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Monday, April 6, 2026

More robots are working in China than in the rest of the world combined.- The New York Times, September 26, 2025

Monday, March 9, 2026

The human brain uses roughly 20 watts of power (about the same as a dim light bulb) yet can outperform many AI systems that require thousands of watts to run. Researchers say this efficiency gap is one of the biggest unsolved...

Monday, March 2, 2026

Every state in the U.S. has a record-breaking freeze that makes this year’s winter thus far feel downright tropical. In my home state (Ohio), for example, temps once hit a brutal -39°F back in 1899. Some states plunged even lower (yes…...

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Life expectancy at birth was 18 years in the early Bronze Age, 22 in the Roman Empire, and 36 in Massachusetts in 1776. - The Atlantic, January 2025

Monday, February 9, 2026

If something were to happen to you today, would your estate be distributed according to your wishes and in a timely manner?In addition to reviewing your financial information on a regular basis, you should also review your estate...

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Monday, February 2, 2026

At just 0.2 square miles, the Vatican is the world’s tiniest country, but don’t let the size fool you. Thanks to a 1929 treaty with Italy, it’s a fully sovereign state with its own passports, money, and even diplomats - all run by the...

Monday, January 19, 2026

“A financial independence number is derived by calculating annual spending and multiplying it by 25. The result is the amount of invested assets a worker should aim to accumulate before retiring. This number is based on a common...

Monday, December 8, 2025

The Michelin brothers, André and Édouard, did more than just make cars roll. In 1900, they published a free red guide full of maps, mechanics, and restaurants in an aim to boost road trips and thus, tire sales. By 1926, they’d quietly...

Monday, December 1, 2025

In 1963, in one of his last acts before his assassination, President John F. Kennedy, when face-to-face with his live Thanksgiving Day turkey, disregarded the sign hung around the bird’s neck that read “Good eating, Mr. President” and...

Monday, November 17, 2025

Ever wonder why Americans write color while the British write colour? You can thank Noah Webster, who deliberately simplified British spellings in the early 1800s to make American English more distinct. - World Smarts, February 18, 2025

Monday, October 20, 2025

Researchers have created a human-robot band where humanoid robots “Polaris” and “Oscar” jam alongside human musicians, keeping perfect rhythm without missing a beat… literally. This high-tech duet not only showcases the future of...

Monday, October 6, 2025

“Holiday Creep” is the term for when retailers start selling holiday-themed items before the traditional start of the season. Last year, the window between Thanksgiving and Christmas was almost one week shorter, so holiday sales events...

Monday, September 29, 2025

From breakfast staples to vital resources, countries have a history of stockpiling the most unexpected things to keep markets steady and industries afloat. Canada keeps a strategic maple syrup reserve to prevent crashes due to...

Monday, September 22, 2025

Citigroup accidentally credited a customer’s account with $81 trillion last year, when it meant to send just $280. The payment was missed by two employees, initially, and while they caught their mistake 90 minutes after it was posted,...

Monday, September 15, 2025

"Europe is far behind in their economy 500 years ago, European nations conquered and ran as much as 80% of the planet. They shaped the globe as their wars killed millions of people, and- surprisingly- it was the birth place of modern...

Monday, September 8, 2025

"Financial Planning: Form SSA-44 to Reduce Medicare Premiums When you retire, your income often drops significantly, but Medicare bases its Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA) on your tax return from two years prior, when...

Monday, August 25, 2025

The phrase “My bad” gained widespread popularity in the mid-1990s, notably after its use in the 1995 film Clueless, but it’s believed to have originated from seven-foot-seven Manute Bol, a legendary NBA star and basketball player from...

Monday, August 18, 2025

London resident Ben Melham set a new Guinness World Record by visiting 42 museums in 24 hours, surpassing the previous record of 33 museums held by Sujoy Kumar Mitra and Swaroop Dawrani in Delhi. It’s unclear how much culture he...

Monday, August 11, 2025

"What to do if your stock is down 25, 30, or 40%! First off, don't get emotional about it and make an emotional decision because your loss irritates you every time you see it. The way I see it,you have three choices: first, you could...

Monday, July 28, 2025

The Albuquerque 3-bedroom, 1-bath home of Breaking Bad’s fictional high school teacher, Walter White, is on the market for $4 million—more than ten times its Zillow estimated value of $350,000.-BusinessInsider, January 5, 2025

Monday, July 21, 2025

"Financial Planning: Is Social Security Now Tax-Free? One of the major topics surrounding the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) was the taxation of Social Security. Now that the bill has been signed into law, we know that the method used...

Monday, July 14, 2025

On August 13, 1966, radio station KLUE in Longview, Texas, scheduled the nation's first "Beatles Bonfire. “ Teenagers were urged to bring their Beatles records, posters, etc., to the station, where they were piled high and set on fire....

