ASSOCIATED PRESS In the South China Sea, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte must do the right thing: stand up to China, protect the interests, the resources, and the lives of the Filipino people from China’s aggression; the same way the Indonesian and the Vietnamese leaders did for their own people. And that could ease geopolitical risks,
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The gig economy is transforming the way people work, travel and buy products. Some of the companies behind these trends are household names. Shopify is not one of those, but the tiny Canadian company is winning at ecommerce. Managers unveiled a slew of new products and services last Wednesday. Shopify Inc. CEO Tobias Lutke and wife Fiona McKean,
Stop giving old and out of dated retirement advice (photo credit: Getty) Getty The world of retirement planning is filled with rules of thumb and cliché advice. Some of them offer financial guidance including the 4% safe withdrawal rate or the need for diversification by not putting all your eggs in one basket. Fewer insights
Maybe you read, or heard about, the buzzy, 6,000+-word article Arthur Brooks just wrote in The Atlantic with the incendiary headline: “Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think.” It certainly caught my attention. I write about older workers often as a Next Avenue blogger and have a few thoughts about Brooks’ piece.
Avoid these retirement mistakes. Getty We all know it’s important to save for retirement. Even if you’re saving for retirement, some common mistakes might cause you to run out of money in retirement. Avoiding these 7 retirement savings mistakes can increase the chances that you’ll be able to grow your portfolio and outlive your money. 1. Not starting