4 Signs You’re Thinking About Your Retirement Plan the Wrong Way
Retirement plans are essential for anyone who plans to live to old age — yes, even if you swear you’re never going to retire. Yet many people underestimate the importance of doing so, and they put it off or throw out a guess rather than sitting down and doing the math. There are many reasons […]
These 5 Factors Will Tell You How Much You Really Need to Retire
If you search the internet looking for how much cash you need to retire, you’ll find estimates ranging from $1 million to $10 million. That’s about as helpful as a mechanical pencil with no lead, particularly if your retirement savings are currently well short of seven figures. A definitive, realistic savings target for retirement is […]
Why It’s So Hard to Save Money
In her book The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, Australian nurse Bronnie Ware drew on her years of working in palliative care to synthesize the common themes about life’s biggest regrets. Number two on the list was “I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.” According to Ware, that feeling came from every male patient […]
This is what the experts really want to see happen to fix Social Security
When it comes to Social Security, the question on most people’s lips is: “Will it still be there for me when I retire?” The answer is generally yes. But the system will pay less in benefits if nothing is done to repair it. In April, the Social Security Administration said that the program’s trust funds […]
Hackers targeted BMW, Hyundai in hunt for trade secrets
Vietnam may have backed the campaign. Two of the world’s larger car makers were the victims of a sophisticated (but still not very successful) hacking campaign. Bayerricscher Rundfunk has learned that intruders from the hacking group OceanLotus slipped into the networks of BMW and Hyundai in an attempt to find trade secrets. BMW, at least, […]
Tesla’s electric ATV should launch at the same time as the Cybertruck
Elon Musk is also considering an electric dirt bike. Tesla has said precious little about its Cyberquad electric ATV, but it’s now sharing one of the most important details: when you can expect to get one. Elon Musk told Twitter followers that Tesla was planning to release the ATV at the same time as the […]
Study says climate change is starving the oceans of oxygen
It’s putting the lives of key fish species at risk. The effect of climate change on oceans is likely more extensive than you think. A study from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) indicated that climate change and the ensuing hotter water reduced the amount of oxygen dissolved into oceans by 2 percent […]
Apple may offer tighter iOS parental controls this week
iOS 13.3 will also bring support for newer security keys. Apple’s flurry of iOS updates might include one more substantial tweak before the holiday break. Vietnamese carrier Viettel has posted a page that hints at a release for iOS 13.3 (plus a minor watchOS 6.1.1 update) this coming week, most likely on or before December […]
Western Digital Corporation (WDC) Rises 3.57%
Among the biggest risers on the S&P 500 on Friday December 06 was Western Digital Corporation ($WDC), popping some 3.57% to a price of $49.08 a share with some 3.99 million shares trading hands. Starting the day trading at $48.18, Western Digital Corporation reached an intraday high of $49.66 and hit intraday lows of $48.01. […]
Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) Rises 2.71%
Among the biggest risers on the S&P 500 on Friday December 06 was Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($OXY), popping some 2.71% to a price of $39.01 a share with some 10.26 million shares trading hands. Starting the day trading at $38.11, Occidental Petroleum Corporation reached an intraday high of $39.03 and hit intraday lows of $38.10. […]