Financial advisors using RobustWealth are now looking for a new technology provider. Principal Financial Group, which acquired the digital advice startup in 2018, has informed customers that it made “a strategic business decision” to close down RobustWealth’s for-advisors business on September 6. “This means that as of this date, we will no longer trade and
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Qualcomm (QCOM) delivered big gains for investors in 2020, but they have been a lot harder to come by in 2021. In fact, the stock is down 11% year-to-date, far below the 15% returns the PHLX Semiconductor (SOX) index – the chip industry’s barometer index – has generated this year. However, taking a look at
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks to reporters after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates in an emergency move designed to shield the world’s largest economy from the impact of the coronavirus, during a news conference in Washington, March 3, 2020. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Stocks could trade sideways as investors await the outcome
Sharing is Caring! By Chris Black Welcome to Globo Homo, do you want a chicken sandwich to go with your tranny kid? Strike that. It’s gay pride “mumf” and Burger King’s new CEO Daniel Schwartz (check out the early-life section) has decided to go all in, as he’s taking the company in a whole new
In this article RDFN The CEO of real estate brokerage Redfin told CNBC on Friday there’s been a much-needed cooling in the booming housing market recently. “For the past couple of weeks, housing has been hot instead of blazing hot, and it’s actually probably good for the market. We’ve been running too hot for too
A National Association of Realtors “30 Under 30” agent, serving the Del Mar/San Diego luxury residential market with Anderson Coastal Group. In today’s hyper-competitive marketplace, sellers are calling the shots, buyers are doing anything they can to win in multiple-offer scenarios and, as a result, escrows are particularly emotional. When buyers offer hundreds of thousands of
The Bank of Namibia (BON) has warned individuals investing in cryptocurrencies that it will not entertain their complaints should they get scammed. The institution argues that since its mandate does not currently cover digital currencies, it lacks the “legal power” to follow up on such complaints. Growing Namibian Interest in Crypto This latest BON warning
The Covid-19 pandemic has had far-reaching financial impacts. It is important to understand the pandemic’s effects to help mitigate additional financial consequences that may develop in the future. One big revelation is that the pandemic exacerbated the growing economic inequality our society experienced over many decades. The negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been
Municipal bonds were firm Friday as the market prepares for a healthy dose of new-issue supply while the Federal Reserve gets ready to decide the course of monetary policy in the face of rising inflation. Yields on top-quality munis were flat on the AAA scales Friday; on the week, muni yields were as much as
Editor’s Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today’s must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) – B2Gold (TSX: BTO) (NYSE AMERICAN: BTG) announced Friday that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has declared a cash dividend
At the rate the socio-economic collapse of the United States is going, it won’t be long before people find out if cat tastes like chicken… (by Half Dollar) While cutting the grass one day about a month ago, I noticed a clump of bird feathers in the back yard. Poor fella. A couple of weeks
Dogecoin has seen significant attention in 2021 in tandem with its dramatic price rise. Capitalizing on this rise in attention, someone sold a non-fungible token (NFT) of the picture on which the Dogecoin (DOGE) cryptocurrency was based. “The original image that started it all,” read the description of the NFT, sold on very.auction. “This photo of
What Is the Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Industry? Pharmacy benefit management (PBM) companies serve as the middlemen between insurance companies, pharmacies and manufacturers securing lower drug costs for insurers and insurance companies. PBMs do this through negotiating with pharmacies and drug manufacturers to secure discounts on drug prices, then pass these discounts along to insurance
“Come hell or high water . . . ” he has said. Andrew Lloyd Webber, the British composer and theatre impresario who made his name and fortune with musicals such as Cats, Evita and Starlight Express, this week expressed his determination to open his West End theatres at capacity this month — whatever the current government guidance on Covid-19.
