By Richard Grossman| June 07, 2019 The latest jobs data suggests an interest rate cut may be imminent. The Labor Department reported on June 7 that U.S. nonfarm payroll employment increased by 75,000 in May, while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.6%. This level of job creation was well below economists’ forecasts of about 185,000… Read More »
(NewsUSA) | June 04, 2019 What you don’t know really can hurt you when it comes to paying for your child’s college education. Yes, we’re talking 529 plans. They’ve been around since 1996 – longer than most Generation Zers have been alive – but a new survey from Edward Jones found that a whopping 67… Read More »
By Kevin Judge | June 04, 2019 The other day I passed a McDonald’s, where the sign beneath the golden arches usually has the latest meal deal, instead revealed they are offering $11 an hour jobs to start. McDonald’s is generally considered the poster boy for minimum wage jobs. The name comes up almost every… Read More »
By Christina Fattore | June 04. 2019 The Trump administration says it intends to slap a 5% tariff on every medium-sized car, avocado and other Mexican import beginning June 10 – all almost US$1 billion worth that crosses the border into the U.S. each day on average. The president is using the policy as a… Read More »
(Family Features) | June 03, 2019 There’s more to managing your money than paying your bills and successfully avoiding overdraft charges (although those are definitely steps in the right direction). Effectively managing your money takes time and planning, but the payoff may be a stronger financial future. Create a budget. Some people avoid making a… Read More »
By Susan R. Crandall | June03, 2019 Forty percent of all working-age Americans sometimes struggle to pay their monthly bills. There is no place in the country where a family supported by one minimum-wage worker with a full-time job can live and afford a 2-bedroom apartment at the average fair-market rent. Given the pressure… Read More »
By Kevin Judge | May 31, 2019 Every person has their own view and tolerance of risk. This is a critical fact in determining their investment strategy and each investor needs to have a clear understanding of what level of risk is appropriate for them and act accordingly. Some people are by nature risk averse… Read More »
By Ian Sheldon | May 30, 2019 Soybeans may not seem all that useful in a war. Nonetheless they’ve become China’s most important weapon in its ever-worsening trade conflict with the U.S. China, the world’s biggest buyer of the crop, has reportedly stopped purchasing any American soybeans in retaliation for the Trump administration raising tariffs… Read More »
By Richard Brody | May 30, 2019 If we had workable, crystal balls, wouldn’t it be easier to predict trends, and what, the future, would bring? However, since most have not found, their personal version of a reliable form of these, it might make sense, to better understand, some of the signs, and omens, which… Read More »
(NewsUSA) | May 29, 2019 How much will I need for my kid’s college education? And how the heck will I pay for it? With the cost of a four-year degree rising nearly eight times faster than wages since the 1980s, those two questions are enough to give today’s parents a serious case of night sweats.… Read More »