How to save, invest & earn more in 2021

Laveta Brigham

Robo-advisors are automated investment portfolio managers. They’re software platforms that can help users manage their investments without the need to self-manage their portfolio or consult a financial advisor. Robo-advisors are a low-fee alternative to traditional financial advisors. They may be structured as a fixed monthly fee as low as $1 or […]

Loeffler, Perdue run hard-line pitch in swing state Georgia

Laveta Brigham

ATLANTA (AP) — The merchandise featured in Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s online campaign store includes T-shirts and bumper stickers bearing Donald Trump’s name and the message: “Still my president.” The Georgia Republican is running television ads ahead of Tuesday’s Senate runoff elections that lambastes her opponent, the Rev. Raphael Warnock, as […]

Guide To Klarna: Pay Off Any Online Purchase Over Time

Laveta Brigham

With store programs like shopping layaway becoming less and less common, companies like Klarna are filling the gap and allowing customers to pay off purchases over time. The company gives you the ability to buy the products you want today without the need to pay all the money upfront—and all […]

A Week In San Diego, CA, On $23 An Hour

Laveta Brigham

Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last dollar. Today: an emergency veterinary technician who makes $23 an hour and spends some of her […]

Turn your brand into a movement

Laveta Brigham

TipRanks 3 Big Dividend Stocks Yielding Over 7%; Raymond James Says ‘Buy’ Wall Street’s investment firms are burning the midnight oil as we approach the end of 2020, publishing their year-end notes and their New Year prognostications, both for investors’ edification. There is the obvious point: we’re in a moment […]

The states where the minimum wage is highest in 2021

Laveta Brigham

The states where the minimum wage is highest in 2021 Hailed as frontline heroes throughout COVID-19’s many waves, America’s retail workers, cleaning staff and delivery people aren’t paid like heroes. Those are often minimum-wage jobs, which pay just $7.25 an hour in many states. The federal minimum wage hasn’t budged […]

BlackRock Scales Back Private-Equity Fund Ambitions

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BlackRock Inc. planned to shake up the private-equity world with a $12 billion fund. Now the asset-management giant is setting its sights lower. BlackRock’s staffers conceded the target was unrealistic after struggling to meet fundraising goals. The firm’s staffers hope to grow the fund to between $4 billion and $6 […]

How To Make A Difference| Bankrate

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If you want to make a difference, one of the easiest ways is to donate money. However, doing good for a cause can also mean doing good for yourself and your future. That win-win scenario has historically been known as socially responsible investing. You will still see the term of […]

Minimum wage workers in these 20 states just got a raise

Laveta Brigham

TipRanks 3 Big Dividend Stocks Yielding Over 7%; Raymond James Says ‘Buy’ Wall Street’s investment firms are burning the midnight oil as we approach the end of 2020, publishing their year-end notes and their New Year prognostications, both for investors’ edification. There is the obvious point: we’re in a moment […]