Greece is drawing up drastic plans to nationalise the country's banking system and introduce a parallel currency to pay bills unless the eurozone takes steps to defuse the simmering crisis and soften its demands. Sources close to the ruling Syriza...
Over the years, I have had the pleasure of working with many peoplle in planning for retirement. While getting to know a client, I often review tax returns. In light of tax season, I want to share a few common pitfalls...
Retirement plan advice is at a turning point, and this special report explores the biggest issues and changes facing the industry today. Investment News
...The euro has fallen to its lowest level against the US dollar in 12 years after the European Central Bank (ECB) began its government bond buying programme. It fell as low as $1.0560, before recovering a little. But many traders...
In today's day and age, it's difficult, arguably impossible, to not be digitally connected to one another through the web. Whether it's on various social media sites or online banking, your personal data is being watched and often times collected...
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen struck a decidedly dovish tone in indicating that it would be a while before the central bank's Open Market Commmittee makes a move on interest rates. The central bank chief said caution would be used...
Euro-area finance ministers reached an accord that would keep bailout funds flowing to Greece in return for a commitment to meet certain conditions, buying time to work out the detail of longer-term Greek financing. Talks in Brussels between officials from...
The Obama administration said Friday it would allow people to sign up for plans on HealthCare.gov through April, and at the same time acknowledged it had sent some 800,000 people incorrect tax statements about their coverage in 2014. The announcement about the...
Pimco said on Friday Paul McCulley had stepped down as chief economist and as a managing director, a role he had assumed in May at the request of Bill Gross, who was the firm's chief investment officer at the time....
Germany and its allies turned up the pressure on Greece to accept their conditions to stay in the euro as the region’s top finance officials descended on Brussels to hammer out a deal. An agreement on extending Greece’s bailout program,...
Here comes “America Saves Week,” when consumers are deluged with surveys and advice about saving. And no one's going to argue that putting more money away—for a child’s education, for a comfortable retirement, for a rainy-day fund—isn't an important goal....
A report citing anonymous sources claims the tech giant is looking to build its first electric car within five years. Reports last week that Apple is secretly developing an electric car triggered a frenzy of speculation in the tech and auto industries....
Stocks were higher today after encouraging news from the eurozone. The S&P 500 closed at a record high. Eurozone GDP grew 0.3% in the fourth-quarter, above the 0.2% growth expected by economists. The outperformance was driven by an acceleration of...
As the job market gains steam, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen faces a massive challenge to adjust her monetary levers just right: She wants to keep the recovery going without stoking a bubble or spurring inflation. It's a delicate balance...
Determining the value of your life can be an existential question worth exploring. For life insurance experts, however, determining a life’s value is as simple as figuring out how much money your loved ones will need after you die. Protecting...
