Equifax Hack Spawns Free Credit Data Services
Credit-reporting companies will soon be required to offer all U.S. consumers freezing and unfreezing of their credit data free of charge. Wall Street Journal reporter Lalita Clozel explains the significance of the service and how it protects consumers.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Mar 09, 2018
6m
Student Loans: End of the Government Monopoly?
Private lenders want a piece of the $100 billion student loans business, of which the government currently has a near monopoly. Wall Street Journal reporter Joshua Mitchell explains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Mar 08, 2018
7m
Tech Stocks: Why No Love From Fund Managers?
Wall Street Journal reporter Chelsey Dulaney explains why active fund managers have cut their exposure to the tech sector to the lowest level in more than a year.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5m Mar 07, 2018
5m
Credit Card Losses Piling Up at Small Banks
The rate of credit card payment delinquencies are rising at smaller banks that tried to lure middle and lower-income consumers with looser credit score requirements. Wall Street Journal reporter AnnaMaria Andriotis explains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Mar 06, 2018
9m
College Financial Aid: Understanding the System
From understanding the alphabet soup of terminology to alerting a college or university of a family's financial situation, Wall Street Journal contributor Cheryl Winokur Munk offers several tips for navigating the system and not leave any financial aid behind.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Mar 05, 2018
8m
Inflation at 2%: Don't Bet on the Status Quo
The consensus on Wall Street is inflation will top out at 2% and then level off, but recent history tells us inflation could move higher than expected and the results could be damaging to the economy. The Wall Street Journal's Greg Ip explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Mar 02, 2018
7m
Did February's Market Volatility Create Smarter Investors?
Market gyrations like we saw in early February might typically cause investors to take a knee-jerk approach and cash out. Wall Street Journal reporter Christina Rexrode explains how some investors learned from the past and took a more tempered approach.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Mar 01, 2018
7m
Time to Consider Bonds Over High-Dividend Stocks?
More than a fifth of the S&P 500 have boosted their dividend payouts this year, but rising bond yields are giving investors pause as to whether high-yield stocks are the best destination for their money. Wall Street Journal reporter Michael Wursthorn explains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Feb 28, 2018
7m
Rising Wages: A Risk to the Economy, Too
Investors should keep a close eye on rising wages and the potential impact on corporate stock prices, explains Wall Street Journal Heard on the Street columnist Justin Lahart.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Feb 27, 2018
7m
Tax Law: Should Married Couples File Separately?
The new tax law offers benefits to some couples who choose to file their taxes as 'married, filing separately' for the tax year 2018. Wall Street Journal reporter Laura Saunders explains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Feb 26, 2018
6m
The Amazon Effect on the Stock Market
Tech giant Amazon has driven more than a quarter of the S&P 500's gains in 2018. But, Amazon's gains have some investors worried about other sectors of the economy that are lagging behind. The Wall Street Journal's Akane Otani has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Feb 23, 2018
7m
Shifts in Higher Education Create Winning and Losing Colleges
An analysis by The Wall Street Journal found a widening rift between public colleges and universities that are growing and expanding, versus those that are lagging behind. Reporter Doug Belkin has more on what that means for higher education and prospective students.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Feb 22, 2018
8m
Companies Paying Workers to Firm Up Their Finances
In an effort to mitigate stress and distraction among their workforce, companies are offering workers payments in exchange for them saving and being wise with personal finance. Wall Street Journal reporter Anne Tergesen explains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Feb 21, 2018
7m
How Much Do Airlines Profit Off of Tickets?
The Wall Street Journal's Scott McCartney breaks down the numbers and explains how much U.S. airlines profit from ticket prices and fees. Plus, which airline achieved an unusually high profit margin in 2017, even without charging baggage fees?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Feb 20, 2018
7m
Why More Workers Should Negotiate Their Salary
In a recent survey, only about 40% of workers said they negotiated for their starting salary at their most recent job. Robert Half senior regional manager Rich Deosingh explains the benefits of negotiating salary, and offers tips for job candidates.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Feb 19, 2018
7m
Tight Labor Market: No College Degree? No Problem
Employers and hiring managers, in a tight labor market, are taking unusual steps to fill open positions requiring an up-to-date skill set. Wall Street Journal reporter Lauren Weber explains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Feb 16, 2018
6m
Consumers Taking on More 'Bad Debt'
American consumers confidence is high and their appetite for taking on debt remains strong. Wall Street Journal reporter AnnaMaria Andriotis, however, explains how their ability to repay loans has come under pressure and describes the impact of 'bad debt.'Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Feb 15, 2018
7m
Why Are So Many Men Dying at Age 62?
