
August 6, 2019
PERSONAL FINANCE, FINANCIAL WELLNESS, ANNUITIES, TAXES & FINANCIAL LITERACY
- Americans Consider This Their No. 1 Financial Mistake ; American seniors employed at record-high levels
- The major exchanges besides Dow, S&P
- This flight attendant has enough money saved to retire at 44, but she wants to keep working
- How to inherit retirement fund benefits tax efficiently
- Why Do So Many People Claim Social Security at 62? ; Why a fed rate cut may signal it’s time to get a CD
- Tap Into Market Sentiment Before Investing
- When it comes to annuities, there are pros, cons and certain levels of risk ; State Regulators Push Annuity Sales Standards Project One Step Forward ; NY Judge Upholds State’s Tough Annuity Sales Regulation
- Traditional financial theory vs. behavioral finance
- Chevy Chase financial adviser sentenced to 20 years over fraud charges ; New DOL advice rule must factor in reality of aging investors
- 3 Ways Grandparents Can Help Pay for College ; How To Best Use A 529 Plan
- Home improvement, construction issues top list of worst complaints in 2018
HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS
- Trump administration considers September unveiling of healthcare plan: WSJ
- A New Bill Could Make Health Savings Accounts More Accessible to Older Workers
- Healthcare For The Masses: Why Tele-Health Is A Game-Changer For The Middle East
- A quiet healthcare crisis in dentistry
- Every bit helps in battling healthcare costs
TECH, MEDIA & SOCIAL MEDIA
- This is how much time a day the $3 million ‘Fortnite’ winner spends playing the game
- Presbyterian data breach affects some 183000 patients
- A cyber solution to secure our networks and close the workforce gap ; Amazon quietly adds ‘no human review’ option to Alexa settings as voice AIs face privacy scrutiny
- What do financial brands do when payments disappear?
- You can build a healthier startup without VC money
- Relax, Tesla drivers — thieves don’t want your electric cars
- Spotify’s Podcast Listening Is Booming
401k, 403b, 457b, NONQUALIFIED, STATE-RUN PLANS & LITIGATION
- The Democrats missed a big opportunity during the debates
- Shifts in 401(k) options illustrate spotlight on fees
- A nudge for DC participants is a good thing
- 403(b) litigation driving fiduciary-role awareness
- New state programs, like California’s, make it easier for workers to save for retirement ; Labor Department approves multiple employer plan expansion
PENSIONS
- Funds dial back expectations for returns ; A roadmap for preventing US public pension funds from becoming a taxpayer burden
- Should Pennsylvania tax pensions? Reactions range from ‘attack on retirees’ to ‘reasonable concept’
- Proposed bill takes aim at vets’ pension predators
- Kentucky pension law muddies future for participants
- Phoenix pension campaign supporters are sharing false information about the city’s debt
- Council to hear pension fund presentation
- Delaying pension payments has ‘long-term cost’
- Hampshire Council of Governments lacks funds to pay retirees pension assessment
INTERNATIONAL
- Association created for global study of pensions
- Asset manager rivalry means pension funds pay slightly less in fees
- World’s Biggest Pension Fund Adds $2.4 Billion
- Billions of pounds swindled from savers in scams run by rogue pension providers ; Pensions industry making ‘fat living’ from charging savers, MPs claim
- Delaying pension payments has ‘long-term cost’
- Come clean on advisers’ perks, select committee challenges St James’s Place
- 47% beneficiaries yet to receive social security pensions in Ongole district
MARKETS
- Stocks and Bonds Are Up at the Same Time. No Worries. ; How pension funds are reacting to negative bond yields
- US exports fall 2.1% in June amid festering China trade dispute and faltering global economy
- The real story behind the Fed’s interest rate cut? Jobs. ; As uncertainty looms, retail investors seek to lock more than just interest rate ; 10-year Treasury yield records biggest weekly drop since 2012 amid tariff tensions
- The National Debt, Visualized
- Oil prices drop as US-China trade war fuels growth concerns ; Oil industry has a millennial problem as talent pipeline trickles
- Thematic ETFs grabbing attention of more institutions
- The Trade War Isn’t Taking a Summer Break
- Tracking the Global Ripples of the Fed’s Rate Cut
- China’s yuan falls below key level with US dollar
- Russians Flock to Easy Loans as Income Dips
- Norway’s sovereign wealth fund backs away from fossil fuels
- No-deal Brexit: your financial survival guide
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS
- Investors ponder wisdom of alts investments should stocks crash ; Japanese pension funds put record amounts into alternatives
- Hedge fund investments up; asset owners eye diversification
- Warren’s push for changes brings more attention to industry reforms
- Bitcoin Surges Past $11000 as Cryptos Rally Amid Market Turmoil ; Cryptocurrency Exchanges are Cyber Hackers Next Targets
- REITs Show Resilience ; US REIT executives charged with accounting fraud
- Emerging managers primarily backed by family offices
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