In this article, I’ll review the less popular fixed-income securities, sorted into several categories: floored preferred stocks, third parties, trust preferred stocks, and the preferred units, including those with K-1. This makes a total of 87 securities, 49 of which are part of the largest primary exchange-traded fixed-income ETF: iSharesRead More →
The “OK, boomer” meme that has swept the internet this year provides an outlet for younger generations to tell their elders that they just don’t get it. Yet as baby boomers retire, they’re less concerned with memes and more worried about whether things will be OK for them as theyRead More →
Since launching my company’s investment advisory service for retirees, True Link Financial, my colleagues and I have spent a lot of time talking to people about their financial plans. Here are five of the most common mistakes we’ve seen and how retirees can avoid them: Mistake No. 1: Thinking youRead More →
Happy Friday, MarketWatchers! Don’t miss these top stories: Personal Finance Mortgage rates drop once again — sparking more interest in loan refinancing While the decline in rates has prompted many home owners to refinance their loans, it may not be enough to create a major uptick in home-buying activity. ThisRead More →
Health-care providers and organizations bear the responsibility for rooting out bias in medical care, experts say. In the meantime, though, there are steps patients can take to shield themselves. Research shows that patients of different genders, colors, sexual orientations and sizes don’t always receive the same quality of care duringRead More →
Slack Technologies is going to directly list its shares for public trading on the New York Stock Exchange this summer. In doing so, Slack is following in the footsteps of Spotify Technology, which last year did a successful direct listing on the NYSE. In a direct listing, a private companyRead More →
Facing more than $80,000 in student loan debt, Tiffany Tatafu did what thousands of other student loan borrowers do: She searched for answers on her phone. The single mother of two had heard that as a public employee, she could be eligible for student loan forgiveness. She’d landed job asRead More →
What does it take to be happy in love? Dating website eHarmony, a company founded in 2000 to find heterosexual couples long-term relationships, asked more than 2,300 people who have a partner of the same or opposite sex whether they were content in their relationship. The survey, conducted in conjunctionRead More →
