“For today’s collectors, owning luxury items is both a way to express themselves and a smart financial move,” said Amy McNeece, Head of Digital Consumer, Personal Risk Services at Chubb, which commissioned the research. “They buy with an eye on future value, but our research shows many still overlook the insurance protection needed to safeguard…
If you were hoping to score a bargain mortgage rate, this is probably not your week. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage climbed eight basis points to 6.47% in the week ending July 16, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. (A basis point is one one-hundredth of a percentage point.) We…
For a long time, all-inclusive resorts had a less-than-stellar reputation. Think: mediocre buffet food, watered-down drinks, and a stigma of quantity over quality. However, over the past decade, there’s been a significant shift in perception, and the major hotel chains have finally gone all-in on all-inclusives. Hyatt, Hilton, and Marriott have each invested heavily in…
Natalie Bryan, 49, knows how devastating dementia can be. Her grandmother had Alzheimer’s disease, and in recent years Bryan has watched some of her friends care for their own parents. It’s one of the reasons why she and her husband decided to move back home to Oklahoma City in 2021, after spending the first half…
Client referrals and recruiting are the top two priorities for registered investment advisors custodied with Charles Schwab, according to the firm’s annual RIA survey of clients. When asked to name their top three priorities, firms with over $250 million in assets under management most frequently identified client acquisition through new referrals as their No. 1…
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Rigetti (RGTI 7.54%) is building a risky but fascinating quantum hardware story. Its U.S.-based Fab-1 facility, government-linked research, and superconducting quantum platform could matter more if America treats domestic quantum capability as strategic infrastructure. Stock prices used were the market prices of July 7, 2026. The video was published on July 16, 2026 Rick Orford…
Goldman Sachs Asset Management L.P. was hired as an outsourced CIO for the retirement plans of Verizon Communications Inc. and the Lockheed Martin Corp., Goldman Sachs announced Thursday, securing a combined $70 billion in new mandates. The two companies will outsource a combined $30 billion in defined benefit assets and a combined $40 billion in defined…
Managing money as a couple isn’t always easy, especially when each partner has different spending habits, debt obligations or income. A budgeting app like Honeydue can make those conversations easier by giving both partners a shared view of their finances while letting each person control how much information they share. Built specifically for couples, Honeydue…
A new customs policy in Thailand means Americans traveling with cannabis in their bags, even accidentally, could face up to 10 years in prison, a fine of nearly $15,000, or both. The U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Thailand announced in a July 9 alert that the new rule went into effect on June 17, replacing…