How To Retire In Grand Style
If you are in your sixties or seventies you are probably spending a fair amount of time trying to figure out what the next decade or two of your life is going to look like. I can relate. In the past few years, the non-financial side of retirement planning has been the most popular topic […]
Retirement: Why FIRE when you can do this instead?
You’ve probably already heard about the FIRE movement. FIRE stands for financial independence, retire early. Usually, the people who follow it are in their 20s and 30s and saw what happened to the economy in 2008 and have decided to put saving above all else in a bid to free themselves from worry. They’re having […]
57% of Gen Z has no idea how much they have in savings—here’s why that is a problem
Members of Generation Z (age 22 and under) are now the youngest employees in the workforce. But as they start their professional careers, many are failing to focus on a key aspect of their personal finances: their savings. In fact, 57% of Gen Z has no idea how much they have in personal savings, compared […]
Why buying and selling a house could soon be as simple as trading stocks
On a recent weeknight, Dahlia and Adam Brown came home to their spacious Colonial on a quiet cul-de-sac in Marietta, Ga. The Browns both work demanding jobs and have two young sons. They bought the house in June using Knock, a company that’s trying to revolutionize the real-estate industry with a “home trade-in platform” making […]
Microsoft is considering foldable devices with liquid-filled hinges
It doesn’t guarantee a Surface foldable, but the concept is more feasible. Microsoft’s dreams of dual-screen devices aren’t disappearing any time soon. A recent patent filing from the company details a clamshell device concept whose hinge is filled with a liquid or gas to reduce strain on a foldable display and prevent debris from getting […]
MIT scientists accidentally create the blackest material ever
It absorbs 99.995 percent of light. Good news for goths — black somehow just got even blacker. MIT engineers have cooked up a material that’s 10 times blacker than anything else previously reported. Capturing more than 99.995 percent of any incoming light, the material is made of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) grown on chlorine-etched […]
LG’s new 4K UHD CineBeam projector is way more affordable
The company is showcasing it at CEDIA along with its $6,000 short-throw model. LG has debuted a new 4K UHD CineBeam projector along with its short-throw model at CEDIA 2019. It’s not capable of delivering crisp images at just 7.2 inches away from the wall like its short throw pal, but it also doesn’t cost […]
Apple might have disabled bilateral wireless charging on its new iPhones
The iPhone 11 lineup reportedly has all the necessary hardware to enable the feature. Apple’s new iPhones may include a hidden feature. Citing “reliable sources,” frequent Apple leaker Sonny Dickson says all three new iPhone models include the necessary hardware for bilateral charging, a feature that would allow the phones to wirelessly charge other Qi-compatible […]
Stocks to Watch: ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS)
Checking up on some historical performance on shares of ANSYS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANSS), we can see that the stock price performance for the last week is -3.21%. If we scroll back to the full year reading, shares have performed 13.00%. Investors may be trying to figure out if it is a good time to get into […]
Stocks to Watch: Magna International Inc. (NYSE:MGA)
Checking up on some historical performance on shares of Magna International Inc. (NYSE:MGA), we can see that the stock price performance for the last week is 4.14%. If we scroll back to the full year reading, shares have performed 4.00%. Investors may be trying to figure out if it is a good time to get […]