A new study indicates an alarming number of Americans, mostly men, are dying at the age of 62. Wall Street Journal news editor Demetria Gallegos explains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5m Feb 14, 2018
5m
Dow Pullback: Do Past Corrections Predict the Future?
Would comparing February's pullback on Wall Street to past significant stocks corrections help paint a picture of where the market is likely to go from here? Wall Street Journal chief economics commentator discusses.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Feb 13, 2018
8m
Why It's Time to Rethink the 4% Retirement Rule
As stocks and bonds get more expensive and as retirements last longer, Wall Street Journal reporter Anne Tergesen outlines ways to plan and rethink approaches to building a retirement portfolio.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Feb 12, 2018
6m
Telsa's Earnings: Grounding SpaceX Rocket Enthusiasm?
Tesla's spirits are high following a successful rocket launch of one of the company's roadsters into space. Wall Street Journal Heard on the Street columnist Charley Grant, however, explains some of that enthusiasm could be tempered by the electric car company's fourth-quarter earnings figures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5m Feb 09, 2018
5m
Dow Volatility: Will the Fed Dial Back Rate Increases?
What are the chances the Federal Reserve will employ the 'Fed put' in the face of volatility on Wall Street to calm the markets? Wall Street Journal Heard on the Street columnist Justin Lahart explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Feb 08, 2018
7m
What Really Caused Monday's Dow Selloff?
Wall Street Journal reporter Jon Sindreu explains how excess calm among investors was a major contributor to Monday's record selloff by the Dow Jones Industrials.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Feb 07, 2018
8m
Dow Plunges: Should Investors Expect a Recovery?
After Monday's historic selloff by the Dow Jones Industrial Average, B. Riley FBR chief market strategist Art Hogan explains what has spooked the market and when investors should expect Wall Street to recover.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Feb 06, 2018
8m
Tax Cut Will Brighten Wages News Even More
Positive wage growth in January coupled with a boost in consumer spending power spurred on by tax cuts is likely to make the Federal Reserve less gun shy when it comes to raising interest rates. Wall Street Journal Heard on the Street columnist Justin Lahart explains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5m Feb 05, 2018
5m
Roadblocks Facing Trump's Infrastructure Plan
Wall Street Journal deputy editor Paul Page explains the significant funding obstacles surrounding President Trump's $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan laid out in his State of the Union Address.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Feb 02, 2018
7m
Why a Housing Shortage Is a Threat to the Economy
Wall Street Journal reporter Laura Kusisto discusses the continued strength of U.S. housing prices and why demand is not the main factor driving them higher.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Feb 01, 2018
6m
Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen's Legacy and Economic Lessons
Wall Street Journal chief economics correspondent Nick Timiraos discusses Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen's term, which is set to expire at the end of January, and what type of monetary policy might be implemented by her successor, Jay Powell.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Jan 31, 2018
7m
Banks Pay Colleges Big Bucks for Top Billing
Wall Street Journal reporter Melissa Korn explains fees and royalties paid by banks to many college and universities as a result of fees incurred by students holding checking and debit accounts of partner banks.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Jan 30, 2018
6m
Foreclosure Activity Falls to a 12-Year Low
U.S. foreclosure activity fell to its lowest level in 12 years, according to a report by ATTOM Data Solutions. The key reason, says ATTOM Senior VP Daren Blomquist, is that banks have made loans that carry a lot less risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Jan 29, 2018
8m
Patrón Chairman Offers Tips for Business Success
Patrón Chairman John Paul DeJoria discusses the company's sale to Bacardi that values the company at $5.1 billion and has tips for business owners to make money starting and selling a company.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11m Jan 26, 2018
11m
Big Banks Reveal Gender Pay Differentials
Bank of America and Citigroup released data this month detailing differences in pay among men, women and minorities. Wall Street Journal reporter Rachel Louise Ensign explains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5m Jan 25, 2018
5m
The Gig Economy: Avoiding Tax Return Mistakes
TaxAct's Jenna Ivanoski outlines common mistakes and tax-form traps often facing self-employed workers and freelancers.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m Jan 24, 2018
10m
Hidden Savings Accounts: the Impact on a Relationship
Are you hiding a savings account or credit card form your romantic partner? CreditCards.com's Matt Schulz discusses a survey that indicates millions of couples in the U.S. have financial holdings their partner isn't aware of, and creates a trust issue in the relationship.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Jan 23, 2018
7m
Tax Law: How to Avoid Unwelcome Paycheck Surprises
Wall Street Journal reporter Laura Saunders explains, in light of new tax rules, why taxpayers should review their withholding information and what they've entered on their W-4 form filed with their employer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Jan 22, 2018
8m
NYSE Owner Enters the Cryptocurrency World
NYSE owner Intercontinental Exchange is launching a service that would unify bitcoin pricing across exchanges and deliver cybercurrency data to hedge funds and trading firms. Wall Street Journal reporter Alexander Osipovich explains.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Jan 19, 2018
7m
How to Stand Out Among Other Job Applicants
The current labor market favors job seekers over employers, but there are important tips to remember when setting out to find a new job. Accountemps' Rich Deosingh discusses keys to standing out, like what to ask an interviewer, and who to send 'thank you' notes to.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m Jan 18, 2018
10m
Spotify's IPO: Will It Rewrite Wall Street Rules?
