Overview of the Bank of America Travel Rewards Credit Card A travel-oriented, widely accepted credit card can ease the task of making reservations at home and payments in an unfamiliar city. For some transactions, such as car rentals, a credit card beats cash or a debit card as a method of payment. By Thomas Streissguth Overview Who It’s Best For Features Other Considerations Comparable Cards New Account Bonus 4.0 Points and Redemptions...
If you wonder where to settle down after retirement, think warm and sunny. More than half of the Top 10 best cities to retire in 2022 are located in hot spots (literally), according to a new report from WalletHub. Four are in Florida, while one is in the Arizona desert and the other is along the South Carolina coast. By Vance Cariaga See: When Will Social Security COLA Increase for 2023 Be Announced & How Much Could It Be?...
Capital One Venture Rewards Card Overview The Capital One Venture Rewards credit card was designed for people who love to travel, offering users five miles for every dollar spent on select travel purchases. Those who take advantage of the offer will also enjoy two miles per dollar spent on day-to-day non-travel purchases. By Joshua Rodriguez Overview Features Other Benefits Comparable Options Travel 4.4 Pros Cardholders earn 5 miles per dollar spent on Capital One Travel purchases and 2 miles per dollar spent on all other purchases....
Elon Musk held his first meeting with Twitter staff on June 16, a virtual one via his cell phone. During the session with Twitter’s 8,000 employees, Musk fielded questions and addressed a wide range of topics, including the possibility of layoffs and Twitter potentially integrating crypto, as well as his thoughts on alien life and freedom of speech, according to multiple reports. By Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy Be Aware: 9 Bills You Should Never Put on AutopayMore: 10 Best Countries To Live on Just a Social Security Check...
Talk to one investor, and they’ll tell you that exchange-traded funds are the best investment around. Another might say to you that mutual funds are still the best way to make money on the stock market. By Scott Nevil Both of these investments are excellent choices — if they align with your investing strategy and risk tolerance. They differ in several ways. Deciding which one is better for you means understanding what they are and how they are similar or different....
It’s said you should avoid three things in conversations with friends and family — politics, religion and money. That last one is important as financial matters have been known to ruin relationships, whether couples can’t align on spending habits or family members bicker over assets in wills. By Selena Fragassi The Future of Finances: Gen Z & How They Relate to MoneyDiscover: This Credit Score Mistake Could Be Costing Millions of Americans...
Bitcoin will always have a place in history as the mother cryptocurrency — but being the first there is no guarantee of longevity. By Andrew Lisa Faults of Decentralization Currency Viability Intrinsic Value Bitcoin and the Blockchain Utility Offered Netscape Navigator was the first web browser, yet it passed into history as newer, better, more functional alternatives like Internet Explorer rendered the original an obsolete relic of the past. There are plenty of reasons to believe that Bitcoin is currently on its way to the same kind of phasing out....
If you’re lucky enough to own a luxury car, you probably love everything about it: the plush seats made from the finest leather, the smart technology, the efficiency, the elegant finishing touches and so much more. Wouldn’t it be nice to enjoy those same comforts and style outside of your car? By Jami Farkas Think no more. Car-branded luxury residences have arrived. See Our List: 100 Most Influential Money ExpertsFuture of Finances: Gen Z & How They Relate to Money...
Howard Stern, who turned 68 on Jan. 12, is an often-controversial radio and TV personality and self-described “The King of All Media” who rakes in big bucks at SiriusXM satellite radio. After his most recent five-year contract ended in 2020, he negotiated a yearly salary and perks worth $120 million per year. That works out to more than $330,000 per show, according to Celebrity Net Worth. By Michelle Tompkins Discover: How Rich Was Bob Saget Upon His Death at Age 65?...
Mortgage rates have been climbing following the U.S. Federal Reserve raising the prime rate by one-quarter of a point in mid-March 2022. According to Bankrate’s latest survey of mortgage lenders, average 30-year mortgage rates for June 2022 sit at 5.99%. The 15-year average rate is at 5.18%. By Dawn Allcot As rates creep up toward 6%, prospective homebuyers should be in a hurry to find a house and close on a mortgage....
