An awful year in many ways came to an end! We review major investment performance in 2022.
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What if: Companies actually invested in their success?
What if large, powerful companies modernized and invested in their systems, and treated workers as co-partners? Imagine how better the world would be. Four recent examples are included of modern capitalism losing its role to help society.
We wish you a Happy New Year in 2023!
Happy New Year, two days in advance! Thanks to our followers and readers for seeing the value in what we write.
Tesla’s market cap dives below Exxon
Tesla’s market cap falls below Exxon. Can Tesla recover the energy market cap crown?
Secure 2.0 is in the omnibus spending bill
Some highlights on how the Secure 2.0 law will improve retirement savings.
We await tomorrow’s DOE results on fusion
Tomorrow, the Department of Energy will release results of a fusion experiment creating more energy than consumed, a world first.
Variable mortgages will hit many countries hard
Variable rate mortgages will have a widespread impact on countries as diverse as Finland, Canada, Australia, and UK.
401k and IRA limits will increase next year
We discuss higher 401k and IRA limits for 2023. Additionally, we ran into how to gain the best benefits from a parqdox, in this case the paradox of Stress and Tranquility applied to retirement.
Variable rate student loans will cause future problems
A recent check of our variable rate student loans shows our interest climbing to dangerous levels, levels where the payment is insufficient to cover interest. What are our options?
Upgrade.com offers 3.5% on Premier Savings
Upgrade.com, another fintech, is offering 3.5% interest on their savings accounts if you add $1000 or more. This is the highest we have seen to date.
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