Monday, July 7, 2025

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have achieved a breakthrough in surgical robotics: They trained a robot to perform complex medical procedures solely by having it watch videos of human surgeons at work.-Johns Hopkins University,...

Monday, June 30, 2025

In 1958, for a school project, 17-year-old Robert Heft designed a new version of the American flag, which consisted of 13 stripes and 50 stars – a familiar and iconic design that has been used to represent the American flag ever since....

Monday, June 23, 2025

"Crypto Transactions Starting in tax year 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury will require crypto exchanges like Coinbase to show the gross proceeds from transactions. Then, the following year in 2026, they're going to require...

Monday, June 16, 2025

"First-time Homebuyers Hit a Record Low With the high cost of housing and higher interest rates, the number of people trying to get their first home dropped to a record low- around 23%- in 2024. The average age of the first-time...

Monday, June 9, 2025

"The U.S. just received a downgrade to its credit rating; should you worry? A few weeks ago, Moody's announced it downgraded the United States' sovereign credit rating from AAA to Aa1. While a downgrade is important to understand and...

Monday, June 2, 2025

The Mall of America, found just outside Minneapolis in Bloomington, Minnesota, is owned by Canadians.-Interestingfacts.com

Monday, May 26, 2025

While ships regularly pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to pass through the Panama Canal (even privately-owned boats have to pay between $800 and $3,200), the lowest price ever paid was paid by an American man named Richard...

Monday, May 19, 2025

Last October, a Russian court ordered Google to pay a fine of $20 decillion (that’s 20 followed by 33 zeros) for banning 17 Russian propaganda channels on YouTube.-USAToday, Oct 31, 2024

Monday, May 12, 2025

In 1930, Babe Ruth became the first athlete to rake in a higher salary than the president of the United States ($80,000 vs $75,000). Ruth was famously asked if he felt he should make more money than the president, to which he replied,...

Monday, May 5, 2025

Despite having sold over a billion units worldwide, the Beatles were turned down by no less than five record companies. Decca’s Dick Rowe reportedly declared, “Guitar groups are on the way out.”-Fandom

Monday, April 28, 2025

An average NFL broadcast lasts well over three hours, yet it delivers a total of only 18 minutes of football action. -FiveThirtyEight, January 31, 2020

Monday, April 21, 2025

Cotton candy consists of just two simple ingredients: air and sugar. The original product, called “Fairy Floss,” was invented by a dentist in 1897. In the 1920s, Fairy Floss got its more commonly known name when Josef Lascaux started...

Monday, April 14, 2025

Michelangelo's sculpture of the Pieta (1498-99) in St. Peter’s Basilica is one of his most exquisite creations and the only work of art he ever signed. -WalksinRome, January 1, 2024

Monday, April 7, 2025

"Are kids cheating on their homework with AI? It's unfortunate, but kids in high school and college are using services like ChatGPT to do their homework and write essays. It's estimated that a big portion of the 400 million people that...

Monday, March 31, 2025

"You may owe tax on a student loan that was forgiven! We recently wrote about how people are getting negative credit surprises, because they didn't know that their student loan forgiveness had expired. When the reinstated payments...

Monday, March 24, 2025

The American one-cent piece is the single most-produced coin in history. A conservative estimate holds that there are 240 billion pennies lying around the United States—about 724 for every man, woman, and child residing there, and...

Monday, March 10, 2025

In 1990, Marilyn vos Savant, who has the highest recorded IQ in the Guinness Book of Records, wrote in Parade magazine that when Monte Hall gave you the chance to switch doors, you should because the odds would then be in your favor....

Monday, March 3, 2025

Abraham Lincoln created the Secret Service on the day he was assassinated. -Yahoo!News, November 15, 2023

Monday, February 24, 2025

According to Simon Winchester, a linguist for the Oxford Dictionary, the English word “run” is the most complex word, with 645 definitions.-Ladders, August 12, 2021

Monday, February 17, 2025

The price of postage stamps went up for the second time this year and for the fifth time in 24 months. The 5-cent increase for First Class stamps ties the record for the biggest hike ever. However, adjusting for inflation, the price of...

Monday, February 10, 2025

The Rubik’s cube has 26 pieces that can be twisted into 43,252,003,274,856,000 possible positions, and every one of them can be solved in 20 moves or fewer. -Art of Problem Solving

Monday, February 3, 2025

"History shows robo-advisors failed to live up to the hype! When robo-advisors first came out years ago, people asked if I was worried about my career. I said no, because I do believe that investing can be very complicated and a good...

Monday, January 27, 2025

In 1790, Benjamin Franklin bequeathed 1,000 pounds sterling (roughly $4,000 at the time) to the cities of Boston and Philadelphia but requested that 25% not be touched until the 200th anniversary of his death. By 1994, these trust...