This week’s announcement that Instagram and Facebook parent Meta will roll out new tools to give parents and guardians more control over how their kids use social media doesn’t seem to have made much of a splash on Wall Street — yet. By Vance Cariaga See: How Much Can You Make as an Instagram Influencer? 2021 Top Earners Find: Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg Loses About $30 Billion in Wealth After Meta Stock Crash, Though Musk Still Holds the Record for Single-Day Loss...
If you have a craving for a McDonald’s Egg McMuffin, Thursday would be a good day to satisfy it. The home of the Golden Arches is offering a special deal on the McMuffin to celebrate the iconic breakfast sandwich‘s 50th birthday. By Vance Cariaga See: Bacon Apocalypse: How a California Law Could Raise Pork Prices Even HigherFind: Costco Defies Supply Chain Issues by Bringing Back These Favorite Items On Thursday only, you’ll be able to buy an Egg McMuffin at its original price of 63 cents on the McDonald’s app, as long as you do so during regular breakfast hours (typically 6 a....
One way for companies to overcome the global microchip shortage is to start developing chips themselves — something a few of the world’s mightiest corporations are reportedly doing. By Vance Cariaga See: GM Plans To Halt Production Due to Chip Shortage Starting Labor Day Find: Tesla’s Musk Calls Chip Shortage ‘Problematic’ Amid Fierce Chinese EV Competition None of these companies look to manufacture the chips themselves because it would take billions of dollars and several years to build an advanced chip factory....
By Bob Haegele Take a Look Back: 2022 Year in ReviewImportant: Unplug These Appliances That Hike Up Your Electricity Bill One could cite numerous reasons for this potential wave of career changes. For instance, with the pandemic came the rise of remote work. But more importantly, many people who were perhaps already dissatisfied with their careers felt empowered to make a change. Whatever the reason, people who may have simply tolerated problems at work are no longer willing to stand for them....
Swedish electric vehicle company Polestar — founded by Volvo and Zhejiang Geely Holding — aired its first-ever Super Bowl ad during the game on Sunday, Feb. 13, taking clear shots at rivals Tesla and Volkswagen. By Yaёl Bizouati-Kennedy See: Tesla Subpoenaed Again Over Elon Musk’s Tweets As the CEO Takes to Twitter to Complain About Media Negativity Find: The 6 Most Affordable Electric Vehicles The 30-second spot centered around Polestar’s ethos of ‘no compromises’ and features the Polestar 2 electric performance fastback, the company said in a press release....
Your child is going off to college, a momentous and exciting day. That is, until you figure out how to pay for it. If your child is considering taking out a student loan, but doesn’t have the credit score to pull it off, sometimes a parent might cosign for the loan to help them acquire it. By Jordan Rosenfeld Cash App Borrow: How To Borrow Money on Cash AppFind: 10 Things You Should Always Buy at Walmart...
Recessions may seem like rare instances that only happen in times of severe economic turmoil, but the reality is that they happen more often than you might think. According to the New York Times, the U.S. has actually been in a recession 14% of the time since World War II. In fact, if you’re reading this, you have likely already lived through more than one recession. But with inflation hitting its highest levels in 40 years and the Fed embarking on an aggressive program to hike interest rates, some fear that the next recession is right around the corner....
The adage that old habits die hard is especially true when it comes to finances. Patterns that you’ve built up over decades can be hard to break away from even when a major life event requires you to shift gears — such as retirement. By Vance Cariaga Social Security: Women Get $354 Per Month Less Than Men – Here’s WhyDiscover: 7 Surprisingly Easy Ways To Reach Your Retirement Goals One of the biggest and most challenging adjustments new retirees must make is shifting their financial mindset from saving money to spending the money they’ve saved up....
Scammers are not above pretending to be government employees, according to the Social Security Administration. In 2020, the SSA received 718,000 reports of Social Security-related telephone scams. Due to those scams, a total of $44.8 million was reported lost, and the average loss per victim was $5,800. By Cynthia Measom Social Security Schedule: When the First COLA Checks Will Arrive in January 2022Social Security 2022: How the COLA Will Increase Benefits for the Average Senior Couple...
With the country now in its second stimulus-free month, it’s looking less and less likely that there will ever be an extension of the expanded Child Tax Credit. It’s all but certain that there won’t be another Economic Impact Payment either. By Andrew Lisa See: Can Americans Expect Stimulus Checks in 2022? Experts Weigh InFind: Child Tax Credit Update: White House Announces Website Update to Help Families Collect Full Benefits...
