Save early, save often… Financial adviser David Bach calculated the amount you’d need to save—every day—to have $1 million by age 65 (factoring in a 12% annual return). Business Insider took Bach’s numbers and adjusted them for more conservative returns. The results give you a good idea of what you need to stash away to […]
If you have trouble doing this, your life may be cut short… It’s called the sitting rise test, or SRT. A Brazilian physician developed it. He wanted an easy, reliable way to let his patients know their life expectancies. The test predicts your likelihood of falling in old age (falling leads to injury and death). […]
From Greg Wilson, chief analyst, the Legacy Portfolio: The Nifty Fifty were the top 50 large-cap stocks on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the 1960s and 1970s. Xerox, IBM, Polaroid, and Coca-Cola were among those featured on the list. The companies were known for their proven track records and continual dividend increases. They […]
“It’s like nitroglycerin for an economy…” That’s what Jump Point Trader Editor Teeka Tiwari just said about cheap oil. Oil’s price has collapsed from $107.26 per barrel in June 2014 to $46.23 today. The decline’s pummeled oil producers… including some of the largest names in the S&P 500. [The S&P 500 index is a basket […]
Recommended by Mark Ford: Martin Pistorius was a healthy boy when he fell into a coma at age 12. He spent the next 13 years trapped in his body, unable to move or communicate in any way. His family and caregivers all believed he was brain-dead. But Martin’s mind and senses still functioned. He absorbed […]
From Bob Irish, editor, Retirement Insider: Would you be better off if you were given $1 million today, or one penny that doubled every day for 30 days? You’d be much richer with the penny. In fact, the difference between the two choices is staggering. After doubling every day, 1 cent on Day 1 turns […]
From Greg Wilson, chief analyst, the Legacy Portfolio: If completed, it’ll be one of the top five acquisitions of all time… The world’s largest brewer—Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD)—announced its intention to acquire SABMiller (Nasdaq: SBMRF), the second largest. Its goal is to be the first truly global brewing company. Africa is the world’s fastest-growing beer […]