When a couple joins financial forces, it’s typically so they can accomplish a joint savings goal or contribute to shared expenses, such as those that come from living together. → A gold storm is coming… (From Wall Street Watch Dogs) This is a typical step for married couples, but more …
Read More »She’s one of the most popular financial TikTok stars in America with 2.2 million followers — and she says this is ‘the most important’ thing to do with your savings
Uncredited Tori Dunlap didn’t graduate from college thinking she’d be a financial guru — in fact, she studied theater — but she did have it in her head that she wanted to make money. “People would often ask me what I planned on doing with a theater degree,” she recalls. …
Read More »Builder Stocks Rose. Mortgage Rates Could Keep Falling.
Text size Mortgage rate moves have dominated conversation about the housing market. Frederic J. Brown/Getty Images Builder stocks gained on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve lifted interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, signaling a slower pace of monetary-policy tightening. Investors may be looking out for lower mortgage …
Read More »Corporate Finance And The Securities Laws (Sixth Edition): The 2022 Edition – Securities
01 February 2023 Mayer Brown To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The 2022 update to the Sixth Edition of Corporate Finance and the Securities Laws was recently published by Wolters Kluwer. The update includes discussions of the recent regulatory …
Read More »AIG Terminates Interim Finance Chief Mark Lyons
AIG said it entered into a settlement agreement with Mark Lyons. Photo: Brendan McDermid/REUTERS American International Group Inc. said it terminated Mark Lyons from his position as the interim chief financial officer and executive vice president, global chief actuary and head of portfolio management after the company became aware that …
Read More »FinCEN Issues Historic Order Against Virtual Currency Exchange Facilitating Russian Illicit Finance – Money Laundering
27 January 2023 Lowenstein Sandler To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On January 18th, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued its first action (the Order) pursuant to Section 9714 of the …
Read More »Western Union Names New Finance Chief
Matthew Cagwin joined Western Union in July as the head of financial planning and analysis. Photo: eva marie uzcategui/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Western Union Co. named Matthew Cagwin as its chief financial officer. Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | CFO Journal The Morning Ledger provides daily news and insights on corporate finance from …
Read More »Mortgage Rates Fall to 6.15% as Inflation Cools
Text size So far this year, mortgage rates are retreating. Scott Olson/Getty Images Mortgage rates this week fell to the lowest levels since September 2022, with the drop coming a week after inflation declined for the sixth month in a row. The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage …
Read More »The Girl Scouts are getting 13 awesome new financial literacy badges
The Girl Scouts are known for being smart cookie sellers. But the organization is also working to keep its girls rolling in dough as they grow up. In fact, just in time for the new Girl Scout cookie season, Charles Schwab SCHW, -6.46% has teamed up with the Girl Scouts …
Read More »Why BlackRock prefers ‘selected’ stocks in emerging markets as U.S. dollar weakens
The backdrop for equities in emerging markets is turning more positive as the U.S. dollar weakens and China reopens its economy after stringent COVID-19 restrictions, according to BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager. Stocks in emerging markets have recently rallied, after broadly lagging developed-market equities, down nearly 20% since mid-2021 when …
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