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Coinbase Eyes Australian Pension Market With Bitcoin Service Tailored For Self-Managed Funds
Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 12:56am | 638In a strategic move to tap into the burgeoning Australian pension market, Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) is developing a service tailored to the self-managed pensions sector in Australia. What Happened: Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., is focusing on the self-managed...
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Rudy Giuliani Regrets Not Filing For NYC Pension, Former New York Mayor Bankrupt After $148M Ruling
Saturday, December 30, 2023 - 8:52pm | 549Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has had an interesting 2023 that resulted in him recently declaring bankruptcy. The financial decision by Giuliani comes after a recent court ruling and a new report says the former mayor could have been in better financial shape if he filed for a pension....
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Britain Allocates $64B In Pension Funds For Tech Startups In Bid To Become The Next Silicon Valley
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 - 9:02am | 742With economies around the globe continuing to suffer along at a slow pace, governments are thinking outside the box to find a solution. This includes the U.K. government, which recently announced an agreement with the country's largest defined contribution pension. With this deal, 5% of...
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France's Macron Faces Critical Pension Reform Test Today Amid Violent Protests In Paris
Monday, March 20, 2023 - 5:15am | 341French President Emmanuel Macron faces a critical test on Monday even as Paris grapples with severe protests amid pension reforms. What Happened: France's National Assembly is due to examine no-confidence motions filed after Macron's government bypassed the parliament on Thursday to push through a...
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Rich Dad, Poor Dad Author Has Chilling Bank Prediction: 'I Called Lehman Brothers Years Ago And I Think The Next Bank To Go Is…'
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 - 2:44pm | 933Investor and entrepreneur Robert Kiyosaki made a new prediction for the banking sector this week. Here’s what the author of “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” said could happen next. What Happened: Over the past several years, Kiyosaki has recommended that investors buy gold, silver and Bitcoin...
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Largest US Pension Fund Sold FAANG Stocks In Q1: Which Chip Stock Did It Buy Instead?
Thursday, May 5, 2022 - 1:53pm | 693The largest pension fund in the U.S. reduced its FAANG holdings in the first quarter amid the tech rout at the start of the year, the 13-F filed with the SEC late Wednesday revealed. FAANG Loses Favor: The California Public Employees' Retirement System, aka CalPERS, sold shares in all...
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How To Minimize Your Tax Hit In Retirement
Monday, February 7, 2022 - 4:09pm | 1309By Mark S. Gardner, CSSCS Life after retirement can be full of changes and challenges, not least understanding how taxes will impact your income and deductions. Different tax rules can apply to each type of income you receive, so it’s crucial to make tax planning part of your...
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Detroit And Other Municipal Bond Markets You Should Know About
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 4:38pm | 1213The previous governor of Michigan should have placed Detroit in bankruptcy years ago, according to Reuters financial blogger Cate Long. “It was a really bad move to let it fester as long as it did,” she told Benzinga. Long writes about retail fixed income markets, including...
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Do Retirees Need Life Insurance?
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 1:07pm | 1231“If you owe somebody or love somebody, the answer is ‘Yes.’” Marvin Feldman, President and CEO of nonprofit insurance education organization, Life Happens, provided that simple, all-inclusive answer to Benzinga’s question recently as part of a wide-ranging discussion on the subject of retirees...
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Salvation For Western Pension Funds
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 2:54pm | 876In the prequel to this commentary, I pointed out to readers that the current “Western pension crisis” threatening the economies of many/most Western industrialized has two primary drivers. First, with nearly ¼ of the GDP of these various economies consumed in paying interest (in one form or another...
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California Muni Bonds - Is The Reward Worth The Risk? (Part 2)
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 4:47am | 900California holds a special place in the United States. With GDP ranked above Brazil and Spain, California comprises almost 13% of the US GDP. It is the headquarters for house-hold names like Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Gap (NYSE: GPS), The Walt Disney...