Saving for retirement can be difficult. Planning how to spend that savings, while making sure the money doesn’t run out, is more difficult. But there is good news: According to experts, Americans can build a simple, low-cost retirement plan using only Social Security and savings. From an academic standpoint, the …
Read More »Annoyed by racial injustice? Where your bank can make a difference
An analysis found that over 40% of CDFI’s loans and investments are in majority and minority communities. LeoPatrizi Consumers can lobby for racial justice, and it’s as simple as opening an account at a community bank or credit union that supports communities that don’t receive services. Netflix recently announced that …
Read More »New US Coronavirus Cases Reached All-time High of 57,497, as COVID-19 Increases in Florida, Arizona, California, and Texas
United States, on the third day, with new daily coronavirus cases exceeding 50,000, reaching a new 24-hour high of 57,497. The COVID-19 pandemic, which was first identified in Wuhan, China in December, had infected 11,124,651 people worldwide and 2,808,003 in the US through Saturday. It had claimed at least 526,003 …
Read More »Florida Registers 10,000 New Coronavirus Cases, Largest Daily Rise Since Pandemic Started
Florida has just set a new record in the uphill battle against COVID-19. Florida reported more than 10,000 new cases Thursday, its highest number of new cases daily since the COVID-19 pandemic began. It also reported about 169,100 cases, most of which do not represent those who are asymptomatic or …
Read More »Before hitting the road, the ins and outs of road trip insurance
The closure of the seemingly endless national pandemic has resulted in high demand for cumulative travel. As the second big long summer vacation weekend begins, people looking to celebrate Independence Day hop into their cars and caravans for road trips, which many consider a safer bet than traveling by car. …
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