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What an incredible comeback year it’s been for fallen former chip darling Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), which added to its gains last week after whispers that the firm might have a deal with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) to make some of its Mac chips.
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Welcome to this week’s edition of 401(k) Real Talk, where Fred Barstein, contributing editor for WealthManagement.com’s RPA channel, reviews all of last week’s industry news and selects the five most important/interesting stories.
Worth reading/listening/noting:
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Planning for retirement is one of the most important financial steps you can take. |
Planning for retirement is one of the most important financial steps you can take. After years of hard work, you want to ensure your golden years are comfortable and worry-free financially. This is where retirement plans become a key part of your financial strategy.
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Retirement planning is built on projections, but averages shape your financial reality. It’s not enough to know how much you need; you benefit from understanding how your financial picture compares to others. One way to determine this is by looking at the average retirement income in the United States, categorized by age group and state.
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The Trump administration is looking Down Under for inspiration on how to improve the United States’ retirement savings system.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said at the White House that his administration is looking into an Australian-style retirement program.
“We’re looking at it very seriously,” Trump said. “It’s a good plan.
President Donald Trump has another idea for your money.
During a White House news conference on Monday, Trump suggested his administration is looking into an Australian retirement program known as “superannuation.”
Trump was initially discussing the “Trump Accounts”
Rates to ship commodities from energy to bulk ores across the world’s oceans are heading for a rare year-end surge as conflicts, sanctions, and swelling output upend global supply lines.
Daily earnings to transport crude on key routes have seen the biggest jump this year, up 467%, while rates to ship liquefied natural gas and commodities such as iron ore have increased more than fourfold and twofold,
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The daily rates for chartering a vessel to transport commodities have surged this year, with oil tanker rates skyrocketing by 467%, as shippers of a growing commodity supply are grappling with a series of route disruptions and sanctions.
Despite the typically weaker commodity demand period toward the end of each year,
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The Justice Department has announced the seizure of a web domain used to target and defraud Americans through cryptocurrency investment fraud (CIF) scams. The domain, tickmilleas.com, was used by those located at the Tai Chang scam compound (also known as Casino Kosai) located in the village of Kyaukhat, Burma. This domain seizure comes less than three weeks after the Justice Department announced the launch of the District of Columbia U.S.
