The Financial Advice Suitability Standard Does Not Mean What You Think
By Rick Kahler via Iris.xyz If you wanted hiking footwear, you probably would be surprised if a salesperson at an outdoors store suggested…
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Facebook Algorithm Changes: What Content Marketers Need to Know
By Lisa Allege Powell via Iris.xyz When Facebook (FB) announces changes to the News Feed, communicators straighten up and listen. The most recent changes were sudden…
Disney Raises Fox Offer to $71.3B, Outbids Comcast’s $66B
Walt Disney Co. is determined to purchase 21st Century Fox, as it announced Wednesday morning that it has raised its bid for…
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein: Bitcoin ‘Not for Me’
Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs, does not own any bitcoin, but he refuses to rule out its future. Appearing at The…
Waning Bitcoin Volatility Could be a Good Thing
Bitcoin prices have been struggling since early May, but there could be some positives emerging from the digital currency’s decline. One of…
Small-Cap ETFs: Not as Volatile as They Used to Be
Small-cap stocks and small-cap ETFs are usually more volatile than their large-cap peers. That is the price investors pay for accessing the…
When Can I Retire? Two Calculations to Find the Answer
By Dana Anspach via Iris.xyz The question is not “When can I retire?” it’s “When can I retire so I don’t run out…
Start Understanding Your Mortgage in Fewer Than 10 Minutes
By Lynn S. Evans via Iris.xyz Obviously no one can predict when a life event will occur: divorce, death of a spouse, forced…
Bettinger on Schwab’s Evolution And Important Industry Trends
By Douglas Heikkinen via Iris.xyz Walt Bettinger is celebrating his tenth anniversary as president and chief executive officer of Charles Schwab Corp. (SCHW).…
Gen Z Employees Are Stressed About Money, but Remain Confident
By Graham Snow via Iris.xyz If there’s one thing we all have in common, it’s financial stress. And this is no different for…
Are You Shopping for a Home With Bitcoin?
By Desiree Duffy via Iris.xyz If you’ve been thinking about buying a house with Bitcoin, you’re not the only one. Bitcoin is creating…
Tailwinds for Business Development ETF
High-yield, income-generating asset classes are often vulnerable to interest rate tightening by the Federal Reserve, but business development companies (BDCs), as measured…
Warren Buffett Raises $80 Million in Israel Bonds
Philanthropist and billionaire businessman Warren Buffett has long advocated for investing into the state of Israel. In an interview several years ago, Buffett…
How to Bet on Upside for Hot Tech ETFs
The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEArca: XLK), the largest tech-related exchange traded fund, is up 12.40% year-to-date. That after technology was…