To ensure you’re choosing an experienced and knowledgeable professional, look for professional designations like CFP®, CFA, or CIMA. Alistair Berg/Getty A financial planner can help you plan for retirement, build an investment portfolio, budget your money to reach your financial goals, and much more. When looking to hire a financial planner, make sure to consider…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Mortgage discrimination is prohibited by both the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. Ariel Skelley/Getty Images Mortgage discrimination is often subtle and difficult to spot. A non-minority applicant getting approved for a higher loan amount in spite of being less qualified than a minority applicant is an example of mortgage discrimination. Shopping…
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An Amazon driver carrying packages. Patrick Fallon/AFP US stocks finished Friday’s session higher as investors cheered quarterly results from Apple and Amazon. Major indexes in July notched their best monthly gains since late 2020. The closely watched PCE inflation gauge rose by a more-than-expected rate of 0.6%. US stocks closed higher Friday, with earnings beats…
Pandemic-driven demand for ecommerce accelerated sales growth for every product category. And Amazon generates more than one-quarter of US ecommerce sales for every category other than auto/parts. Do you work in the Ecommerce and Retail industry? Get business insights on the latest tech innovations, market trends, and your competitors with data-driven research. The following is…
A variety of ways exist to invest in blockchain technology, which empowers cryptocurrency, but also holds great promise in other industries. Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images Investing in blockchain technology has become hot due to its role as the database for cryptocurrencies and digital transactions.You can invest in blockchain technology via stocks of companies that offer cryptocurrency-related…
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un during the groundbreaking for the construction of Pyongyang General Hospital on March 17, 2020, North Korea. API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images One third of North Korea’s missile program is funded by the country’s cyberattacks. A US official said cyberattacks are a “core driver” of North Korea’s revenue and have become a…
TikTok is conducting a broader test of games in its all-conquering app. The company recently added a way for creators in some markets (including the US) to append one of nine mini-games to a video by tapping the Add Link button and choosing the MiniGame option. When viewers come across a video that links to…
Shortly after Nintendo released the first wave of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass DLC in March, data miners uncovered what appeared to be a near-complete list of platforms each new wave would be pulling tracks from – and the recent arrival of Wave 2 appears to validate that leak, giving fans a solid…
Backbone and Sony have collaborated to create an officially licensed Backbone controller that looks like the PS5 DualSense controller. It makes PS Remote Play (streaming games from the PS to another device) on iPhone (via the iOS app) as close as possible to the PS style, at least from a design and visual standpoint. The…