If You Don’t Know These 3 Things About Your 401(k), You’re Losing Out
If you’re lucky enough to have access to a 401(k) plan through your job, you’ve probably been told that participating is a smart move to make. But if you don’t understand how that plan really works, your savings efforts might get stunted. With that in mind, here are three things you need to know about your 401(k). […]
How Much Emergency Savings Do You Need in Retirement?
Life has a funny (OK, not so funny) tendency to throw unwanted surprises our way, and many of those surprises are financial in nature. You never know when your roof might spring a leak, your car might break down, or your clumsiness might land you in the hospital with a broken leg and a whopping […]
30% of Americans Say Their Debt Isn’t Manageable
Americans are more than familiar with debt, whether it’s of the mortgage, student loan, or credit card variety. But while it’s common practice to finance various aspects of our lives, once that debt becomes impossible to keep up with, it goes from perhaps being necessary to downright dangerous. Such is the situation 30% of Americans […]
Personal Finance Priorities for Doctors Nearing Retirement
Recent market volatility might have some doctors worried — especially those who are nearing retirement. But if you’ve done everything right, says one financial advisor for physicians, your retirement plan should be correction-proof as you near the close of your career. W. Ben Utley, Certified Financial Planner and President of Physician Family Financial Advisors, says there […]
iRobot Terra mower cuts your lawn with Roomba-like smarts
You just need a few beacons to help your lawn mower make the rounds. If you took a look at newer Roombas and wondered why that clever mapping couldn’t be used to cut your lawn… well, you’re not alone. iRobot has unveiled the Terra, a robotic lawn mower that uses the company’s mapping tech to […]
Facebook secretly pays users for complete access to their data
It gains the access via an app called ‘Facebook Research.’ According to TechCrunch, Facebook has been paying teenagers around $20 a month to use a VPN app called “Facebook Research” that allowed the company full access to all of their phone and web activity. The app appears to be a reincarnation of Onavo Protect, a Facebook app […]
Seagate slapped a PlayStation logo on a hard drive to match your PS4
The Game Drive adds 2TB of additional storage, but it’s not special. You’ve had the option of attaching external storage to the PS4 for a while. If you find the existing options just too gauche, though, you’re in luck. Seagate is releasing an officially licensed Game Drive that brings 2TB of additional space to your […]
Amazon’s Scout is cute but it won’t bring humans and robots closer
Even if you slap a pair of oversized googly eyes on it. With the introduction of its latest delivery drone iteration, the Scout, Amazon is once again reassuring the shopping public that automated package delivery services are just just around the corner. Just as they’ve been promising since 2013, when founder Jeff Bezos went on […]
Dean Foods Company (DF) Plunges 9.26% on January 29
Dean Foods Company (DF) had a rough trading day for Tuesday January 29 as shares tumbled 9.26%, or a loss of $-0.4 per share, to close at $3.92. After opening the day at $4.31, shares of Dean Foods Company traded as high as $4.39 and as low as $3.91. Volume was 2.61 million shares over 11,612 […]
3M Company (MMM) Moves Higher on Volume Spike for January 29
3M Company (MMM) traded on unusually high volume on Jan. 29, as the stock gained 1.94% to close at $196.95. On the day, 3M Company saw 4.28 million shares trade hands on 46,550 trades. Considering that the stock averages only a daily volume of 2.6 million shares a day over the last month, this represents a […]