Monday, January 20, 2025

The University of Maine has developed the world's largest and most powerful 3D printer. It can build a small house in 80 hours. -Interesting Engineering, May 9, 2024

Monday, January 13, 2025

In the United States last year, only 490 newborn babies were named ‘Alexa,’ plummeting from more than 6,000 in 2015.-Newser, May 25, 2024

Monday, January 6, 2025

Antarctica is home to 138 volcanoes, although only two are active. Mount Erebus, one of the two and the planet’s southernmost active volcano, spews about 80 grams of gold dust into the air every day.-Yahoo!news, April 16, 2024

Monday, December 16, 2024

One in seven health dollars is now spent on diabetes treatment, amounting to $800 million every day.-The Atlantic, April 15, 2024

Monday, December 2, 2024

Thanks to decades of improving aviation safety, the chances of dying in a plane crash went from 1-in-350,000 between 1968 and 1977 to 1-in-13.4 million between 2018 and 2022. Based on current safety levels, it would take an average of...

Monday, November 25, 2024

Millionaires and billionaires in the U.S. underpay their taxes by more than $150 billion annually. Audits of taxpayers making more than $1 million a year fell by more than 80% over the past decade due to IRS budget cuts, while the...

Monday, November 4, 2024

According to a Delta Dental survey, the tooth fairy’s going rate for a single lost tooth dropped to $5.84 in 2024 compared to $6.23 in 2023. -Axios, February 22, 2024

Monday, October 28, 2024

Adjusted for the cost of living, an ounce of gold has approximately the same purchasing power it had in ancient Rome 2,000 years ago.-The Wall Street Journal, February 23, 2024

Monday, October 21, 2024

The S&P 500 has doubled to 5,000 since September 2017, when it was trading at 2,500. Besides the milestone, an additional cool fact about “five thousand” is that it contains no letter in the alphabet more than once.-Morning Brew,...

Monday, October 14, 2024

Nvidia is now worth as much as the entire Chinese stock market. -yahoo!finance, February 12, 2024

Monday, October 7, 2024

In the Middle Ages, Valentine's Day became associated with love and romance, a tradition that came from the common belief in France and England that birds started their mating season on February 14. -Good Housekeeping, December 27, 2023

Monday, September 23, 2024

The U.S. government spent more on health care in 2022 than six countries with universal health care combined.-StatNews, December 19, 2023

Monday, September 16, 2024

An astonishing 413 GW of solar was installed in 2023, 58% more than in 2022, which itself marked an almost 42% increase from 2021. That means the world's solar capacity has doubled in the last 18 months and that solar is now the...

Monday, September 9, 2024

The world's oldest bond turns 400 in January. Made from goatskin, the "perpetual" bond made out by the Dutch water authority to fund the repair of a dike on the Rhine River in 1624 still pays out an annual interest of roughly $17.48....

Monday, September 2, 2024

The Mayflower Society estimates that from the 102 passengers that traveled on the Mayflower, roughly 35 million people are descendants of the original passengers- 10 million of whom live in the United States.-BBC, August 2021

Monday, August 26, 2024

A ticket to pass through the Panama Canal was sold at auction for a record $2.85 million last week. A normal booking fee costs $900,000, but the Panama Canal Authority has capped the number of daily ship crossings due to drought...

Monday, August 19, 2024

More than 11% of the world’s billionaires- 242 out of 2,072, have held or have run for political office.-CNBC, October 26, 2023

Monday, August 12, 2024

AI requires intensive work in a data center. One report even showed that ChatGPT consumes half a liter of water for every 20 commands.-Neowin, September 25, 2023

Monday, August 5, 2024

“I regard it as the major domestic challenge of the sixties, to maintain full employment at a time when automation, of course, is replacing men.” -President John F. Kennedy, 1962

Monday, July 29, 2024

Since 2021, Americans have lost $2.7 billion in scams from social media. More than half the money reported lost went to investment scammers.-CBSNews.com, October 6, 2023

Monday, July 22, 2024

After Artificial Intelligence concerns, Amazon announced it would restrict authors from self-publishing more than three books a day. -The Guardian, September 20, 2023

Monday, July 15, 2024

The mere presence of a Cheesecake Factory is an indicator of a mall’s financial health. About 93% of loans backed by malls that have Cheesecake Factory restaurants are current on their payments, compared to about 72% of those without...

Monday, July 8, 2024

From 2021 to now, investments in Artificial intelligence totaled nearly $94 billion. If AI continues this growth trajectory, it could add 1% to the U.S. GDP by 2030.-Forbes, March 31, 2023

Monday, July 1, 2024

France is about to spend about $216 million destroying nearly 80 million gallons of surplus wine, enough liquid to fill more than 100 Olympic-sized swimming pools. The problem is shrinking demand as the average French citizen drinks...

