October 3, 2019

PERSONAL FINANCE, FINANCIAL WELLNESS, ANNUITIES, TAXES, CHARITY & FINANCIAL LITERACY

• Is 72 the new 65? Many Americans aren’t rushing to retire, and it’s clear why ; Opinion: I followed the path to FIRE — and learned that early retirement is the wrong goal
• The Societal Benefits of Financial Literacy ; Is The Financial Planning Profession In Peril? ; What’s Holding Back Financial Wellness?
• Pastors Don’t Do It For The Money, But Having Enough to Retire Would Be Nice
• How much money should you keep in a CD?
• These fixes will help you sell your home before retirement
• Social Security Education a Must-Have for Retirement Plan Participants
• Estate Planning For The Modern Family: What To Do When You’re Not The Cleavers
• Schwab drops stock trading commissions as fee war escalates ; Low-Cost Investing Can’t Get Any Lower Than Free
• Move Over Bridezillas, Here Comes a More Giving Bride

HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS

• It’s 2040: How Did American Healthcare Become The Best In The World?
• Worker Health Premiums Now Topping $20KA Year
• Hospitals question legality of CMS’ price transparency proposal
• Sam’s Club pilots healthcare discount bundles for members
• 9 physicians charged in $2.1B healthcare fraud scheme

TECH, MEDIA & SOCIAL MEDIA

• 218M Words with Friends Players Compromised in Data Breach 
• It’s Time To Solve K-12’s Cybersecurity Crisis ; Free Federal Program Helps Local Govs Beef Up Cybersecurity
• Retail Needs A New Approach To Fraud: Enter Artificial Intelligence

401k, 403b, 457b, NONQUALIFIED, STATE-RUN PLANS & LITIGATION

• Federal Employee Retirement Savings Funds Make Modest Gains in September
• Dissecting the Custom Target-Date Fund Market
• Why getting an annuity from your 410(k) is a terrible idea

PENSIONS

• Public pension plans’ funding ratios inch up in 2018 though still flat overall
• East St. Louis police fund requests pension intercept
• Hollywood taxpayers stuck spending millions on extra pension payouts
• AT&T Pension Must Rethink Retroactive Early Retirement Claims
• Retirees’ lawsuit against PepsiCo dismissed by federal judge          

INTERNATIONAL

• Pensions in a hostile climate
• Pensions could be worth more than property after Brexit ; Pensions minister calls for DB transfer advice panels ; Pension schemes urged to offer partial DB transfers
• Brazil Senate’s pension reform vote facing late hurdles

MARKETS

• US manufacturing sinks to decade low, stoking economic fear ; US Companies Are Losing $223 Billion to Workplace Toxicity
• Fed rate-cut in October seen as more likely after weak ISM report
• Oil rebounds after worst Quarter of 2019
• Who Says September Sucks for Stocks?
• ESG ETF assets surge in 2019
• Trade tariffs could hit Europe if US wins WTO dispute
• Brexit stockpiling shows up in manufacturing data and bakery results

ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS

• Is The Tide Turning For Alternatives?
• Hedge Fund Started in College Dorm Room Accused of Fraud by SEC ; How the Hedge Funds Are Really Playing Brexit
• Securities or No? Big Crypto Firms Join Forces to Rate Cryptocurrency Projects ; Facebook Libra Payments Partners Waver on Cryptocurrency Support 
• A wakeup call for the venture-capital-Silicon-Valley industrial complex
• Family offices eye more growth and VC