Most savers resist temptation to raid their 401(k) plans amid Covid hardships
The number of people withdrawing funds from 401(k) plans under CARES Act rules ticked up slightly in November, just ahead of the deadline that waives penalties.
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Retirement savings on track? How to make sure you're prepared for other goals, too
A lot of investment advice is targeted at people saving for retirement. Yet many people need the market's returns to achieve other goals, too.
Digital Identity Isn’t Only For People
Forbes David G.W. Birch Dec 22, 2020 Why Not An Apple ID For Your Dog? We spend a lot of time talking about digital identity for...
Silicon Valley Wins as SEC Allows Direct IPOs to Raise Cash
Bloomberg Ben Bain and Crystal Tse Dec 22, 2020 Hot tech companies and other startups will soon be permitted to raise money on the New York...
Trump's call for $2,000 stimulus checks could delay direct payments
Efforts to pass $900 billion in new coronavirus aid has hit a snag as President Donald Trump demands more generous stimulus checks.
New Jersey is latest state to join Supreme Court battle over income taxes on remote workers
New Jersey, Connecticut, Hawaii and Iowa filed a brief in a U.S. Supreme Court case that could determine the ability to tax non-residents' income.
The four contenders to be Joe Biden’s SEC chair
New York Post Thornton McEnery Dec 14, 2020 President-elect Joe Biden has drawn up a diverse list of candidates to be Wall Street’s next sheriff, some...
The impact of Covid on machine learning and data science in UK banking
Bank of England By David Bholat, Mohammed Gharbawi and Oliver Thew Dec 2020 We conducted a survey of banks to understand the impact of the Covid-19...
The Covid relief bill gives $400 a week to some unemployed workers, but only if their state opts in
The latest Covid relief bill will give certain unemployed people an extra $100 per week. But states can opt out of the program, and experts caution...
Here's how an extra $300 will affect unemployment benefits in your state
Congress passed a Covid relief bill that offers a temporary $300 boost in weekly unemployment benefits. Its relative impact will vary by state.
Here is why InsurTech is heating up as an investment category
Luge Capital Karim Gillani and Laviva Mazhar Dec 22, 2020 The global InsurTech startup ecosystem saw record-breaking level of investments of US$2.5 billion in Q3 2020....
Some might not receive a $600 stimulus check this time around. Here's why
Second stimulus checks will be sent to millions of Americans in the coming weeks. This time, however, the rules for who receives them have slightly changed.
'I just don't buy the negativity' in markets — Cramer praises Covid stimulus as bridge to vaccine
CNBC's Jim Cramer called the recently approved coronavirus stimulus package "the $900 billion bridge" to a widely available Covid vaccine.
The Covid relief bill also fights climate change. Here's how
The Covid relief bill passed by Congress would cut use of a potent planet-warming chemical and funnel billions of dollars into clean energy.
Op-ed: At some point, sky-high valuations will matter just like they did for the dot-com busts
Up-and-coming tech companies have boosted this year’s market rally. But don’t forget that today’s darlings can become tomorrow’s dogs.