Why You Should Consider Investing in a Roth 401(k)
Wall Street Journal tax reporter Laura Saunders explains the differences between a traditional 401(k) and Roth 401(k) retirement account. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m May 20, 2019
7m
Should You Hand Over Personal Data to the Airlines?
Airlines soon will have numerous new ways to track passengers and make note of their preferences. Wall Street Journal 'Middle Seat' columnist Scott McCartney explains how this is likely to raise new concerns about the balance between convenience and data security. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
11m May 17, 2019
11m
Class of 2019: Lower Starting Salaries Than 2018 Grads
Class of 2019 college graduates will see lower average salary increases this year compared to students who graduated in 2018. Wall Street Journal reporter Kelsey Gee explains the numbers and outlines fields where raises will actually be sizeable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m May 16, 2019
8m
Why Uber and Lyft Shares Are Stuck in the Slow Lane
Heard on the Street columnist Dan Gallagher explains why investors have been reluctant to bid Uber and Lyft shares above their IPO prices since going public. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m May 15, 2019
8m
Millennials Renting in Cities Attract a New Crop of Lenders
Millennials, who might otherwise be priced out living in U.S. cities, are being targeted by new lenders offering loans similar to those offered payday loan companies in past years. Wall Street Journal reporter Will Parker explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m May 14, 2019
8m
Tax Law: Gold-Star Families Get Surprise, Steep Tax Bills
A change to the so-called Kiddie Tax in the nation's tax law has hit families who have lost active-duty service members hard in their wallet. Wall Street Journal tax reporter Laura Saunders explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m May 13, 2019
9m
It's Getting Harder to Secure a Small Mortgage
Can a mortgage be too small? Many banks think so, and as a result it's getting harder for low- and middle-income consumers to borrow. Wall Street Journal reporter Ben Eisen explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m May 10, 2019
9m
Price Wars Drive Coast-to-Coast Nonstop Airfares Lower
Wall Street Journal 'Middle Seat' columnist Scott McCartney has details on price wars between airlines that have brought nonstop transcontinental airfares to significantly low levels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m May 09, 2019
10m
Tesla Plans to Sell Owners Cheaper Car Insurance
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company will sell its car insurance to its drivers while using safety data from its vehicles in setting rates. Wall Street Journal global investing editor Geoffrey Rogow explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m May 08, 2019
8m
When Stocks Tumble, Where Does Wall Street Invest?
Monday's steep selloff at the start of trading in response to a fresh U.S.-China trade spat brought to light safe investment destinations Wall Street puts its money during volatility. Journal reporter Donato Paolo Mancini discusses those less risky products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m May 07, 2019
8m
Selling Your Home? Do It in May or June
A seven-year survey of the housing industry shows specific dates in May and June are ideal for home-sellers to score a 10% premium above market value. ATTOM Data Solutions' Todd Teta explains the dates and numbers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m May 06, 2019
7m
Class of 2019 Wish List: Work-Life Balance and a Promotion
The Class of 2019, part of 'Generation Z', has specific expectations from the real world when they graduate, including a healthy corporate culture at work and a clear plan for being promoted. LaSalle Network CEO Tom Gimbel discusses a recent survey of college grads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m May 03, 2019
8m
Some States Have Stopped Paying Retiree Health Benefits
Wall Street Journal reporter Heather Gillers discusses ways that some U.S. states have found solutions to dealing with escalating health-care benefits for retirees, including not paying them at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
11m May 02, 2019
11m
Can WeWork's IPO Raise Enough Cash?
Wall Street Journal reporter Eliot Brown explains office-sharing company WeWork's need to raise billions of dollars support its recent and future growth, and avenues the company has taken, including filing for an IPO to secure funds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m May 01, 2019
7m
Launching a Business: Are Six Heads Better Than One?