Monday, June 24, 2024

Additional fees have been around for a long time, but they are cropping up everywhere these days. It is estimated that Americans now spend more than $65 billion on “junk fees” every year.-NPR, July 27, 2023

Monday, June 17, 2024

There are 4 times more hedge funds than there are Taco Bells.-Financial Times, February 21, 2023

Monday, February 26, 2024

Some 30 million jobs in the U.S. are paying an average of $55,000 a year and don’t require a college degree.-NPR, February 14, 2023

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Women are taking charge and outperforming men in aspects of investing The financial landscape is undergoing a significant transformation as the "Great Wealth Transfer" approaches, ushering in a new era of prosperity for younger...

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Retiring early as a couple is a goal shared by many, and if planned comprehensively, it may provide opportunities for travel, passion projects, and more quality time together. Retiring simultaneously can bring many benefits, such as...

Monday, February 12, 2024

Last week, texting celebrated its 30th birthday. What if texting had been around throughout human history? Maybe some of these messages would have been sent… - Cleopatra to Mark Antony: “u up” - Francis Scott Key...

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

When taxes on Social Security benefits were first introduced in 1983, just 8% of eligible families paid taxes on benefits. In 2021, that number has climbed to an estimated 56%.-CNBC, October 20, 2022

Monday, February 5, 2024

Today, diet-related deaths outrank deaths from smoking with nearly 900 deaths a day linked to poor diet.-NPR, August 31, 2022

Monday, January 29, 2024

Americans spend more on lottery tickets annually than they spend on video streaming services, concert tickets, books, and movie tickets combined. -The New Yorker, October 17, 2022

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

In 17 of the 19 midterms since 1946, the market performed better in the six months following an election than it did in the six months leading up to it.-Onward -Charles Schwab, Fall 2022

Monday, December 18, 2023

A recent survey found that 49.2% of respondents at Japanese companies said the company employs “old guys who do not work.” When asked what the “non-working old guys” do at work, 49.7% said “many breaks for...

Friday, December 15, 2023

Since 1990, the United States supply of billionaires has increased from 66 to more than 700. In that time, the number of truly giant yachts – those longer than 250 feet – has climbed from less than 10 to more than 170.-The...

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Life today is expensive, and contributing to a retirement plan is more beneficial than ever. Recently, the IRS announced it was raising the contribution limit for 401(k)s to $23,000 for 2024, up from $22,500. In a world where pensions...

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

The holiday season is a time of generosity, kindness, good cheer, presents, food, family, and fun. In Dr. Seuss’s classic story, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Grinch was intent on ruining, well, all of it. He would...

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

In 2024, LPL Research believes markets will make a definitive turn to a more recognizable place. En route, the transition will be marked by meaningful shifts in a few key areas. Inflation is going down. The risk of a recession is...

Monday, December 11, 2023

Bottlenose dolphins are appearing in the waters off New York City, which are cleaner than they have been since the Civil War.-The Wall Street Journal, July 12, 2022

Friday, December 8, 2023

Historical data shows a new bull market typically starts three months after the end of a bear market and jumps an average of 40% in the 12 months after the bear market bottoms.-MarketWatch, June 28, 2022

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Growing old is simply one thing you can’t avoid. The goal is to enjoy your retirement years as you imagined after a lifetime of working. One aspect of growing old that young people may overlook is long-term care insurance and how...

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Businesses generally are illiquid, which can create problems if a business owner requires care in a long-term care facility. LTC is ongoing care in a care facility, nursing home, or at home for those unable to perform a certain number...

Thursday, September 7, 2023

Having a solid life insurance policy in place is crucial for any adult who has assets, a business, or a steady income. While most adults know that having a life insurance policy is a vital piece in their financial puzzle, there are...

Thursday, September 7, 2023

One of the many topics I cover with my clients currently is Risk Management.  How do we defer this away from ourselves?  Getting an Umbrella Insurance Policy helps protect our assets that we’ve worked so hard to build...

Thursday, September 7, 2023

Making informed decisions about retirement is crucial to financial independence In an era characterized by high job turnover, it is more important than ever for employees to carefully manage their retirement savings. With a significant...

Monday, August 28, 2023

Year three of bull markets tend to be a little tamer, with the larger gains happening in years one and two. Of the 11 bull markets since WW II, three of them ended during year three, while the ones that didn’t end, saw an average...

Friday, August 25, 2023

Last year, for the first time on record, homeowners earned more from the increase in home values than income from their jobs. The typical U.S. home increased by $52,667 in value while the median full-time worker earned $50,000 before...

Monday, August 14, 2023

In January of 1990, when McDonald’s opened its first restaurant in Moscow, over 38,000 people lined up to buy a burger.-VOA, February 1, 2020  Image

Thursday, August 10, 2023

Today, the annual price of child care is more than the annual cost of in-state tuition at a public four-year university.-MarketWatch, February 14, 2022 image

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

The average four-year-old child laughs 300 times a day. By contrast, it takes more than tow months for the average 40-year-old to laugh that many times. -Hidden brain

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Understanding the difference between taxable, tax-deferred, and tax-exempt accounts can improve portfolio diversification and make a difference in how much you earn over time. But investors may not fully understand how a strategy...

