The World’s Biggest Wealth Fund Hits $1 Trillion
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund hit $1 trillion for the first time on Tuesday, driven higher by climbing stock markets and a weaker U.S. dollar.
The milestone valuation was reached for the first time on Sept....
Shares tap brakes, dollar reverses as Fed nears
Record-high world stocks paused on Tuesday and the dollar dipped, as investors waited for signals from the Federal Reserve on when it will start shrinking its balance sheet and nudge up U.S. interest rates...
Three Key factors in determining if you’re ready to invest
Whether you are deciding to do it yourself or hire a financial planner to get it done for you, investing can be intimidating. But the reality is unless you plan on winning the lottery...
Social Security numbers are 80 years old…
Social Security numbers are 80 years old — here’s how America could replace them
The Equifax hack raises timely questions about whether these numbers are obsolete
The Equifax EFX, -2.56% breach exposed the data of potentially...
After Equifax Hack, Consumers Are On Their Own…
Here Are 6 Tips To Protect Your Data
When it comes to dealing with the aftermath of Equifax's massive data breach, it'll be up to consumers to be on guard against data thieves, experts say.
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Everything you need to know about digital currencies…
Despite all the financial media coverage of bitcoin and other lesser-known digital currencies, cryptos pretty much remain a mystery to the uninitiated.
That’s where social trading platform eToro and the Visual Capital blog come in....
What Investors Need to Know About Homebuilding ETFs Post Irma
Homebuilding and construction stocks and ETFs have been in focus in the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. They are expected to benefit from substantial rebuilding work required in areas affected by these massive...
US incomes at record levels while poverty declines
Rising household wealth at odds with Trump’s election message of economic gloom
Household incomes in the US surged for a second year running in 2016 and poverty declined, defying the narrative of unrelenting economic decay...
Five things that prove Americans are horrendous at managing money
You can take this to the bank: Americans are messed up about money.
A slew of new surveys and data have come out revealing that we don’t save enough, we spend money we don’t have,...
Just say no: If travelers refused to pay fees
If enough travelers stopped paying the travel industry's infuriating surcharges and fees, would the unwanted add-ons simply disappear? Would extra charges for checked luggage, ticket change fees and mandatory hotel resort fees vanish into...