This year has been inescapably awful for investors, as this chart on first-half performance shows. So in an environment where every short-term move seems to be a bad one, it might be worth getting a longer-term perspective. Monish Pabrai, founder of both the Pabrai Investment Funds and the Dhando Funds and an author on investing,…
By the time you turn 65, you probably have a good feel for what health insurance does and doesn’t cover. But Medicare is a different beast – and there are some surprising things that don’t fall under Medicare’s umbrella. Medicare is the federal government’s health insurance coverage for people age 65 and older, and other…
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For some retirees, resilience comes with this new phase of life. They carry with them years of experience, professional accomplishments and just living life. And for some, living near others like themselves gives them a sense of community, comfort, and security. For these people, even the pandemic hasn’t stopped them from wanting to live near…
‘Are you sure we can afford to retire? We could live another 20 to 30 years. I’m wondering if we need more retirement savings. ‘ ‘The recent terrible wildfires really spooked me. Many of the people who perished in those fires were older retirees who couldn’t evacuate in time. The same thing happened with Hurricane…
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Corporate America is geared to the pursuit of green, but it’s been leaning increasingly red or blue over the past decade. That development may be unwelcome news for shareholders, even if the political beliefs of the company brass align with their own. That’s according to a study released Monday suggesting corporate C-suites have become as…
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and hand abortion laws solely back to the states will exact a price on woman, diminishing their “opportunities to participate fully and equally in the nation’s political, social, and economic life,” according to a scathing dissent from the court’s liberal wing that dug. into the financial…
Sesame Solar CEO Lauren Flanagan was a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) pioneer who worked with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs during his NeXT days. And she’s been in a leadership role at the women-focused startup accelerator Springboard Enterprises. Technology shapes Flanagan’s career. But it was watching the harrowing conditions at darkened hospitals, nursing homes and grocery stores in…
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The existing patchwork of federal and state rules governing insurance coverage of abortion is set to become even more complicated in light of the Supreme Court’s decision Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that established a constitutional right to abortion. Different types of health insurance – including various categories of employer group…
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The Supreme Court’s reversal on Friday of Roe v. Wade, the watershed 1973 ruling that recognized a constitutional right to abortion access, will have a seismic and swift impact. So-called trigger laws banning abortion in three states – Kentucky, Louisiana and South Dakota – will immediately go into effect now that the court has overruled…
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This year’s stock price declines to make an increasing number of stocks with high dividend yields of at least 5%. Below is a screen that highlights 29 that appear to be able to raise their payouts considerably. There are different approaches to selecting dividend stocks. For example, John Kornitzer, who co-manages the Buffalo Flexible Income…
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