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

In the college savings game, all strategies aren't created equal. The best savings vehicles offer special tax advantages if the funds are used to pay for college. Tax-advantaged strategies are important because over time, you can...

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Our 2023 investing outlook started with a theme of returning to normalcy. Considering 2022’s market volatility and the aftereffects of the pandemic, the idea of finding balance was certainly a welcomed change. It’s a theme...

Saturday, July 1, 2023

A Roth IRA conversion involves repositioning traditional IRA or qualified employer-sponsored retirement plan assets into a Roth IRA. One reason people convert traditional IRAs or other retirement accounts into Roth IRAs is so they...

Friday, June 30, 2023

A regular program of disciplined financial practices can help you in the long-runMany people realize that the best way to stay in shape is to develop an appropriate fitness regimen and then stick with it. If you start a fitness program...

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Vacation is something that we all look forward to, but it’s important not to forget about your home—and its safety—while you’re away. With some pre-planning, it’s easy to make sure your house is safe and...

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Having enough retirement income is a top concern for many Americans nearing or in retirement. Even though they may have saved consistently throughout the working years, they may be concerned that their retirement plans will succeed. A...

Monday, May 29, 2023

“Success is a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day.” -Jim Rohn

Friday, May 26, 2023

Today, Apple has a market value larger than the GDP of all but four countries - the US, China, Japan, and Germany.-ET Now, January 5, 2022

Monday, May 1, 2023

Over the past century, global life expectancy has roughly doubled, to 72.6 years.  In the United States, it rose from 39 years in 1860 to 53 in 1920 to 78.8 in 2019. A report by the World Economic Forum estimated that about half...

Friday, April 28, 2023

We are in such a hurry to clean the environment by switching our vehicles to clean burning EV’s that we could be destroying our country over the next 50 years. The United States has been a good producer of oil, but the same...

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Last year, there were just 24 Electric Vehicle models for sale in the United States. By 2025, consumers will have 146 EV models to choose from.  -Yahoo! December 4, 2021

Monday, April 17, 2023

A renowned female crime novelist who won a million-euro prize in Spain turned out to be three middle-aged men.-BusinessInsider, October 17, 2021

Friday, April 14, 2023

Nearly 2/3rds of Americans who use social media platforms believe life was better before it. About a quarter believe they are addicted to social media and 42% of Gen Z say they are addicted and couldn’t stop if they tried...

Monday, April 10, 2023

According to a new survey, half of millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) believe that they will need $300,000 or less in savings to retire comfortably- a fraction of what most estimates say they will need. -Acorns, August 10, 2021

Friday, April 7, 2023

In 2020 and 2021, a whopping 13,250 apartments across the country have come from repurposed offices. Former office buildings make up 41% of the apartment conversion market, which also includes old hotels, warehouses, factories, and...

Monday, April 3, 2023

“If A is success in life, then A = X + Y + Z. Work is X, play is Y, and Z is keeping your mouth shut.”-Albert Einstein

Friday, March 31, 2023

Thirty-three percent of new jobs in the United States are for occupations that did not exist 25 years ago.-Fortunly, June 28, 2021

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Remote work has made it possible for more people with disabilities to work. According to government data, the employment rate for Americans with disabilities has surged, hitting a new record high last year...

Monday, March 27, 2023

Adoptions and purchases brought the U.S. dog and cat population to 160 million- roughly double what it was a half-century ago. Annual spending on pet food and care, in turn, has reached $103 billion and is expected to triple over the...

Friday, March 24, 2023

The top 40% of wage earners are sitting on more than a trillion dollars in extra savings amassed during the early part of the pandemic. Lower-income households, on the other hand, have been burning through their savings as they deal...

Saturday, October 1, 2022

In 2013, a Gallup poll found that only about one in every three U.S. households maintained a budget.1 A 2021 survey of 1,000 Americans found that 80% now say they have a budget.2Americans are budgeting more due to the pandemic....

Saturday, October 1, 2022

Your retirement is the reward after years of hard work and saving. You might dream of traveling, want to invest in a vacation home, or want to take up a new hobby. For an enjoyable retirement, saving is critical. Take charge of your...

Saturday, October 1, 2022

As a female entrepreneur, you may face different challenges than your male counterparts. For example, women were disproportionately affected by the COVID pandemic. 1 They also tend to earn less than their male peers—largely in...

Saturday, October 1, 2022

The mission of the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) is to help women win their battle with breast cancer through early detection, education, and support services. Even though they are staffed with dedicated professionals, all...

Monday, August 29, 2022

Some insurance sales folks peddle a concept called Be Your Own Banker (BYOB). Don’t fall for it.This idea has floated around the Internet and late-night television for a while now. One of the latest versions, touted on a website...

