28 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Small-Cap Stocks to Buy in February
3 Small-Cap Stocks to Buy in February
We Fools love the fact that most small-cap stocks do not get a lot of attention from the media. Not only does that keep them off of Wall Street’s radar, but it affords us the opportunity to buy them before the big money managers can swoop in.
With that in mind, we asked a team of Fools to highlight a small-cap stock that they think is a great buy right now. Read on to see why they chose Douglas Dynamics (NYSE: PLOW), Denbury Resources (NYSE: DNR), and STAG Industrial (NYSE: STAG).
28 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on 3 Smart Social Security Moves You Can Make Right Now
3 Smart Social Security Moves You Can Make Right Now
Social Security income is vital to most Americans, yet way too many don’t know enough about it. For example, according to last year’s Nationwide Retirement Institute survey, 29% of retirees said their Social Security benefit was less than they expected.
Don’t end up short-changed. Here are three smart Social Security moves you can make to boost your future financial security.
28 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s ski resort for elites is kept open by children in work gangs
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s ski resort for elites is kept open by children in work gangs
On the bumpy road to North Korea’s top ski resort, work gangs hack and shovel the fresh snowfall to clear the route.
28 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Bitcoin Volume On the Move as Traders Embrace No-Fee Exchanges
Bitcoin Volume On the Move as Traders Embrace No-Fee Exchanges
Bitcoin volume has been migrating to no-fee exchanges, data shows, but analysts suggest it will be a short-term trend.
28 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Paul Ryan Just Made Bank of America’s Year
Paul Ryan Just Made Bank of America’s Year
Banks would benefit tremendously from the Republican plan to cut regulatory red tape in the financial services industry. Image source: iStock/Thinkstock.
At a retreat this week for Republican lawmakers, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan told his colleagues that passing legislation designed to deregulate the financial industry would be a top priority in 2017. It remains to be seen exactly what the reforms will look like, but irrespective of the details, it’s almost certain that Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) will be a major beneficiary of them.
28 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What Is the FICA Tax, and Why Do I Have to Pay It?
What Is the FICA Tax, and Why Do I Have to Pay It?
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If you’ve ever received a paycheck from your employer, you’ve probably felt a sense of accomplishment and disappointment all at once. The accomplishment comes in the form of the cash that’ll be flowing into your bank account, whereas the disappointment comes from the realization that you may owe quite a bit of tax on the wages you’ve earned.
28 January, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on This Week in Solar
This Week in Solar
There’s a lot to get to this week in solar, so let’s dive right in.
In 2011, then Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy Steven Chu launched the SunShot initiative with a goal of cutting the cost of installing a utility-scale solar system for $1 per watt by 2020. At the time, I called the 74% reduction in the cost of solar in a decade “an audacious goal.”
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