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Target-date funds work up to a point. So don't just set it and forget it

Depending on your full financial picture, a target-date fund may stop making sense as you get closer to retirement, some experts say.

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67% of Americans have no estate plan, survey finds. Here's how to get started on one

Covid-19 has increased Americans' awareness of the need to have a will or living trust. Yet many are still behind on the estate planning they need.

3 years ago

Fintech Fridays EP57: 10 Years of Investment Crowdfunding: Past, Present & Future Since the JOBS Act

About NCFA Canada | Craig Asano | Apr 11, 2022 Apr 8, 2022: NCFA's Fintech Fridays podcast episode 57 10 Years of Investment Crowdfunding: Past, Present & Future Since the JOBS Act About this episode: 10 years ago the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) was signed into law in the U.S. to encourage


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Top Wall Street analysts say these stocks are the best for long-term growth

TipRanks analyst ranking service pinpoints Wall Street's best-performing stocks, like Apple and Netflix

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Russia-Ukraine war is having a limited impact on Europe vacation bookings, experts say

Travel advisors say the war in Ukraine is having a mild to negligible impact on Europe leisure bookings, despite higher airfares amid inflation.

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Active ESG investor Impactive Capital has multiple opportunities to build value at Envestnet

Impactive Capital, an activist ESG investor, holds a roughly 5% stake in Envestnet. Here’s how the firm might enhance value at the fintech company.

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There’s a growing interest in wealth taxes on the super-rich. Here’s why it hasn’t happened

Americans increasingly favor a wealth tax on the ultra-rich, but despite the uptick in proposals, these policies have struggled to gain traction.

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Op-ed: How next-gen investors can build institutional-grade portfolios

The traditional 60/40 stock-to-bond portfolio is out of date and the next generation of investors must pivot away from their parents' methods. Here's how.

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People who live on these government benefits live close to the federal poverty level. How reform could change that

Supplemental Security Income benefits place strict restrictions on what people can earn. Changing those rules could help lift beneficiaries' incomes.

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Inflation may cause Americans to cut back on travel. Here’s how to vacation and save money

Some 40% of Americans plan to cut back on travel if inflation persists, a CNBC + Acorns Invest in You survey found. Here's how to find deals and save money.

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Morgan Stanley aims to serve the richest of the rich as family offices grow to $5.5 trillion in assets

The number of family offices has exploded in the past decade, and the once-sleepy entities are now deep into private equity, hedge funds and other assets.

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Measuring Inflation

With domestic inflation reaching a 40-year high of 7.9% in February, many investors may be wondering how inflation impacts their investments. In this blog, we will cover what inflation is, the most popular measures of inflation, and how inflation could … Continue reading

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Nearly half of Americans plan to save their tax refunds this year

Forty-six percent of people who have filed their 2021 taxes plan to save any refund they receive, according to a LendingTree survey.

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Free college is now a reality in nearly 30 states

Even though the plan to make community college tuition-free was stripped from Build Back Better, the number of statewide free-college programs is growing.

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Some parents still not aware they may get more child tax credit money this tax season, survey shows

As tax day nears, many parents could get the remaining sums of the more generous child tax credit for 2021. However, some are still not aware of that.

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