Wall Street Journal reporter Maureen Farrell explains how Spotify's upcoming IPO, estimated to take place around late March, could upend traditional IPO rules and how fees are paid to big banks.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Jan 17, 2018
9m
Roth IRA: A No-Brainer for Younger Investors?
The Roth IRA, which turned 20 years old this month, can be especially beneficial to younger investors and offers features different from traditional IRAs. Retirement expert Ed Slott explains the pros and cons of investing in a Roth IRA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m Jan 16, 2018
10m
Buying a Home More Affordable Than Renting in Most Markets
A new report from ATTOM Data Solutions finds its more affordable to buy a home in a slim majority of U.S. markets than it is to rent. But ATTOM senior VP Daren Blomquist says most of the population lives in markets where it's more affordable to rent.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Jan 15, 2018
7m
Should Incoming Fed Chair Powell Prepare for a Bust?
Wall Street Journal Chief Economics Commentator Greg Ip explains why Jerome Powell, who assumes the top post at the Federal Reserve in February, could be in a tough position with regard to raising interest rates to ward off a potential stocks bubble burst.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Jan 12, 2018
7m
Kodak Enters the Digital Currency World
Wall Street Journal MoneyBeat editor Erik Holm explains Kodak's plan to launch an initial coin offering and enter the digital-currency world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Jan 11, 2018
6m
Why Investing in Sports Strikes Out on Wall Street
Wall Street Journal contributor Dan Weil explains why there are limited opportunities for investments in sports and professional sports teams.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Jan 10, 2018
8m
2018: Sure Things to Watch on Wall Street
Wall Street Journal 'Intelligent Investor' columnist Jason Zweig says that, amid an expected changeable stock market in 2018, investors should expect several factors to emerge this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Jan 09, 2018
9m
Why Wages Are Likely to Rise in 2018
Northerstern Mutual's Brent Schutte explains why wages are likely to rise in 2018, with inflation following suit. Plus, he suggests how investors should plan their portfolios in response.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11m Jan 08, 2018
11m
Credit Scores for Mortgages Spark Lender Rift With Banks
Banks and non-bank lenders are battling over the use of credit scores used to decide which U.S. buyers can get a mortgage. The Wall Street Journal's Annamaria Andriotis explains how the fight could impact those of us with mortgages, and those who are applying for them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Jan 05, 2018
9m
The Best and Worst Ways to Pay Down Debt
After a robust holiday spending spree by consumers, paying down debt will be on the minds of many consumers in 2018. Financial planner Rebecca Walser explains common traps debt-ridden consumers face, as well as smarter methods for getting out of the red.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Jan 04, 2018
9m
2018: What to Watch in the Economy
Wall Street Journal Heard on the Street editor Ken Brown outlines several key areas of the U.S. and global economies likely to impact investors in 2018.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Jan 03, 2018
6m
2018: How to Start the New Year as a Smart Investor
Before you decide how to invest, make sure you protect your data. Wall Street Journal reporter Veronica Dagher suggests that and other resolutions for consumers to make regarding their finances in 2018.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Jan 02, 2018
9m
Top Ten Financial Resolutions for 2018
With money a constant stress point for Americans, WalletHub is out with its 10 Financial Resolutions for 2018. WalletHub analyst Jill Gonzalez runs down the list, which is designed to help people achieve financial fitness in the New Year.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11m Jan 01, 2018
11m