Here’s How Much Money Americans Think They Need to Retire
How much savings will it take to retire? If there was a clear-cut, universal answer to that question, saving for the future would be a far less daunting prospect. Unfortunately, there is no magic number that guarantees financial security down the line, but for some reason, Americans seem pretty set on $610,000. In a new […]
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance: Smart year-end investment strategies
Before 2018 ends, investors can use these strategies to reduce their portfolio’s risk and their taxes. Rebalance your portfolio: Suppose that three years ago, you put $60,000 into Vanguard Total Stock Market Index fund and $40,000 into Vanguard Total Bond Market Index fund because you wanted a 60-40 split between stocks and bonds. As of […]
This Money Secret Is Threatening Your Marriage
There are good secrets and bad secrets, especially in marriages. A good secret might be that you found a certain vintage jigsaw puzzle your partner has long been seeking, and it’s wrapped up under the tree. A bad secret… well, how about if you’ve got a secret credit card? Or you’re making secret purchases? Or […]
Holiday Gift Ideas From a Financial Pro
It’s that time of year: time to dust off the Christmas tree, light the menorah, or put the Elf on the Shelf. Ready or not, the holidays are upon us. If you have kids, you’re well aware of this fact, given that they probably have dozens of gift ideas by now, from Nerf guns to […]
UBER in romoured talks to buy an Electric Scooter Startup
Uber is known as a pioneer in the ride-sharing industry, and it’s looking to grow its market share by acquiring a scooter-share startup like Lime or Bird. Lime and Bird are the two most popular scooter-sharing companies in the U.S. They work by letting users rent and find scooters through a mobile app so people […]
Galaxy A8S Rumoured as the first Samsung Phone without a Headphone Jack in Canada
A recent report mentions that Samsung’s Galaxy A8s might be the first phone from the company without a headphone jack in Canada. The company has previously omitted the jack from its two high-end flip phones, the W2018 and the W2019, that launched in China and South Korea, according to SamMobile. The report is from The […]
The latest Apple Music Beta on Android supports tablets
The Apple Music app on Android is beta testing a new feature that allows it to take full advantage of big screen devices like Android tablets. The lack of apps optimized for big screens has always been a sore spot for Android tablet and Chrome OS users. So, Apple is now working to make sure […]
Google Play Store being redesigned with a Clean Interface
Google has been redesigning many of its first-party apps with the company’s modern design, but the Play Store seems to be getting a slightly different look. Just a few small changes are coming to the app, and most of them add white space to sections of the app that previously had a green header. The […]
A rudderless Fed invites more stock-market volatility, analysts say
Fed chair Jerome Powell’s speech Wednesday indicated central-bank uncertainty as much as it did dovishness Fed Chairman Jay Powell’s apparently dovish speech Wednesday was arguably the single most important event for stock markets in months. Following the speech in which the central banker said that interest rates were “just below” the range of rates considered […]
You’ll soon be able to get a DNA test for $100 — here’s the company behind the breakthrough
San Diego-based Illumina has a 90% market share and dominates all competitors A huge breakthrough is happening in medicine. Doctors and scientists have been waiting on this breakthrough for decades. Yet it has escaped the notice of most investors. As I said to my RiskHedge subscribers, it will save millions of lives and bring tens […]