Monday, August 29, 2022

You may already be aware of the importance of having enough life insurance coverage to handle financial matters that could affect your family in the event of your death. However, determining the appropriate amount of coverage for your...

Monday, August 29, 2022

Land a great new job? Awesome. Now is the perfect time to think about your 401(k) and retirement plan, whether you had one before or not. Saving for retirement is important at all ages, so don’t let this opportunity fall to the...

Monday, August 29, 2022

Today, women have more financial responsibilities than ever before. How will your family or loved ones manage financially if you die? Whether you are single, married, employed, or a stay-at-home mom, you probably need life...

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

In the college savings game, all strategies aren't created equal. The best savings vehicles offer special tax advantages if the funds are used to pay for college. Tax-advantaged strategies are important because over time, you can...

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

You may have envisioned retirement as a second childhood—a time to relax, enjoy yourself, and devote your time to your favorite hobbies. Unfortunately, worry-free retirement is not the reality for some. Challenges from stock...

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

If you've moved beyond basic financial advice—live below your means and set aside funds for a rainy day—you may be wondering what to actually do with these rainy-day funds. With inflation on the rise, keeping...

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

As the cost of a college education continues to climb, many grandparents are stepping in to help. This trend is expected to accelerate as baby boomers, many of whom went to college, become grandparents and start gifting what's...

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

The income you receive from disability income insurance may or may not be taxable. The taxability of disability income insurance benefits depends on what type of benefits you receive, whether the premiums were paid with pretax or...

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Planning for the future needs of an aging parent can often be a sensitive and delicate task for adult children to undertake. Baby boomers who must balance the needs of their own children with concerns about their parent’s...

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

The IRS has released the 2023 contribution limits for health savings accounts (HSAs), as well as the 2023 minimum deductible and maximum out-of-pocket amounts for high-deductible health plans (HDHPs). An HSA is a tax-advantaged account...

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

At a time when your career is reaching a peak and you are looking ahead to your own retirement, you may find yourself in the position of having to help your children with college expenses or the financial challenges of young adulthood...

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

A bear market is a prolonged period of price declines in securities, an index such as the S&P 500, or the overall stock market of usually 20% or more from a recent high. Bear markets can also signal economic downturns such as a...

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Working towards financial independence can often be a lifelong process. But for many, financial freedom may come far sooner—and include some fun along the way. What are the differences between financial independence and financial...

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

If you are a non-spouse beneficiary of an IRA, proposed IRS rules regarding distributions may impact your situation. In February 2022, the IRS and Treasury Department reinstated SECURE Act RMD requirements for IRAs inherited in 2020 or...

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Women are successful professionals, business owners, and knowledgeable investors. At some point in their lives, women may have to manage their own finances due to divorce, widowhood, or remaining single.Every day, women face a variety...

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Just like with a car, it’s a good idea to perform some annual maintenance on your retirement plan. Here’s a five-point inspection guide to help you continue to get good mileage out of your plan and ensure it stays reliable on your trip to r

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Did you know that you can gift a new or existing life insurance policy to your favorite charity? When properly designed, a charitable life insurance program may improve your overall financial situation and offer tax benefits, all while supp

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

In tax lingo, your principal residence is the place where you legally reside. It's typically the place where you spend most of your time, but several other factors are also relevant in determining your principal residence. Many of the...

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Monday, April 25, 2022

The best-selling book, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap. . .and Others Don’t, offers surprising insights into the success of “great” companies that consistently and significantly beat average market returns on a sustained bas

Monday, April 25, 2022

With the onset of higher taxes, taxpayers in the upper brackets may want to reposition their portfolios. Even those in lower tax brackets may benefit from portfolio review and reallocation of funds.

Monday, April 25, 2022

When people think of life insurance, what usually comes to mind is settling the deceased's final expenses and providing financial support for their beneficiaries. Although these are the most common uses of life insurance, cash value, or who

Monday, April 25, 2022

Historically, working mothers have had even higher ambitions in the workforce than working women in general.1 This ambition may drive them to excel in budgeting and financial matters that can help them manage their family's finances.

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

An entrepreneur may be eager to take advantage of every available business opportunity. However, in order to prepare for retirement, the entrepreneur might be searching for potential options that suit their unique situation. Many small...

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Is that investment an innovation or an improvement on an existing product? As Christmas sales loom, we face an endless array of sparkly, shiny and occasionally innovative items. As an investor, you run into a similar phenomenon that...

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

You may know that your small business needs a written business plan—but how do you get started? What elements should your plan address, and do you need different plans for different audiences? Below we discuss a few of the key...

Friday, November 19, 2021

Pot roast is a holiday staple, and this rendition—heartily seasoned with traditional spices—makes for a flavorful centerpiece for your meals this season. Serves 4 to 6 Ingredients 2 tablespoons (30 g) sea salt 1 teaspoon...

