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A lot of investment advice is targeted at people saving for retirement. Yet many people need the market's returns to achieve other goals, too.

Efforts to pass $900 billion in new coronavirus aid has hit a snag as President Donald Trump demands more generous stimulus checks.

Katipult | Vuk Stojkovic | Dec 23, 2020 Private markets just completed a decade of explosive growth. According to McKinsey’s “A new decade for private markets” review, 2019 saw record numbers in terms of private placement volume, with global private deal annual volume reaching $919B. The opportunity is here, and it is enormous.  This article

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Bloomberg |Ben Bain and Crystal Tse | Dec 22, 2020 Hot tech companies and other startups will soon be permitted to raise money on the New York Stock Exchange without paying big underwriting fees to Wall Street banks, a move that threatens to upend how U.S. initial public offerings have been conducted for decades. The

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Forbes | David G.W. Birch | Dec 22, 2020 Why Not An Apple ID For Your Dog? We spend a lot of time talking about digital identity for people and speculating about whether Apple ID or federated Bank ID or centralised Government ID is the best implementation. But in the new online world, there are

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The number of people withdrawing funds from 401(k) plans under CARES Act rules ticked up slightly in November, just ahead of the deadline that waives penalties.

A $300 supplement to weekly unemployment benefits may take weeks to hit workers' bank accounts. President Donald Trump may slow the process more.

Most Americans intend to stay home for the December holidays, with fewer than a quarter or so taking to the roads, rails or skies amid the pandemic.

Fast Company | Andrew Vasylyk | Dec 2020 The founder of StartupSoft says that even though contradictory approaches can both seem sound and come from reputable sources, there are ways to parse the information to work for you. Founders looking for guidance are faced with too much information. Google any startup related question and open

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If you're like most Americans, you worry about global warming. One fairly simple way to make a difference is to be selective about the companies you invest in.

Goldman's move is the latest example of a shift toward Main Street that begun in 2016 with its Marcus brand of personal loans and savings accounts.

When planning your estate, creating a charitable trust can provide a way to meet your wishes for loved ones and charities.

Up-and-coming tech companies have boosted this year’s market rally. But don’t forget that today’s darlings can become tomorrow’s dogs.

The Covid relief bill passed by Congress would cut use of a potent planet-warming chemical and funnel billions of dollars into clean energy.

CNBC's Jim Cramer called the recently approved coronavirus stimulus package "the $900 billion bridge" to a widely available Covid vaccine.