Tag Archives: Financial

Photo by Kapustin Igor / Shutterstock.com Money management mistakes are part of life. Any of us can forget to pay a bill from time to time. But a history of such behavior might hint at a deeper problem, according to recent research published online in the medical journal JAMA Internal …

In his new book, Svein Harald Øygard uses the invaluable financial lessons he learned as Central Bank Governor of Iceland during the 2008 financial crisis to analyze risk in the world of finance and economics. Iceland became an extreme example of financial ruin when the financial crisis hit. Øygard took …

Many people look at the turning of the calendar year as an opportunity for a fresh start. It’s an opportunity to close the door on a year that perhaps didn’t go as we wanted (and for most of us, 2020 certainly fits the bill), but it’s also a chance to …

Can this holiday season save nine months of pandemic hardship? Well, maybe if you have a financial strategy. Thrivent’s Holiday and 2021 Outlook Report found that 40% of people with a financial strategy are feeling excited about 2021 and 21% with a strategy are more excited than usual about the …

Move over Meyers-Briggs, there’s a new personality typing trend in town. It’s called the Enneagram model. It essentially breaks down patterns in viewing the world and behaving into nine different types. It can be a helpful tool for self-reflection and understanding others.  We spoke with Ian Morgan Cron, the author …

When it comes to customer expectations, the pandemic has changed everything Learn how to accelerate customer service, optimize costs, and improve self-service in a digital-first world. Register here Google this week unveiled a major redesign of Google Pay for Android and iOS. The app is meant to take on not …

As of 2020, robo advisors in Singapore are estimated to command about S$ 1.5 billion in assets under management, spread out over about 105,000 users. This is only a fraction of Singapore’s S$ 3.4 trillion asset management industry, but its growth is particularly promising, especially among the younger generation. However, it …

Photo by Money Talks News / Shutterstock.com Back in the ’80s and early ’90s, I was an investment adviser, and later supervised other advisers, for three major Wall Street firms. When I worked in that business, there were advisers you’d love to have in your corner and others who would …

The audio problem Learn how new cloud-based API solutions are solving imperfect, frustrating audio in video conferences. Access here Silent Eight, a cybersecurity startup leveraging AI to combat fraud, today closed a $ 15 million funding round. The company says the funds will be used to accelerate current hiring efforts …