Friday, November 19, 2021

For some, 2021 has flown by—and as we approach the last quarter of the year, it's a good time to begin planning for the next one. Year-end planning is especially important for retirees and those hoping to retire in 2021 or 2022....

Friday, November 19, 2021

There’s no question that November and December are the biggest times of year for shopping. But this year, it’s more important than ever to shop small and benefit your community. Supporting local businesses means...

Friday, November 19, 2021

Don’t be intimidated by the cuteness—these harvest cupcakes are simple to decorate, yet so delicious. The quirky characters will be a hoot—as if kids need the extra incentive to dig into a cupcake. Ingredients: Apple...

Friday, November 19, 2021

Volunteering as a family is a great way to spend some quality time together and help give back to those in need or assist your local community. No matter the age of your family members, there are plenty of volunteer opportunities to...

Monday, September 20, 2021

The United Nations estimates there were about 95,000 centenarians – people in their 100s – in 1990. By 2015 there were 450,000 and the number is soaring worldwide as life spans continue to grow. Projections suggest there...

Friday, September 17, 2021

After the beginning of the pandemic, about 12.6 million U.S. households got a new pet. The largest national provider of veterinarians services, Banfield Pet Hospital, saw a half-million more visits in 2020 than in 2019. According to...

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Households have entered 2021 armed with boatloads of cash and the cleanest balance sheets they have had in decades. Households finished 2020 with $14.1 trillion combined in checking and savings accounts, compared with $11.4 trillion in...

Friday, June 18, 2021

In March, factory activity in the U.S. hit its highest level in 37 years, but it would have been higher had there been enough qualified workers to help production lines. Additionally, Delta Airlines was forced to cancel almost 100...

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

In 2019, Google’s quantum computer Sycamore reached a milestone. In 200 seconds, the machine performed a mathematically designed calculation so complex that it would take the world’s fastest supercomputer, the IBM Summit,...

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Target’s sales growth of $15.5 billion in 2020 was larger than its total sales growth of the past 11 years combined. -CNN Business, March 2, 2021

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

In 2019, athletic departments across all three NCAA divisions generated $10.6 billion in revenue but spent more than $18.9 billion. The two biggest costs were financial aid for athletes ($3.6 billion) and coaches’ compensation...

Friday, May 28, 2021

Today it costs $10,950 to purchase 1,000 fake Amazon reviews from AMZTigers, one of a number of “review manipulation services” that boost the ratings and sales of third-party merchants on Amazon. A single fake review will...

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Forty percent of younger respondents, aged 18-24, said they will buy stocks with their next round of stimulus checks, while 37% of 35-54-year-olds said they will be doing the same. If the survey is correct, new inflows into the stock...

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

The total economic stimulus passed by the U.S. government over the past year is $5.3 trillion. That's a number so mind-bogglingly enormous that it becomes almost impossible to comprehend, so here's another way to put it: More than $43...

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

It takes 919 pounds of rare earth minerals to build one 15-ton, F-35 fighter jet, a critical set of components that are about to be much harder to find. China, which controls about 80% of the global supply, is considering an export ban...

Thursday, May 6, 2021

On February 5, 1637, “Tulipmania” hit its peak in the Netherlands, with the price of the rare Witte Croonen tulip bulb reaching 1,345 guilders per half-pound, up 2,506% in 33 days. Over the next five years, the bulbs lost...

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

If you think that the promise of free trading is too good to be true on the Robinhood app, you are probably right. Founded in 2012, Robinhood makes money, in part, by sending customer orders to high-frequency traders in exchange for...

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Over the past several years, Tesla has used the strategy of selling regulatory credits to competing automakers who failed to sell the percentage of zero-emission vehicles that 11 different states require. The $3.3 billion from those...

Thursday, April 22, 2021

For the first time ever, fewer than half of all Americans have trust in traditional media. Trust in social media has hit an all-time low of 27%.-Axios, January 21, 2021

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

The Baltic Dry Index – a composite measure of the rates charged by shipping lines to move dry goods – is up 128% in a year, including a nearly 60% surge just since early December.-Barron’s, January 19, 2021

Saturday, April 17, 2021

Digital wallets, that store cryptocurrencies, have soared in value but some investors can’t cash in because they forgot their passwords. One programmer in San Francisco has two password guesses left before being locked out, to...

Thursday, April 15, 2021

There are points in the Pacific Ocean where, if you dug a hole to the opposite point on Earth, you would still be in the Pacific Ocean.-Permaculture Research Institute, May 25, 2017

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Last year, U.S. bankruptcy filings - thanks to unprecedented fiscal and monetary support - hit their lowest level since 1986. However, chapter 11 filings, which are primarily used to reorganize larger businesses, jumped 29%.-Axios,...

