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Biden administration to crack down on ‘junk fees’ in retirement plans

Julie A. Su, nominee for deputy secretary of Labor, testifies during her Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., on March 16, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Biden administration is cracking down on so-called “junk fees” in retirement accounts. …

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Why working longer is a bad retirement plan

Daniel Gonzalez | Moment | Getty Images Working longer is among the best ways to ensure you don’t outlive your retirement savings. The problem is, you can’t count on it as a strategy. When it comes to retirement age, there’s a big gap in expectations versus reality. Americans generally retire …

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Big mistake if you park your money forever in bonds

Suze Orman has a warning for investors relying too heavily on bonds. The personal finance expert believes the draw of high interest rates and an aversion to risk taking are preventing too many people from taking a “lifetime opportunity” in the stock market. “Some of these stocks — how do …

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Jamie Dimon to sell 1 million shares of JPMorgan

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon will begin to sell 1 million shares of the bank he runs next year, the company said Friday in a filing. The plan sparked concern that Dimon, who is 67 years old, could be contemplating retirement. Dimon is arguably the country’s top banker; he has …

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Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi releases HyperOS as it plans car

The Xiaomi HyperOS logo is displayed on a smartphone. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese smartphone and appliance maker Xiaomi announced late Thursday a new operating system — as it seeks to develop its ecosystem with the imminent release of its own car. Xiaomi shares rose …

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4 ways HSAs can be used to pay insurance premiums

Hoozone | E+ | Getty Images What are HSAs? HSAs carry a triple tax advantage: Account contributions are tax-free, as are investment earnings and withdrawals if used for qualified expenses. Consumers can use HSA funds for a non-qualified purchase — but they’d lose a prong of the three-tiered tax benefit. …

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Tesla rival Xpeng presses ahead with driver-assist rollout in China, Europe

An Xpeng G9 electric vehicle at the Xpeng pavilion in the Open Space area during the Munich Motor Show (IAA) in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 5, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese electric car company Xpeng said this week it plans to roll out driver-assist technology …

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6 health insurance terms to know as open enrollment starts

Sdi Productions | E+ | Getty Images Many people will soon be picking their health insurance plans for 2024: November is a common month for workplace open enrollment, and the public marketplace opens Nov. 1. But choosing a health plan can be tricky. In fact, a 2017 study found many …

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Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood on Europe opportunities

The most popular question on Ark Invest’s website has nothing to do with investing in the U.S., according to the firm’s CEO and Chief Investment Officer Cathie Wood. “The No. 1 question on our website as we track these questions is: Why can’t we buy your strategies in Europe?” the …

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Public gaming companies sit on $45 billion cash hoard, Konvoy says

Gamers play the video game “Star Wars Battlefront II” during the “Paris Games Week” on Oct. 31, 2017. Chesno Publicly listed gaming companies are sitting on a $45 billion pile of cash and cash equivalents — and that could lead to greater consolidation in the $188 billion video games market, …

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