The financial hurdles women confront to attain financial security in retirement can be colossal, as a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing last week validated bluntly. The hearing entitled, “Women and Retirement: Unique Challenges and Opportunities to Pave a Brighter Future” focused on the barriers that women face in planning …
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The Wall Street Journal recently shared the story of a couple who is struggling because the pandemic has upended their jobs and income. To make matters worse, they’re dealing with a massive amount of consumer debt. The article says: “The Denton, Texas, couple pay $ 4,400 a month on their …
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The coronavirus pandemic hit another unwelcome milestone this week with the number of COVID-19 infections now at 20,452,313 million globally, according to the latest data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. But the actual number of cases is likely much higher, health authorities say. The …
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Investors may want to steer clear of investing their 401(k) in companies that own risky assets such as coal-fired power plants. George Frey/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Climate change. Exploitation of essential workers. Racism. In the face of an urgent need to tackle these societal challenges, the U.S. Department of Labor released …
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Our homes are considered our safe havens. However, according to the results of a recent survey, it might not be as safe as you think! The research carried out by the National Accident Helpline, found a staggering 60% of people had been injured in their kitchens alone. Here, we’ll look …
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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE A recent survey by investment firm Jefferies indicates that the rise in coronavirus cases isn’t the central worry for investors. It’s the shape of the economic recovery that is the single-biggest factor by far for the investment community See full story. Doing this 30 minutes a day …
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As the COVID-19 crisis has metastasized into an economic recession, millions of Americans are struggling to keep up with their mortgage payments. I fundamentally believe that losing one’s job shouldn’t mean also losing one’s home. This is a core lesson that I learned from the 2008 financial crisis, when I was …
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First in, first out. As European nations contracted coronavirus earlier than the U.S., they also are relaxing restrictions as the COVID-19 disease is spreading more slowly. German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday night set out plans for a gradual reopening of the eurozone’s largest economy. The European Commission, meanwhile, has …
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They never get bored — there is far too much to do. Photographers Mercedes Jelinek, 34, and Lucy Plato Clark, 27, are self-quarantining together in Penland, N.C. They decided to use their skills to help medical workers who are battling coronavirus on the front lines, those with preexisting conditions, and …
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