6 Steps to Snare Higher Yields in Retirement
Income investing is supposed to be like watching a predictable movie that you’ve seen a dozen times before. But lately, it has been full of plot twists. Over the past few years, most income investors settled back with their popcorn for a long period of rising interest rates, believing the Federal Reserve would slowly but […]
Kids are increasingly worried about paying for college
Parents, of course, worry about paying for college. Increasingly, their children share that concern. Over the last decade, tuition and fees jumped 44% at four-year, private colleges and by 55% at public four-year schools. As a result, student debt has reached record proportions, with $1.6 trillion in loans outstanding. Now, high school students are more […]
Social Security: What is the best age to begin collecting?
Have you ever wondered how the FICA tax information on your pay stub impacts your future retirement benefits? FICA is a payroll tax that funds both Social Security and Medicare, amounting to a 7.65 percent contribution from each paycheck, an amount which your employer matches. It gets deducted from your first paycheck all the way […]
Six personal-finance hacks that aren’t easy but promise a big payoff
Hacks are hard because shortcuts rarely exist. Prizes take time and effort. The personal-finance industry — filled with advice that sounds and feels good without moving the needle — needs to recognize this. These aren’t fun hacks, but no one said this was easy. 1. Accepting that living below your means requires suppressing your ego […]
SpaceX’s internet satellites could be a problem for astronomers
Elon Musk is vowing to reduce their impact. As helpful as SpaceX’s Starlink satellites may be, they could be a pain for astronomers. The Harvard-Smithsonian Center’s Jonathan McDowell and others have observed that the internet satellites are bright enough to cause a “problem” for astronomy, and the eventual constellation of roughly 12,000 satellites could complicate […]
Google Lens dining and translation filters roll out this week
AR can decipher a sign or point out hot menu items. Google is acting quickly on its plans to bring clever new filters to Lens. The search firm is starting to roll out its promised Dining and Translate filters to Lens on Android and iOS, giving you some potential time savers. Translate is likely to […]
Someone already bought Motorola’s unannounced Z4
It’s amazing what you can stumble across on Amazon. Motorola hasn’t formally announced its upcoming Z4, but someone already got their hands on it and has shared specs as well as first impressions. YouTuber and Redditor JETFIRE007 ordered the handset when Amazon listed it for sale early, and the retailer, incredibly, delivered it a couple […]
Honda’s compact EV swaps mirrors for side cameras
They’ll be a standard feature on the Honda E but only available in Europe. Not only will Honda’s cool little electric vehicle, the Honda E, come with cameras instead of side mirrors, they’ll be offered as a standard feature. The compact cameras will sit where their mirror predecessors did, and inside, drivers will find a […]
Stocks to Watch: Wake-up Call for Oxford Industries, Inc. (OXM), QCR Holdings, Inc. (QCRH)
The price of Oxford Industries, Inc. (NYSE:OXM) went up by $1.02 now trading at $74.3. Their shares witnessed a 17.01% increase from the 52-week low price of $63.5 they recorded on 2018-12-13. Even though it is still -30.81% behind the $97.19 high touched on 2018-07-26. The last few days have been good for the stock, […]
Stocks to Watch: Focus on Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS), Orbcomm Inc. (ORBC)
The price of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE:RS) went up by $0.12 now trading at $84.97. Their shares witnessed a 23.83% increase from the 52-week low price of $68.62 they recorded on 2018-12-26. Even though it is still -14.64% behind the $97.41 high touched on 2018-05-31. The last few days have been rough for […]