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Oil Rises to 15-Month High on U.S. Supply Drop, OPEC Optimism
by Jessica Summers / Bloomberg Oil jumped to a 15-month high in New York after the government reported that U.S. crude inventories unexpectedly fell last week and Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said many nations are willing to join OPEC output cuts. Futures
Millennials: Are you a financial grown-up?
– By : Lisa Kiplinger , USA TODAY / Date : 03-Oct-16 Believe it or not, the eldest of the Millennials are getting ready to turn 35. There’s no denying it: You’re truly grown-ups, getting married, having kids and firming
A Victory Every Day with Rick Paulsen. Webinar
About Rick Paulsen Rick Paulsen joined NYL in 1982. Rick has qualified for Council 32 consecutive years in a row, qualifying for Chairman’s Council 30 times, and Chairman’s Council 9 times. Rick was the 2008 Council Vice President and 2012
16-YEAR-OLD MADE $43,000 ON THESE STOCKS IN 3 YEARS
Sudarshan Sridharan may not have been old enough to drive a Tesla, but that didn’t stop him from profiting on the stock. Unlike most 16-year-olds, Sridharan manages about a quarter of a million dollars of his parents’ retirement money. It
AMERICA’S UPPER MIDDLE CLASS IS THRIVING
The middle class may be feeling squeezed, but the upper middle class is enjoying good times. The upper middle class grew to 29.4% of the population in 2014, up from 12.9% in 1979, according to a new Urban Institute report.
IT’S 1995 AGAIN for Dollar Traders Bracing for Trade War Trouble.
Back in 1995, an international trade dispute between the U.S. and Japan helped drive a 25 percent plunge in the dollar versus the yen. Now, with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump heading into the November presidential election pledging to reshape
MEET THE 30 HIGHEST-PAID FEMALE EXECUTIVES IN THE BAY AREA 2016
Our annual list of the highest-paid female executives in the Bay Area shows the broad range of talent lighting up the region’s C-suites — and the big salaries that come with those positions. Check out our slideshow below of the
ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE COUNTRIES IS DEBATING GIVING AWAY MONEY
THE SWISS ARE DISCUSSING PAYING PEOPLE $2,500 A MONTH FOR DOING NOTHING. The country will vote June 5 on whether the government should introduce an unconditional basic income to replace various welfare benefits. Although the initiators of the plan haven’t
SHOULD A FINANCIAL GURU BE DICTATING YOUR MONEY MATTERS?
Financial guru or not, the key thing is to find a method that encourages you to take action towards a more financially stable future. Dave Ramsey, Mary Hunt and Suze Orman are a few of the finance superstars who offer
ARE BILLIONAIRES MORE LIKELY TO BE GRADUATES?
Are billionaires good with exams as well as their finances? Or are they more likely to have escaped school at the first opportunity and worked their way up to make their fortunes? Are they likely to be graduates or to
5 FINANCIAL RISKS STARTUPS HAVE TO TAKE
Everyone seems to be jumping on the startup bandwagon; people are coining themselves entrepreneurs in hopes of one day inventing the next Facebook or Pandora and becoming billionaires. We’re all familiar with the rags-to-riches stories many entrepreneurs experience, but not
STABILITY AND LIQUIDITY: MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUNDS
During the late 1990s, money market mutual funds offered an annual return of around 5% (see graph). This made them attractive to investors, including retirees and pre-retirees who wanted to preserve principal while earning a modest return. After an uptick
NEW QLAC CHANGES PROMOTE GUARANTEED INCOME LATER IN LIFE
With the goal of promoting guaranteed income later in life, recent regulatory changes provide increased flexibility as to how qualified assets may be distributed. This is a significant advantage for millions of Americans who are planning for, or already in,
5 STEPS TO RETIREMENT INCOME
You’ve saved for years. Now that retirement is here (or near), how do you create an income plan from your savings? There are five steps. We, as an industry, constantly talk about the need to save for retirement. Put money