As financial literacy advocates push for more personal finance education in schools, students are also joining the cause. Only 21 states require personal finance coursework to graduate high school, with just a handful mandating a stand-alone class, according to the Council for Economic Education. Yet research shows that those who have some financial education typically
Month: April 2021
By Leslie Hunter-Gadsden, Next Avenue Amid the backdrop of dual pandemics (Covid-19 and structural racism), America’s racial, economic and age disparities have raised the urgency of organizations to address diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The Derek Chauvin trial and ongoing police violence make attention to DEI particularly critical. So, Next Avenue spoke to the four largest
Telecommunications giants Comcast CMCSA and Verizon VZ are the latest to sue Maryland over its first-in-the-nation digital advertising tax as the state moved to delay implementation of the controversial legislation this week. In a complaint filed Thursday, seven divisions of Comcast, along with Verizon Media Inc., asked the court to declare the tax illegal under
There may not be gold under the floorboards, but it’s not a stretch to say this Montana retreat has a bit of copper in its bones. The log cabin-style home overlooking Bigfork’s Swan Lake was built in the early 1900s as a summer retreat for the four daughters of industrialist Cornelius ‘Con’ Kelley. Cornelius Kelley,
In this article QS QuantumScape could pursue legal action after coming under assault in a scathing report released by activist short-seller Scorpion Capital. “We’re absolutely going to look at that,” Jagdeep Singh, chief executive of QuantumScape, said when CNBC’s Jim Cramer asked if the company would consider filing suit against the firm. “Some of the
There’s a significant risk catching economist Stephen Roach’s attention, and it has nothing to do with earnings season. Roach, one of the world’s leading authorities on Asia, is concerned U.S.-China relations could erode further in the coming weeks. “There are a lot of balls in the air right now that are very worrisome,” the former Morgan
Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency that started as a joke, is now a top-five digital currency with a market value of about $49 billion, according to CoinGecko. Created as a parody in 2013, dogecoin is based on the “Doge” meme, which portrays a Shiba Inu dog. On Friday, dogecoin reached an all-time high when it surpassed 28
The Reddit logo is seen on a smartphone in front of a displayed Wall Street Bets logo in this illustration taken January 28, 2021. Dado Ruvic | Reuters It could be a big payday for Keith Gill, the Reddit trading crowd’s favorite and the man who inspired the epic GameStop short squeeze. Friday is the
Matthew Turner (on the right) and his husband, Gerard. Photo: Matthew Turner Since Matthew Turner was laid off in October, he estimates he’s applied to close to 600 jobs, with no luck. Nearly as difficult has been his hunt for rental assistance. Turner’s contacted many local organizations in North Carolina where he lives, but has
At the end of March, the White House announced the “American Jobs Plan,” a $2 trillion spending plan which includes a combination of one-time infrastructure spending such as mass transit expansion and water system lead-pipe replacement, and ongoing spending such as electric vehicle purchase rebates and job training programs. As characterized at CNBC, it would
The Biden administration has put forward its infrastructure proposals and is now seeking to garner bipartisan support. One area that has bipartisan support (and very much needs reform) is the tax incentives for charitable giving. Reform of the tax incentives for charitable giving has a two-fold benefit: getting charitable dollars into the hands of working charities that
Mother Nature – a.k.a. necessity – is the mother of housing invention. Or it had better be. Every wildfire, super-convective storm, seismic spasm, tidal surge, polar vortex bomb cyclone, tornado, months-long drought, inch of coastal erosion – there were 22 events whose destructive toll eclipsed $1 billion and took 262 lives in 2020, according to
In this article AMZN Still from “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.” New Line Cinema Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ television show is shaping up to be a costly endeavor for the tech company. On Friday, New Zealand’s minister for economic development and tourism revealed that the fantasy drama will be one
Betterment launched a new savings option in 2019. Source: Betterment Trading apps aren’t the only ones benefiting from the rise of meme stocks. Betterment, a digital investment advisor, said it saw record growth in the first quarter of 2021. Despite offering so-called passive investing and not allowing clients to hand-pick stocks, Betterment’s CEO, Sarah Kirshbaum
New Orleans Saints safety and two-time Super Bowl champion Malcolm Jenkins says despite making more than $70 million in salary and bonuses throughout his 12-year NFL career, he’s pretty thrifty. “I’m usually a frugal person,” Jenkins tells CNBC Make It. “I don’t blow my money too much. I’m probably more of a saver.” Jenkins, 33,
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk raises his arms in celebration beneath a Starship rocket prototype under construction in Boca Chica, Texas. Steve Jurvetson on flickr Elon Musk’s SpaceX beat out teams led by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Leidos subsidiary Dynetics to win a nearly $3 billion contract to build NASA’s next crewed lunar lander, The
MoMo Productions Parents may soon start getting monthly payments from the IRS, due to a recent change to the child tax credit. IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig said Tuesday that the agency was on track to start issuing that aid in July. Here’s what taxpayers need to know about the tax credit and income stream. Child
By Richard Eisenberg, Next Avenue The pandemic’s layoffs, furloughs and volatile incomes make it easy to understand why one in five boomers are delaying retirement due to the financial insecurity of Covid-19, according to a MetLife MET survey. But how do you explain this? Another survey, by the Hearts and Wallets financial services research firm,
By Ed Slott, Next Avenue If you are working with an eye towards retirement or even semi-retirement, you are probably (hopefully) saving more than you could in the past in your retirement accounts. You may have paid off the mortgage and paid for college and other heavy expenses of raising children. That all sounds like you
When it came to decorating their home on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Amy Schultz and her husband, noted dermatologist and BeautyRx founder Dr. Neal Schultz, found inspiration in a familiar setting: picturesque views of the East River. “Overlooking the East River provides a sense of peace that is very rare for a New York City
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