How can I be sure to find an advisor who cares about me and my situation? Getty Images Question: I need a financial planner as I am looking to review my current financial situation and goals. The last one I spoke to was more interested in talking about himself and his finances, which wasn’t productive. …
Mrs. Dow Jones aka Haley Sacks Uncredited Hayley Sacks thinks there’s often a funny – and absurd – side to finance. Indeed, a sample of her Instagram account (@mrsdowjones), which has over 320,000 followers, reveals a wide range of posts and memes, including a photo of Kim Kardashian on her private jet which reads: When …
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Question: I accept an offer of early retirement from my longtime employer of 24 years. In March 2023, I will retire and receive nine months of salary and benefits. During this time, I will look for another job of 30 or 40 hours per week. I would like to do this in order to invest …
I am a single woman in my late 40s with no children. At 50, my federal agency will allow me to retire with a full pension. I’m planning on doing this because I have a large amount saved in my savings plan, and I’m going to be moving to a southern state, probably Georgia. A …
I’ve reached the point in my life where I want to settle down, but I recently had a disagreement with a friend about my priorities, and I’d appreciate your insight. I’m 46, single, and make $210,000, not including my annual bonus. I have paid off my student loans and I own my house. He is …
Getty Images Question: I retired in January 2022 just before the market started to crash and saw a 30% loss in value of my IRA portfolio. My husband and I don’t have a formal financial plan because he doesn’t believe in financial advisors. I feel very adrift financially and have tried to educate myself but …
Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I’m 56 and work for a state university, so I will have a state retirement plan. Previously, I worked full time and contributed to social security for 20 years. I still work part-time and contribute to social security. I plan to retire in six years at age 62 and have recently started …
November 17, Financial News sat down with Fenchurch Advisory Partners founder and former Conservative Party Treasurer Malik Karim to discuss his nearly four decades at the top of trading and what he learned about banking from his time with the political elite. Here are the highlights. Our conversation has been edited for clarity and brevity. …
On Thursday, John Ray, III, the new CEO of FTX, filed a long-awaited statement in US bankruptcy court, giving a sober assessment of the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire. The bankruptcy court filing followed a whirlwind of events, including the publication of explosive texts that Bankman-Fried sent to a Vox reporter earlier this week. …
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Financial literacy is key to managing money, but how well are states preparing their students? Tennessee tops the list of US states that offer the best financial education to its residents, according to a new report from financial services firm OneMain Financial. More than 99% of public high school students in Tennessee have what is …
