Where Money, Investing, and Technology Meet
A lot of people don’t realize this, but you could own a mutual fund, have losses on that fund, and STILL have to pay major capital gains taxes…say what?! (Article from Russell.) Morningstar has an annual report that covers some particularly big distributions, and usually there are fund distributing 20, 40% or more! Here is […]
A million dollars was a big deal in pop culture during the 1990s. It was everywhere you looked. The song If I Had a Million Dollars by The Barenaked Ladies was released in 1992. The lyrics were all about the dream of how you would spend that much money: If I had a million dollarsIf I […]
Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority Prices at fast food chains, restaurants, and even grocery stores have spiraled out of control over the past couple of years. Luckily, not all hope is lost — if you’re a savvy shopper, you might know that the best way to save real money is to check for loyalty program […]
The lottery and the stock market have delivered very different results. My grandmother wasn’t one to gamble often. But when the lottery prizes reached their highest levels, she would give us a call — I was a teen back then — and say: “Give me some numbers!” It was fun for her, on occasion, to […]
Overdrive’s digital book lending app Libby is adding — you guessed it! — AI. The new Inspire Me feature is an AI-fueled discovery tool tuned to your local branch’s collection. Following a soft launch this month, it will be officially available in September. To avoid the pitfalls of a full-on chatbot, Overdrive is limiting the […]
Real Estate as a Hedge Against Stock Market Risks 1. Garden Variety Stock Market Corrections When stocks drop because prices outpace fundamentals without a recession real estate often keeps running smoothly. Rental income, property values, and tenant demand remain stable, making it an excellent hedge. 2. Geopolitical Risk From trade wars to international conflicts, geopolitical […]
One more thing How a tiny Pacific Island became the global capital of cybercrime Tokelau, a string of three isolated atolls strung out across the Pacific, is so remote that it was the last place on Earth to be connected to the telephone—only in 1997. Just three years later, the islands received a fax with […]
