stockfour / Shutterstock.com After decades of building a solid nest egg, retirement is the time to finally crack into it. Yet, many retirees who were great at saving find themselves less sure about how to spend all that accumulated money. Recently, the Investment Company Institute surveyed more than 9,000 adults to learn more about the … Read more
Webull is an online brokerage that offers commission-free trading on stocks, options, and ETFs. Key features of the platform include real-time market data, advanced charting tools, and a customizable newsfeed. With most investing apps now offering commission-free trading, online brokers must find more creative ways to stand out. Robinhood, for example, is now offering a … Read more
Richard Thornton / Shutterstock.com Yard sales are the ultimate form of recycling. Whether your neighbor is hawking a souvenir spoon collection on her lawn or your church has gathered congregants’ donations for a fundraiser, you can dig up some hidden gems. Plus, pat yourself on the back: Giving these items new life will likely save … Read more
Antonio Guillem / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. The U.S. economy saw an average of nearly 400,000 new jobs each month in 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. There’s a total of 10.3 million job openings out there. While there is a great demand for people to … Read more
pathdoc / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. We know how incredibly easy it is to rack up credit card debt. More than 50% of Americans carry a credit card balance, with 30% carrying more than $1,000 of debt or more month to month, 15% carrying $5,000 or more and … Read more
Mariia Korneeva / Shutterstock.com Once you receive your tax documents at the end of January, it makes sense to file a return as soon as possible for several reasons. Of course, that doesn’t mean people do. Procrastination is more powerful than Uncle Sam. Taxpayers in some places are especially likely to put it off until … Read more
Lucky Business / Shutterstock.com Jeanne Calment was the oldest-documented person to ever live. Born in the south of France in 1875, she died nearly 122½ years later in 1997. How did she remain a resident of planet Earth for so long? Certainly not by depriving herself of a little fun. Calment indulged in some famously … Read more
fizkes / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. Tax time tends to look different after you retire. You might be drawing income from multiple sources: Social Security, stock dividends, a pension, 401(k) withdrawals and even interest from your savings account. You might need to report earnings from your side hustle, … Read more
Nattakorn_Maneerat / Shutterstock.com When it comes to the businesses that garner the most respect, the list doesn’t change much year-to-year. In fact, the world’s most admired business has held that crown for 16 years, according to Fortune. The magazine annually surveys business leaders to determine which companies are the most admired in the world. For … Read more
Andriy Blokhin / Shutterstock.com People with deep pockets are looking to make big deals in key housing markets across the country. Nationwide, nearly one-third of home purchases in December — 31.2% — were made with all cash, according to real-estate brokerage Redfin. That figure is up from 28.8% one year prior, and down slightly from … Read more