Author and investor Danielle Town used to be afraid of the stock market. Financial statements, numbers and spreadsheets all made her eyes glaze over. “I was such a reluctant investor,” said Town, co-host of the podcast “InvestED. “ “Yet, we can find a way to make this stuff become actually a joyful part of our
Pedestrians pass in front of a Charles Schwab office building in New York on in January. Schwab just released a report on the use of advisors in retirement plans. Photographer: Gabriella Angotti-Jones/Bloomberg © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP Most retirement plans, such as 401(k)s, typically lock you into a plan that offers a small selection of
Portrait of an amazed young girl with shopping bags in trendy store Getty Retail is dying! The retail apocalypse is here! Retailpocalypse this! Retailpocalypse that! Retailpocalypse!!!! I’ve got to admit that, sometimes, the media sources and newscasters talking about retail remind me of street-corner preachers. Not the nice individuals who politely try to engage people
In normal times, the U.S. Treasury market could be described as “stable,” “reliable” or even “boring.” August, however, was not normal. Long-term government debt yields in August posted one of their most dramatic downswings in recent memory as a surge in global demand for bonds forced prices up and rates down. The benchmark 10-year Treasury
The “Fast Money ” traders shared their first moves for the market open. Steve Grasso was a buyer of Trinseo. Savita Subramanian was a buyer of the Financial sector. Dan Nathan was a buyer of Microsoft. Guy Adami was a buyer of CBS. Disclosure Trader disclosure: Steve Grasso is long stock AAPL, BHC, CAR, EVGN, GE,