On the eve of retirement, there’s a lot going on in your financial life. There are numerous major (and in many cases irrevocable) decisions to make that will affect the rest of your life. And if you make one or more of the following common mistakes, you’ll likely regret your […]
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More Americans Are Saving for Vacation Than for Retirement
It’s no secret that Americans are woefully behind on retirement savings. The typical household aged 44 to 49 has just $81,347 socked away, while households between 50 and 55 have an average $124,831 in savings. Continue Reading Below Near-retirees aren’t doing much better. The average balance among 56- to 61-year-olds […]
Is JPMorgan Chase Stock Cheap or Expensive?
JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) has been a major beneficiary of the stock market rally following the 2016 election. Continue Reading Below Since this time last year, shares of the New York City-based bank are up 44%. That’s more than twice the S&P 500. It also comes in ahead of other large-cap banks, […]
Saudi crown prince favors extending OPEC production limits
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince says his country supports extending an agreement by major oil producers to limit output beyond next March. Continue Reading Below Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Saturday that the OPEC-led agreement is necessary to balance supply with demand. Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest producer and […]
AptarGroup Squeezes Out Modest Growth
AptarGroup Inc. (NYSE: ATR) released better-than-expected third-quarter 2017 results on Thursday after the market closed, detailing strong demand across its portfolio of products led by the consumer healthcare and injectables markets. Similar to last quarter, though, AptarGroup’s Beauty and Home segment still lagged the others — though it has a plan to […]
Should I Close Unused Credit Cards?
You’re flipping through your wallet when you come across a credit card you’ve had forever, but also haven’t used in ages. Rather than allow that card to occupy valuable real estate in your not-so-large wallet, you rush to cancel it. After all, what’s the point of keeping an old credit […]
AP ANALYSIS: Catalonia endgame keeps Spain on tenterhooks
LISBON, Portugal – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s conservative government is aiming to crush Catalonia’s secessionist aspirations by firing the wealthy region’s government, dissolving its parliament and calling early elections there. Continue Reading Below It may have opened a Pandora’s box, however, and the plan could easily blow up in […]
How Apple Inc. can justify a $1,200 iPhone X in 2018
Next year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to launch three new flagship iPhones. The lowest end of the bunch is expected to be a version with a six-inch liquid crystal display (LCD), while the mid-range one should be a direct successor to this year’s iPhone X, with a 5.85-inch organic light-emitting […]
Nearly Half of All Americans Worry About This If Marijuana Is Legalized
The marijuana industry is growing like wildfire, at least according to data from cannabis research firm ArcView. Sales of legal weed in the North American market grew by 34% to $6.9 billion last year, and they’re slated to grow by 26% annually through 2021. By that time we could be […]
What’s middle class? GOP, Dems court it but numbers murky
WASHINGTON – What is middle class? Continue Reading Below President Donald Trump and Republican leaders are promoting their tax-cutting plan as needed relief for the stressed American middle class and a catalyst for job creation. Democrats say they’re the ones looking out for the middle class, by fighting against proposed […]