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By Gavin Magor On February 1, 201807:50 AM Eastern
I’ll bet that, like almost everyone I know, you complain like heck about the cost of your home insurance -- usually once a year when you get the annual statement. But you probably just pay it...
By Gavin Magor On January 25, 201808:00 AM Eastern
My home state of Florida is talking about dropping the Personal Injury Protection requirements from its insurance mandates. Seems legislators think the system is outdated and ineffective at...
By Jon D. Markman On January 24, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Imagine never carrying cash again. I know; it’s crazy. Dystopian, even, depending on your point of view.
Last week Alphabet (GOOGL) struck a patent swap deal with Tencent, the Chinese chat,...
By Jon D. Markman On January 22, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Everyone loves a good comeback story. Our brains are hardwired that way. It makes us feel good.
General Electric (GE) has fallen on hard times. Last week, its shares cratered to a seven-year...
By Gavin Magor On January 18, 201808:00 AM Eastern
Thinking about your long-term care options isn’t something many of us want to do. It involves asking delicate questions – of ourselves and our loved ones. Given the surging cost of care, one of...
By Jon D. Markman On January 17, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Big is the new black. Or maybe it’s the new oil. Regardless of the euphuism, for corporations, big is definitely the way to go. And that realization is changing everything.
This week, Google...
By Gavin Magor On January 16, 201808:00 AM Eastern
After years of scraping along at virtually zero, U.S. interest rates are starting to shoot higher!
One factor is the Federal Reserve. It raised rates in mid-December and signaled to expect three...
By Gavin Magor On January 9, 201808:00 AM Eastern
Investing in bank stocks should be a straightforward decision. If you know the cost of money and you know how a given bank operates, the result is “automatic” profits (in theory). The first data...
By Mike Larson On December 29, 201708:22 AM Eastern
The best-performing, highest-rated ETFs. The best-performing, highest-rated stocks. The best-performing fixed-income investments. I’ve spent a lot of time recently looking back at which trends and...
By Jon D. Markman On December 27, 201702:00 PM Eastern
The holiday shopping season is drawing to an end. The next part is much harder: sorting the unwanted stuff, and getting it returned to the sellers.
Given the rise of online shopping, buyers...