When starting a business, should entrepreneurs go it alone, or launch a new venture with a group? Wall Street Journal contributor Cheryl Winokur Munk has the results of a seven-year study. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Apr 30, 2019
6m
Want to Make Money? Snitch on Your Tax-Cheating Neighbor
The IRS's whistleblower program pays out rewards to tipsters, in some cases in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Wall Street Journal tax reporter Laura Saunders explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Apr 29, 2019
8m
Upgrade to First Class? Use $1 Per Minute Formula
Wall Street Journal 'Middle Seat' columnist Scott McCartney discusses the economics of coach vs. first-class seating on airplanes. He says passengers might consider a $1 per minute in the air formula when considering whether to purchase an upgrade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
11m Apr 26, 2019
11m
Companies Missing Earnings Expectations Punished by Wall Street
Companies in the S&P 500 that have missed earnings expectations this quarter have been punished by Wall Street more severely than usual. Wall Street Journal markets reporter Corrie Driebush explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Apr 25, 2019
7m
Credit Card Companies Spending Millions on Social Media
Wall Street Journal reporter AnnaMaria Andriotis explains why some credit card companies are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to reach potential customers on social media sites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Apr 24, 2019
9m
Retirement Investing: Five Mistakes to Avoid
Investing too conservatively is among the biggest mistakes people make when planning for retirement. Wall Street Journal contributor Cheryl Winokur Munk outlines the biggest missteps to avoid to ensure retirees have enough money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Apr 23, 2019
8m
Will Venmo + Plastic = Profits?
Mobile payments app Venmo is wildly popular, but still loses money. Venmo hopes that will change, since it's near a deal to offer a new credit card. Wall Street Journal reporter Peter Rudegeair has the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Apr 22, 2019
7m
Consumer Spending Surged in March
Retail sales, a key indicator of consumer spending, jumped 1.6 percent in March. The gain was bigger than expected, and the Wall Street Journal's Sharon Nunn says many retail sectors benefited from strong consumer demand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Apr 19, 2019
6m
In-Flight Map Gets a Big Makeover
The in-flight map in airliners is getting a technological upgrade. You can get loads of new data such as encyclopedic details on Mont Blanc as you fly over it, or when dinner will be served. Wall Street Journal Middle Seat columnist Scott McCartney has the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m Apr 18, 2019
10m
Why Retirees Should Leave Their 401(k) Alone
Wall Street Journal retirement reporter Anne Tergesen explains relatively new policies and methods in place to encourage retirees to let their 401(k) retirement accounts keep working for them, even in their post-career years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Apr 17, 2019
9m
How Burnout Can Be a Good Thing
Burnout, especially from working too much, can deprive us of sleep and proper eating, but there are also key benefits of burnout than can help us better focus ourselves and find success. Author Steve McClatchy explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Apr 16, 2019
8m
How Did Millionaires Get Rich? Not How You Think
Think most millionaires have high-paying jobs, or inherited their money? Think again. Author Chris Hogan surveyed more than 10,000 millionaires and reveals surprising myths about how they amassed their wealth, as well as lessons the rest of us can learn from them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Apr 15, 2019
9m
Got a Side Job? Be Sure You Know Your Tax Benefits
Americans with side hustles often let numerous tax benefits and deductions go unused. Tax attorney Mark Kohler outlines some key deductions available, as well as what those with side jobs can learn from workers like Uber and Lyft drivers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Apr 12, 2019
9m
Earnings Season: Watch for Fed Impact on Big Banks
Wall Street Journal reporter Jessica Mention explains how quarterly earnings reports from JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo will illustrate the impact of the Federal Reserve's current cautious management of interest rates on the banking sector. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Apr 11, 2019
8m
House Flipping Is Back to 2006 Levels. Should We Worry?
Wall Street Journal housing reporter Laura Kusisto explains why although house flipping is back at pre-recession levels, it may not pose as much of a threat to the overall economy this time around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Apr 10, 2019
6m
Merrill Makes a Play for Younger, Less Affluent Clients
Merrill Lynch is lining up assistance from parent Bank of America in wooing younger customers, who ordinarily would not quality for wealth advisory services, to sell digital investing products. Reporter Rachel Louise Ensign has details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
5m Apr 09, 2019
5m
A Texas Man Racked Up $26M in Late Tax Penalties
A Texas man who did not file taxes for 12 years has accumulated $26 million in penalties. Wall Street Journal reporter Laura Saunders has details, and explains the lessons law-abiding taxpayers can take from the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Apr 08, 2019
8m
Bank Earnings, Fed Minutes On Tap
Stocks posted strong gains this week, but how much more upside is there for the markets? The Wall Street Journal's Mike Wursthorn says bank earnings will be in focus this coming week. And could the Fed policy minutes hint at a possible rate cut before long? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Apr 05, 2019
