The Best Apartments in Miami in 2022
You’ll feel like you’re on permanent vacation.
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You’ll feel like you’re on permanent vacation.
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What is averaging down in stocks? Averaging down refers to a strategy of buying more shares of a stock you already own after that stock has lost value â effectively buying the same stock, but at a discount. By purchasing more of the same stock at a lower price, the investor brings down the average […]
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What is averaging down in stocks? Averaging down refers to a strategy of buying more shares of a stock you already own after that stock has lost value â effectively buying the same stock, but at a discount. By purchasing more of the same stock at a lower price, the investor brings down the average […]
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My column on caregiving generated a number of responses from readers who offered their own perspectives. âPeople not in this situation donât have a clue, and that includes âexperts,â â writes Ken Jarosch, sole caregiver for his wife, Kathy, who suffers from muscular dystrophy. âI went to several care-giving classes, where we were served a nice dinner and a sunshine talk. But the real help came from the people in attendance, who actually live this.âÂ
Iâm devoting this column to advice from people who have found ways to cope with caregiving, starting with the Jarosches. The pandemic and labor shortages have made it hard to find home care, and Ken and Kathy donât want to be separated. Their solution: âA very good geriatric care manager who gives us emergency contacts,â says Ken. âWe do the best we can, even if itâs not perfect.âÂ
Allen Nixon was the caregiver for his wife, Eileen, who passed away of a rare disease. Nixon kept all of his wifeâs information in a folder by the front door so he could grab it âif we had to run to the emergency room.â Because Eileen had lost her ability to speak and write, Nixon realized that if he had a health emergency, she wouldnât be able to communicate with medical personnel. âSo I put all of my information in an envelope and taped it to the fridge.âÂ
To prepare for possible caregiving responsibilities in the future, reader David Gelb recommends that families âseriously consider purchasing long-term-care insurance for themselves and their parents (if itâs not too late).â With encouragement and input from their widowed mother, Gelb and his brother made a family decision to buy long-term-care coverage for their mother when she was in her sixties. When she suffered a stroke at age 87, the insurance âwas a godsend,â says Gelb. âKnowing that we had the finances covered allowed us to make well-thought-out, rational decisions.â
Other voices have weighed in on handling tricky situations, such as how to raise the subject of future needs and wishes with parents or adult children. Meredith Stoddard, vice president for life events planning at Fidelity Investments, says that when her mother was cleaning house, âshe was focused on what would happen to her teacups.â Says Stoddard, âKnowing what she values makes it easier to follow her wishes. And having a conversation with a little levity makes it easier to raise other issues matter-of-factly.âÂ
The prospect of moving is another one of those sticky issues. In a survey by SeniorLiving.org, 31% of adult children said they would expect their parents to move in with them if assistance was necessary, but only 10% of adults older than 65 preferred that option (62% would rather live at home with care services).Â
If moving is necessary, itâs all in how you approach it, says Suzanne Asaff Blankenship, author of How to Take Care of Old People Without Losing Your Marbles. âIf we had talked to my parents-in-law about leaving Montana, they would have said no,â says Blankenship. âBut if we put it in the context of what they were struggling with, which was the winter weather or having to drive so far for health care, they were more receptive.â They eventually moved closer to Blankenship in Colorado.Â
Writing about eldercare has made me think that my husband and I need to share more of our personal information and wishes with our three grown children. Kids, hold us to it.
Active vs. passive investing generally refers to the two main approaches to structuring mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (ETF) portfolios. Active investing is a strategy where human portfolio managers pick investments they believe will outperform the market â whereas passive investing relies on a formula to mirror the performance of certain market sectors. Which approach […]
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Whether you want to rack up points on a rewards credit card or give yourself some breathing room during financial hardship, you can pay your mortgage with a credit card. Youâll have to find a workaround to do so though, because mortgage companies wonât let you make payments directly with them using a credit card. […]
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If you want to have some adult fun, Las Vegas is the place to go! But many people are looking
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U.S. stocks opened the day in negative territory and losses accelerated as the session wore on.Â
Earnings remained in focus, and several of today’s reactions were negative. General Electric (GE), for instance, spiraled downward 10.3% after its results. While the industrial conglomerate beat on the top and bottom lines in its first quarter, CEO Lawrence Culp warned the company is “trending toward the low end” of its full-year guidance as it continues “to work through inflation and other evolving pressures.”Â
JetBlue Airways (JBLU), meanwhile, shed 11.4% after the air carrier’s plans to reduce capacity growth in the short term offset a narrower-than-expected first-quarter loss. JBLU’s post-earnings decline pressured fellow airline stocks, with Alaska Air Group (ALK, -4.6%), Southwest Airlines (LUV, -3.0%) and Delta Air Lines (DAL, -3.2%) all finishing notably lower.
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The selling was broad-based, with consumer discretionary (-5.1%) and technology (-3.7%) the two hardest hit sectors. Only energy gained ground, adding 0.1% as U.S. crude futures climbed 3.2% to $101.70 per barrel.
At the close, the Nasdaq Composite was down 4.0% at 12,490 â its worst day since September 2020 â the S&P 500 Index was off 2.8% at 4,175 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was 2.4% lower at 33,240.
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One notable decliner in today’s trading: Twitter (TWTR). Shares retreated 3.9% to $49.68â one day after the company’s board of directors approved Elon Musk’s $44-billion, or $54.20 per-share, buyout of the platform.Â
News that the Tesla (TSLA) CEO is taking TWTR private has narrowed the field of social media stocks, but analysts are still upbeat about the few remaining primary players.
Case in point: S&P Global Market Intelligence pegs the average analyst price target for Facebook parent Meta Platforms (FB) â which joins Twitter on this week’s tech-focused earnings calendar â at $315.51, implying 44% potential upside from current levels.Â
Today, we take a closer look at the social media stocks to watch post-Twitter and break down why Wall Street’s pros are so bullish on the group. Take a look.
If youâre drowning in credit card debt, you may feel like thereâs no life raft in sight. But in reality, you do have options to help you get out of debt â including credit card debt forgiveness. When your credit card debt is forgiven, your debt isnât totally erased, but you can end up paying […]
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