After years of no one in my household taking an interest in how I make a living, my 12-year-old caught me off-guard recently with a barrage of questions about investing. “What do you know about Elon Musk?” “How much money do I need to invest?” “How long will it take …
Read More »The Moneyist: My partner, 70, refuses to put his bank accounts into both our names. Do I have the right to be offended?
Dear Moneyist, I am 62 and my partner is 70. We have been together for 16 years, living together for 12 of those. We have always had separate bank accounts. ‘In 2008, we lost virtually everything in the Great Recession, and have rebuilt our assets into a reasonable position.’ We …
Read More »: Twitter and Facebook temporarily lock Trump’s accounts following Capitol siege
Social media companies condemned a video posted by President Donald Trump during a withering assault on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, prompting Twitter to lock his account for 12 hours and threaten to permanently ban it, while Facebook imposed a 24-hour block. Facebook and Alphabet excoriated the president but stopped short …
Read More »: Google will let users get digital bank accounts through its mobile wallet
Google is adding new rewards and banking features to its Google Pay wallet. Associated Press Alphabet Inc. will soon let customers apply for digital bank accounts though its Google Pay wallet as the internet giant dives deeper into financial technology. Google announced Wednesday that beginning in 2021, consumers will be …
Read More »Sustainable Investing: ESG investing now accounts for one-third of total U.S. assets under management
Getty Images Money managers who use environmental, social and governance factors in their investment analysis say climate change continues to be their top concern and the leading criteria as they put money to work. The amount of professional money managed using all three ESG criteria rose sharply, according to a …
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