8m
Berkshire Hathaway: Collaboration and the Post-Buffett Era
Wall Street Journal reporter Nicole Friedman explains how Berkshire Hathaway's senior executives are collaborating more than ever, and how it could offer a glimpse at how the company might operate in the post-CEO Warren Buffett era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Apr 05, 2019
8m
The Latest on Goldman Sachs's Open-Source Trading Floor
Goldman Sachs is allowing developers to access the previously proprietary coding it uses to assess risk and price derivatives. Wall Street Journal reporter Liz Hoffman explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Apr 04, 2019
8m
April Is Typically a Strong Month for Stocks
Wall Street Journal markets reporter Jessica Menton explains why April is especially a robust month for stock performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Apr 03, 2019
7m
Why Gas Prices Could Hit $3 a Gallon by Summer
Wall Street Journal energy reporter Dan Molinski explains what's been driving gas prices higher, to the point where $3 a gallon this summer is not out of the question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
11m Apr 02, 2019
11m
Cryptocurrency: Coinbase Offers Interest to Park Cash
Wall Street Journal cryptocurrency reporter Paul Vigna explains Coinbase's 'staking' program, which offers interest to customers to keep cash in an account, as long as they own some forms of cryptocurrency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
12m Apr 01, 2019
12m
Q1: Stocks Up More Than 10%
Inflation data pushed stocks higher Friday, and the S&P 500 turned in its best quarterly performance in years. Wall Street Journal markets reporter Akane Otani has analysis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
6m Mar 29, 2019
6m
Time to Refinance? The 4% Mortgage Is Back
The 30-year mortgage rate dropped nearly a quarter point this week from a week earlier, its biggest drop in over a decade. Wall Street Journal markets reporter Ben Eisen explains what has driven rates lower and how long they might stay low. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Mar 29, 2019
7m
Heading Overseas? Grab More Than Your Passport
Rules governing which documents are needed to enter foreign countries keep changing. Wall Street Journal 'Middle Seat' columnist Scott McCartney outlines tips for travelers to be sure they don't get stuck at the airport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Mar 28, 2019
9m
Citigroup Launches New Digital Payments Unit
The consumer payments business has become one of the most lucrative parts of the banking industry, and Citigroup is the latest big bank to jump in and grab a piece of the pie. Wall Street Journal reporter Telis Demos explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
10m Mar 27, 2019
10m
The Hidden Dangers of Automatic-Payment Apps
For younger people, automatic-payment apps have severed the connection between the things we buy and the act of paying for those things. The Wall Street Journal's Kevin McAllister explains how to get that connection back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Mar 26, 2019
9m
Credit Cards: Look Beyond the Sign-Up Bonus
Most credit card holders are finding value in perks that go well beyond the sign-up bonus that companies offer. CreditCards.com's Ted Rossman explains the importance of researching interest rates as well as routinely considering changing the credit card you use most often. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
9m Mar 25, 2019
9m
Stocks, Bond Yields Slide on Weak Economic Data
Markets tumbled Friday on weak manufacturing reports in the U.S. and the eurozone. Bond yields tumbled, and the Wall Street Journal's Akane Otani says that's typically a sign investors are losing confidence in future prospects for growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Mar 22, 2019
8m
How to 'Spring Clean' Your Finances
Ally Bank's Emily Shallal outlines some simple ways consumers can take better control of their finances, such as avoiding bank fees and revisiting subscription services, to put more money in their pockets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Mar 22, 2019
7m
Hate Potholes? Would You Pay a Higher Gas Tax to Fix Roads?
A proposal to increase the tax on gasoline to fix the nation's infrastructure has received rare bipartisan support. Wall Street Journal Executive Washington Editor Gerald Seib explains the hurdles that remain before it would become reality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Mar 21, 2019
8m
Bitcoin: Is the Crypto Slump Ready to Turn Around?
Wall Street Journal cryptocurrency reporter Paul Vigna discusses the current bitcoin slump, the longest in its 10-year history, and whether factors are in place for a price rebound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
14m Mar 20, 2019
14m
Insurers Will Use Your Facebook Posts to Raise Rates
It might be a better idea to post photos of yourself working out at the gym than hoisting a glass at happy hour. Wall Street Journal reporter Ellen Byron explains how life insurance companies are reviewing social media posts to determine someone's risk profile. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Mar 19, 2019
7m
Meghan Markle's Baby Is in Line for IRS Headaches
As a U.S. citizen married to a British royal, the Duchess of Sussex faces a maze of tax complications. So will her child. Wall Street Journal tax reporter Laura Saunders explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
8m Mar 18, 2019
8m
Stocks Rise; The Fed's on Deck
Stocks rose for both Friday and the week, as tech shares boosted the overall market. The Wall Street Journal's Akane Otani says investors will monitor the Federal Reserve policy meeting and the Fed's language on growth and inflation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
7m Mar 15, 2019
7m