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Five Financial Moves to Make as Year’s End Approaches
Autumn is the time to finalize year-end plans and make smart moves in your investment accounts, tax strategy and workplace benefits — including any equity compensation you hold from your employer.Year-end planning looks a little different for everyone. It’s important to give yourself a moment to review where you are in your current financial life,…
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Do You Need Disability Insurance?
Updated Nov. 5, 2023 10:38 am ETListen(1 min)Don’t let the complexity of disability insurance keep you from buying it.Disability insurance involves confusing paperwork and more than a little bit of math. It is designed to soften the financial fallout for employees who can’t work for some time as a result of illness, injury or another…
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Do You Need Disability Insurance?
Updated Nov. 5, 2023 10:38 am ETListen(1 min)Don’t let the complexity of disability insurance keep you from buying it.Disability insurance involves confusing paperwork and more than a little bit of math. It is designed to soften the financial fallout for employees who can’t work for some time as a result of illness, injury or another…
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Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2023
Where are we now? Average annual climate finance flows reached almost USD 1.3 trillion in 2021/2022, nearly doubling compared to 2019/2020 levels. This increase was primarily driven by a significant acceleration in mitigation finance (up by USD 439 billion from 2019/2020). The remainder of the growth observed in 2021/2022 (USD 173 billion each year) stems…
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Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2023
Where are we now? Average annual climate finance flows reached almost USD 1.3 trillion in 2021/2022, nearly doubling compared to 2019/2020 levels. This increase was primarily driven by a significant acceleration in mitigation finance (up by USD 439 billion from 2019/2020). The remainder of the growth observed in 2021/2022 (USD 173 billion each year) stems…
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China to accelerate issuance of government bonds, finance minister says
BEIJING, China, Nov 5 (Reuters) – China will accelerate the issuance and use of government bonds, state-run news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday citing an interview with new finance minister Lan Foan.The finance ministry will steadily promote the resolution of local government debt risk and increase efforts to better leverage the role of special bonds…
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China to accelerate issuance of government bonds, finance minister says
BEIJING, China, Nov 5 (Reuters) – China will accelerate the issuance and use of government bonds, state-run news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday citing an interview with new finance minister Lan Foan.The finance ministry will steadily promote the resolution of local government debt risk and increase efforts to better leverage the role of special bonds…
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My Sister Has an Unspoken Rule for Her Bridal Shower. Uh…
Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Athena and Elizabeth here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt, My sister has asked me to work with a few of her friends to throw her an extravagant bridal shower. As a part of this, she is expecting each her friends to pay for a significant…
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My Sister Has an Unspoken Rule for Her Bridal Shower. Uh…
Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Athena and Elizabeth here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt, My sister has asked me to work with a few of her friends to throw her an extravagant bridal shower. As a part of this, she is expecting each her friends to pay for a significant…
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Retirement is overrated, Gen Z says, as ‘soft saving’ trend takes hold
Generation Z is taking a more relaxed approach to their long-term financial security, according to a recent study. The so-called “soft saving” trend is about living in the moment, with less emphasis on retiring early — or none at all. But when it comes to savings, young adults should not discount the power of compound…