In this article TSLA AMZN CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday suggested the U.S. impose a surtax on billionaires following this week’s ProPublica report on how some of the richest people on the planet are avoiding taxes. In recent years, billionaires including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and businessman Michael Bloomberg, investors Carl
I once had a cupboard full of blenders. Hand blenders, stick blenders, food processors and, of course, the giant eats-everything-in-its-path Vitamix. My son was born premature and couldn’t eat solid food, so I had been blending all his meals for five years. And then, in the summer of 2018, all that changed when we enrolled
In what may be the biggest departure from the No. 1 IBD in years, a tax professional-focused enterprise acquired a midsize broker-dealer and its CEO left LPL Financial. Dallas-based Level Four Advisory Services’ CEO Edmon “Jake” Tomes changed his broker-dealer registration to Harbor Financial Services on Dec. 10, and the parent firm of the office
Traders working at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), on May 19, 2021. NYSE Is the great value rotation over? The S&P 500 is at a historic high, but investors who earlier this year overweighted their portfolios into reopening stocks like Caterpillar and banks, and away from tech and other growth stocks, appear to be
Shares of Roots Corporation (ROOT) gained more than 7% in early trading on Friday after the company posted a strong rise in sales. The Canadian retailer sells leather goods, sportswear, and accessories. Roots results have been impacted by temporary closures of its North American stores for about 30% of the quarter. Total sales came in
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Snowflake (SNOW) – Snowflake shares fell 3.7% in premarket trading, following the cloud computing company’s presentation of financial targets at its Investor Day meeting. Snowflake set a target of reaching $10 billion in annual product revenue by 2029, compared to $554 million in
Sharing is Caring! by Michael Snyder Inflation is making headlines all over the country, but the mainstream media is not being honest about the true severity of the crisis. We are being told that the official rate of inflation is still in single digits, but what we aren’t being told is that the way inflation
High-quality automated shading slashes lighting energy use, while at the same time enhancing occupant comfort. Modern LED lighting with advanced controls also greatly cuts lighting energy use, and offers superior results. These are among key findings of research undertaken by the Portland, Ore.-based New Buildings Institute (NBI). The insights should provide commercial real estate owners
press release PRESS RELEASE. Bitcoin.com Exchange is thrilled to announce the listing of CWAP, being available to trade on the 11th June 2021 at 10:00AM UTC. CWAP was created by the DeFire team, as the native currency which sets the ‘right’ economic incentives via its platform. CWAP will start trading with USDT and BTC pairs.
By Kerry Hannon, Next Avenue There’s nothing small about the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Isabella Casillas Guzman, who was sworn in March 17 as its 27th Administrator and the first Latina in that role, gets it. “I want all small businesses to feel like the giants that they are in our economy,” Guzman told me
This year’s mayoral election is one of the most significant in New York City’s long history. It’s also one of the strangest. A generational pandemic, a rare midsummer primary, an open seat, crime and financial strife plus a new wild card, ranked-choice voting, are all at play. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams faces heightened scrutiny
By Gina Lee Investing.com – Gold was up on Friday morning in Asia and is set for a small weekly gain. The slightly faster-than-expected rise in U.S. inflation drove investor bets that price pressures will be temporary and central bank support will remain in place. Gold futures were up 0.33% to $1,902.70 by 1:05 AM
This will not turn out to be another seven-month correction in gold, and as we are still solidly within a… by Michael Ballanger via Streetwise Reports As I reflect back upon the events of the past twenty-one months, I have some difficulty remembering what our lives were like before this man-made pathogen threw the global
Billionaire hedge fund manager Alan Howard continues backing the cryptocurrency industry with fresh investment in two digital asset startups. The co-founder of major asset manager Brevan Howard led a $25 million extension fund raise for London-based crypto services firm Copper.co. The company announced Friday that the new investment follows a $50 million Series B funding
Both penny stocks and a small cap stocks may represent the shares of a company with low market capitalizations. That is, companies with relatively small valuations. However, there is an important distinction between these two categories: A penny stock trades at both a low price and low market capitalization, and often trades over-the-counter (OTC) instead
A pedestrian passes in front of 200 West Street, which houses the headquarters of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., in New York. Scott Eells | Bloomberg | Getty Images Goldman Sachs is making its U.S. employees report whether they’ve taken one of the Covid-19 vaccines, according to an internal memo sent this week. Employees must inform