Even if you are not close to retirement, many investors be looking closely at dividend-producing assets. There are many, including real estate in the form of REITs, dividend stocks and certain closed-end funds (CEFs) and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). While each has its benefits and drawbacks, all are able to produce income. You may think that […]
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Personal Finance
One Parking Spot in San Francisco Going for the Price of a House Elsewhere
The average driver in New York City pays more than $5,400 a year for parking, while the average for other major cities was between $2,000 to $3,000. Sound like a lot? Try San Francisco. A San Francisco Bay Area realtor named Bill Williams is selling a parking space in a parking garage connected to a […]
Are the Bills in Your Wallet Clean — or Contaminated?
The World Health Organization warned on March 3, 2020 that COVID-19 might be transmissible via banknote handling. According to the WHO, coronavirus particles might be able to live on cash for a few days. China’s central bank recently announced that it would sanitize its yuan notes, exposing them to high temperatures and ultraviolet light, and […]
How to Reduce Your Medical Debt
Many people ruin their lives by gambling or by taking on too much personal, credit card, or bank debt. But one of the most unmanageable types of debt you may encounter in life is medical debt. It doesn’t matter if you are young or elderly, all types of Americans are struggling with medical debt. Collectively, […]
Bill Gates On Wealth Inequality: ‘The System Isn’t Fair’
Bill Gates, currently the second-wealthiest individual in the world, says that his extreme wealth is hard proof that the economy is not fair. Gates’s net worth is estimated to be just short of $109 billion. In a blog post, Gates wrote, “The distance between top and bottom incomes in the United States is much greater than […]
12 States That Won’t Tax Your Retirement Distributions
After years of hard work and retirement, you have noticed that your retirement plan income will be subject to taxation. Retirees can extend the life of their savings, however, by moving to an area where taxes are lower. It is advantageous to pay fewer taxes, mainly if one is on a fixed income. Retirees can […]
This Sector Has More Than 900,000 Jobs Available Right Now
In October 2019, the American unemployment rate hit 3.6%. It hadn’t been that low in five decades. It’s the same today, as of January 2020, but it was a touch lower in the months between October and January, down to as low as 3.5%. Still, the devil is in the details when it comes to […]
6 Obscenely Expensive ‘Everyday’ Items for the Rich
A luxury for most everyday people is a spa day retreat, designer dinner plates, maybe building a man cave or a she shed retreat. When it comes to the 1%, well, they treat everyday items in a way that may seem like luxury to the rest of us. Here are six everyday items for rich […]
60 Million Packages Now Stolen from Porches: How to Protect Yourself
The American public is becoming more enamored with arranging home deliveries via their mobile devices than ever before. In fact, this phenomenon can be proven through the statistics connected to the second biggest sales day of the year, Black Friday. Americans spent over $7.4 billion shopping online on Black Friday in 2019. This is a […]
Retire Rich Forever by Doing One Simple Thing Now
Do you want to retire rich at age 65? What about 55? According to Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz, senior vice-president at Charles Schwab & Co., you will need 25 times the amount you expect to withdraw from your savings each year. That means that you will need to have $1,000,000 to be able to withdraw $40,000 per […]










