getty Images Carnival cut its profit forecast for the year on Thursday due to the Trump administration’s sudden ban on cruises to Cuba and higher expenses related itinerary changes for one of its ships. Shares
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, June 5, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The S&P 500 just set a new intraday record Thursday. For doubters thinking the rally is just a last gasp of the decade-long bull market, analysts who study charts to make buying and selling decisions believe there
Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield poses for photos outside the New York Stock Exchange before his company’s IPO, Thursday, June 20, 2019. Richard Drew | AP The CEO of messaging firm Slack said that the company didn’t want to go public with a traditional IPO so that it could bypass the closed-door process of raising capital
tommasolizzul | iStock | Getty Images The number of Americans prepared to meet their basic expenses in retirement has drastically declined in the last 20 years, according to research published by Boston College. This study confirms, at least to some degree, that it’s not only the millennial generation that has difficulty knowing when to cut
Westend61 | Getty Images Divorce can be especially difficult for parents still raising children. Your post-separation finances don’t have to be. About 40% to 50% of married couples in the U.S. divorce, according to the American Psychological Association. While there are many changes when separating from your spouse, managing the finances for your shared children
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).