Assessing Retirement Preparedness — Oblivious Investor

This week, two articles take very different approaches to the topic of retirement preparedness. First, a paper from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College uses data from the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances to calculate each household’s retirement preparedness and compares that assessment to the household’s own assessment And then we have…

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Amazon Shop With Points Promos (Targeted): Use 1 Point, Save up to 40{dec8eed80f8408bfe0c8cb968907362b371b4140b1eb4f4e531a2b1c1a9556e5}

Amazon lets you “Shop with Points” using many different loyalty programs including Chase Ultimate Rewards, American Express Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou, and Discover. They also offer targeted promotions from time to time, and they seem to come back periodically even if you’ve used them before. I recommend quickly clicking on each of the links below…

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Biotech – The 5 hottest ETFs in the world

Biotech companies are restoring sight to the blind, curing hepatitis C and fighting off HIV. As they save lives, biotech companies are simultaneously making a lot of money for investors. That’s why the hottest ETFs (exchange-traded funds) on the planet since the bull market began in March 2009 invest in biotech companies. The First Trust…

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