Sunday, April 11, 2021

While humans are shunning flights amid the pandemic, animals are becoming the airline industry’s most reliable frequent fliers. For example, Qatar Airways transports roughly 10 horses and 500 farm animals every day. However,...

Friday, April 9, 2021

By the end of this year, American renters will owe at least $7.2 billion in past-due rent, a sum that could grow as high as $70 billion if the government does not approve a new stimulus deal before then. In such a case, it is estimated...

Thursday, April 1, 2021

Back in 1845, Election Day was designated as the Tuesday following the first Monday in November. At the time, officials calculated that farmers needed a day to get to the country seat to cast ballots but did not want to interfere with...

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Based on guidelines around pandemic-era media production, television shows are not allowed to host live studio audiences unless they consist only of paid employees, ie, cast and crew. So “S.N.L”, following the guidelines,...

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Tesla helped bring battery costs down from over $600/kWh to about $150/kWh…but it needs to land at about $100/kWh to achieve what is referred to as “petroleum parity.” -The Wall Street Journal, September 22, 2020

Monday, March 22, 2021

On Oct 1, 1958, The American Express Co. introduced its charge card, which was made of paper with the account number and cardmember's name typed. Plastic came along a year later. The annual fee was $6.00. -History of Information

Thursday, March 18, 2021

Age 62 is the most popular age to claim Social Security, with nearly 40% of men and nearly 35% of women claiming benefits as soon as possible. A study estimates that today’s older Americans will lose a total of $3.4 trillion in...

Friday, March 12, 2021

Last year, Mark Zuckerberg earned $28,538 per minute which means, in two minutes, Zuckerberg made more than a full-time median U.S. worker earns in a year. -Business Insider, June 29, 2020

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Seventy percent of food's final retail price comes from transportation, storage, and handling.-Peter Diamandis, Tech Blog

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

During a normal year, restaurants employ 15.6 million Americans and generate $900 billion in revenue. Industry experts predict that up to 80% might never reopen.-The Week, July 5, 2020

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

A study of 3.1 million workers at 26,000 companies worldwide found that the average workday lasts 48.5 minutes longer than before the pandemic. The number of meetings has also increased by about 13%.-Bloomberg, August 3, 2020

Monday, March 8, 2021

Since 1928, the median S&P 500 12-month return under a divided government is 11% versus 8% under a unified government.-CNBC, July 20, 2020

Monday, March 8, 2021

The English astronomer, Edmund Halley prepared the first detailed mortality table in 1693. Life and death could now be studied statistically, and the life insurance industry was born.-MacTutor

Sunday, February 21, 2021

Since 1928, the stock market has accurately predicted the winner of the presidential election 87% of the time, including every single election since 1984. When the S&P 500 has been higher the three months before the election, the...

Friday, February 19, 2021

Digital advertising on platforms such as Google, Facebook, and Alibaba are expected to account for more than half of the $530 billion global advertising industry in 2020, exceeding, for the first time, the spending on traditional media...

Friday, February 12, 2021

In the U.S., Valentine’s Day ranks 94th in the year for consumer spending at local restaurants, which is even below Cinco de Mayo. Unsurprisingly, Mother’s Day weekend is ranked both #1 and #2 as the top-grossing days of...

Friday, January 29, 2021

In 1956, Colonel Parker negotiated with 20th Century-Fox for Elvis Presley’s screen debut, Love Me Tender. The studio executives reportedly balked on paying Presley big dollars. Finally, they asked, “Would $25,000 be all...

Thursday, January 28, 2021

In 1973, Elvis Presley was the top taxpayer in the country. His manager, Colonel Parker, was in the U.S. illegally and went to great lengths to stay off the government’s radar, including, allegedly, encouraging Elvis to overpay...

Monday, January 25, 2021

There are only two American car companies that have never gone bankrupt: Ford and Tesla. And of the two, there is only one that has never opened fire on a crowd of protesters: Tesla.-Car Throttle

Friday, January 8, 2021

On June 22, the temperature in Verkhoyansk, a small Siberian town, hit 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s likely the hottest temperature ever recorded inside the Arctic Circle.-CBS News, June 23, 2020

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

On June 22, 1633, astronomer Galileo Galilei was forced by the Pope to recant his view that the earth orbited the sun and that the sun was the center of the solar system rather than the other way around. He was sentenced to indefinite...

Monday, January 4, 2021

Colleges in the United States earn roughly $600 billion per year- equivalent to the combined annual revenue of the tech firms Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Netflix, and Twitter.-The Wall Street Journal, June 18, 2020

Monday, January 4, 2021

“The best thing for us to do in our present situation would be to leave the city. We should go and stay on one of our various country estates, having as much fun as possible. There we will have a clearer view of the heavens,...

Monday, January 4, 2021

As many as 25,000 hotel rooms, or roughly 20% of the New York total, may not reopen. For perspective, the number of closing rooms is equivalent to the entire hotel market of Jacksonville, Florida.- The Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2020