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Many assume they will be free of health insurance premiums once they reach Medicare age. Others think that everyone pays the same Medicare premiums for the same coverage. Unfortunately, many retirees are shocked to find out that their Medicare premiums are tied to their income in retirement. Knowing this could lead many people to make different retirement-planning choices leading up to becoming eligible for Medicare. You might think that you will no longer have an income once you stop working. However, your Medicare Part B premiums are based on your household income. There is a two-year look-back period, and what…
President Joe Biden, speaking at the commencement for Morehouse College graduates, delivered a forceful call for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza paired with the release of Israeli hostages – while urging a long-term political solution to the crisis. Read the full article here
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Defence and security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo said they had thwarted an “attempted coup” against the government of the mineral-rich nation on Sunday in the capital Kinshasa.“An attempted coup d’état was nipped in the bud by the defence and security forces. This attempt involved foreign and Congolese nationals,” army spokesperson General Sylvain Ekenge said in a brief televised address. He added that those taking part had been “neutralised, including their leader”. Unverified videos on social media show men in fatigues in…
ETF Overview Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHX) has a portfolio of 750 largest U.S. stocks by market capitalization. The fund has delivered slightly inferior total returns than the S&P 500 index in the past but has very similar portfolio mix, even their top 10 holdings are identical. Most of these top 10 holdings are technology stocks with strong growth potential. They have been the main drivers of SCHX and the S&P 500 index’s performance in the past, and is expected to continue to outperform in the foreseeable future. Given the S&P 500 index only consists of 500 stocks as opposed…
Last updated: May 19, 2024 12:00 EDT | 2 min read Solana has proven to be the fastest among large blockchains, processing a staggering 91 million transactions in a single day.According to a recent update by CoinGecko, on April 6, Solana achieved a record-breaking daily average of 1,504 transactions per second (TPS) during the memecoin frenzy.This makes the blockchain an impressive 46 times faster than Ethereum and over 5 times faster than Polygon, which boasts the highest TPS among Ethereum scaling solutions.Solana Achieves 1.6% of Maximum SpeedDespite its position as the fastest blockchain, Solana has only achieved 1.6% of its…
Minnesota government officials have struck a deal with rideshare companies Uber and Lyft to set minimum wage standards for drivers, lawmakers announced Saturday night. The agreement is the culmination of nearly a year of back and forth between Democratic state officials and the two companies, who threatened to withdraw their businesses from Minnesota over a proposed Minneapolis ordinance that would grant rideshare drivers increased worker protections. The ordinance, initially adopted in August 2023, was part of a larger effort to grant more comprehensive benefits to contract workers, who take freelance work at digital platforms like DoorDash, Instacart, Uber and Lyft.…
Negative self-talk, or the experience of your inner monologue being hyper-critical, can erode your confidence. And, usually, whatever you’re worried about doesn’t actually come to pass, says Judy Ho, a neuropsychologist and professor at Pepperdine University.In 2019, researchers at Penn State University had 29 people with generalized anxiety disorder write down what they were worried about for 10 days and tracked the outcomes for the next month. Most of their worries didn’t materialize. In fact, 91.4% of worry predictions did not come true.In her recent TED Talk, Ho describes how negative self-talk can undermine your goals.”Sometimes we think that negative…
The trick to getting ahead at work isn’t being the fastest learner or the smartest in the room — it’s having a positive attitude, says Amazon CEO Andy Jassy.Jassy, who took the top job at Amazon after Jeff Bezos stepped down in 2021, shared his “best career advice” in a new interview with LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky. “I think an embarrassing amount of how well you do, particularly in your 20s, has to do with attitude,” Jassy, 56, said. It’s not just about being cheerful, he explained. Having a positive attitude means you work well on a team and honor deadlines, among…
The Biden Administration has been trying to create laws and rules that would limit “junk fees” charged by credit card companies and other companies with consumer fees. One of those rules would limit credit card companies from charging late fees. The rule would drop the average credit card late fee from $32 to $8. Recently, however, a federal judge in Texas blocked this rule.U.S. District Judge Mark T. Pittman, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, paused the rule in response to business and banking organizations stating the rule violated certain federal statutes. Among those upset with the rule…
A father who sacrificed his savings and his health to pay for his son to graduate from college debt-free said he feels “marginalized” amid the growing push for student loan forgiveness. “I think we should pay our debts,” Daniel French, a Petco store manager, told Fox News Digital. “The debt I paid was with my body, and I sacrificed my retirement.””I have to work an extra 10 years just so I can get my retirement savings back up so that I can personally retire,” he continued. “So I don’t think my tax money and my hard work should go to…
