Taking these 5 steps can help bulk up your emergency savings

Getty Images Having an emergency savings fund should be a top goal in order to be able to cushion an unexpected financial blow without going broke, according to experts. Still, many people are falling short. A Bankrate study found just 44% of people are prepared to pay for an unexpected $1,000 expense with cash. More…

Vanguard reclaims top target-date fund manager spot, leapfrogs Fidelity and BlackRock

In this article AVD Thomas Barwick | Digitalvision | Getty Images Vanguard Group captured the most new investor money in its target-date funds last year relative to other asset managers, reclaiming the top spot it’d held for over a decade before being dethroned in 2020, according to a new Morningstar report. Target-date funds, or TDFs,…

FAA will keep ‘zero tolerance’ policy toward unruly passengers, outgoing chief says

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson prepares to testify during the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on “Implementation of Aviation Safety Reform” on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson said Friday that the agency’s “zero tolerance” policy toward unruly passengers will continue,…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Bed, Bath & Beyond, Nio, Honest Company and others

In this article SWCH TEVA-IL SJR.B-CA HNST 9866-HK BBBY Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Cannabis stocks – Shares of marijuana producers are extending a Thursday rally in the premarket, following an industry publication’s report that the House will vote for a second time next week to legalize cannabis at the federal…

Treasury Secretary Yellen says Russian oligarch Abramovich ‘could face sanctions’ by U.S.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich looks on after their 3-1 win in the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on December 19, 2015 in London, England. Clive Mason | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich “could face sanctions,” despite his claims of being a peace-broker between…

Here’s how to take a sabbatical, even if your company doesn’t offer one

Katherine Ullman spent part of her sabbatical in Colombia. Courtesy: Katherine Ullman Katherine Ullman was burned out from working intensely during the Covid-19 pandemic and was questioning her next career move. A two-month sabbatical from her job was just what she needed to reevaluate her life. In December, Ullman, who is 33 years old and…

Improving Tax Treatment of Structures Offers Commonsense Way to Boost Competitiveness

While much of Washington is focused on negotiations over a government spending bill on competitiveness with China, Reps. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) and Jim Banks (R-IN) introduced a commonsense policy to boost U.S. competitiveness. The Renewing Investment in American Workers and Supply Chains Act would improve the tax treatment of investments in structures, such as factories…

BP establishes partnership focused on offshore wind in Japan   

In this article 8002.T-JP BP.-GB An offshore wind turbine photographed in waters off the coast of Japan on October 4, 2013. Yoshikazu Tsuno | AFP | Getty Images BP has agreed to establish a strategic partnership with Japanese conglomerate Marubeni that will focus on offshore wind development and potentially look at “other decarbonisation projects, including…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nvidia, Logitech, Nikola, Uber, Cleveland-Cliffs and more

In this article KBH LOG.N-CH SPOT INTC UBER NVDA NVIDIA President and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang Robert Galbraith | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. KB Home — Shares of the homebuilder ticked 5% lower in midday trading after missing on the top and bottom lines of its quarterly results. KB Home…

The pandemic has widened the gap between women and men’s retirement savings. What to know about catching up

Chris Whitehead | Image Source | Getty Images The two years since the coronavirus pandemic led to sweeping lockdowns across the U.S. have hit women in the workforce especially hard. Now, the gap between their retirement savings as those of their male counterparts has widened further. Only 19% of women are confident they’re on track…

The Aftermath of Arizona’s Proposition 208 and the Potential for a Flat Tax

The saga of Proposition 208, Arizona’s income surtax, appears to have finally reached its conclusion but some structural uncertainly remains. The initiated state statute, which assessed a 3.5 percent surtax on income over $250,000 ($500,000 for joint filers), was approved by voters on Election Day 2020. But by the end of November, a lawsuit (Fann…