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The lack of financial understanding by consumers has been signaled as one of the main reasons behind savings and investing problems faced by many Americans. To that point, a variety of financial research and reports have made it clear that we, as a country, need to focus on financial literacy. The TIAA Institute-GFLEC Personal Finance

Earnings season is drawing nigh and one more pullback before the week ends could be a positive for the market, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday. Tuesday’s decline, where the three major indexes all fell less than 1%, was a “very healthy” move before companies start reporting, he said. “Let’s just say they have plenty of

Concerns about trade are weighing on the stock market — and it could get worse, veteran trader Art Cashin told CNBC on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for the second straight day Tuesday and Cashin pinned the blame on tariff threats between the United States and the European Union. That, in turn, has

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday noted that shares of 3M, the company that makes Scotch tape and Post-it notes, have been soaring since the Federal Reserve ended plans to raise interest rates in 2019. After falling from $193 to about $178 in December, Cramer said the equity has rebounded from apparent weaknesses, which the notable

Shares of Roku slipped more than 5 percent Monday after Citi downgraded the stock citing increased competition in the TV streaming space. Despite being up more than 110% year to date, Citi lowered its overall rating for Roku to sell from neutral and changed its target price to $50 from $53. Citi said changes in

Active equity fund managers have lagged the S&P 500 for nine years in a row. But, one expert that manages $300 billion in bond assets says active management in the Treasury market tells a different story. “Active equity market-makers and portfolio managers have more of a challenge ahead of them. In fact, only about 25%

You know you need to save for retirement and you know how you need to do it. But what happens when you get to your retirement years? Do you know how to turn your life savings into a steady, tax-efficient stream of income? For many individuals, the answer is no. And you’re not alone. Most

Though many American industries have ramped up hiring in recent years amid a strong economy and easier regulations under President Donald Trump, one sector in particular has lagged the rest: retail. Since January 2017, retail has lost more than 140,000 jobs; the sector added to that in March 2019 with a loss of more than

People with student debt may soon have another way to pay their monthly bills. What’s unclear is how much of a help that new method will be. The House Ways and Means Committee earlier this month unanimously passed the Secure Act, which would expand 529 accounts to cover costs beyond college to those associated with

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday said Tradeweb Markets, the electronic trading platform that listed on public markets Thursday, could be worth buying when compared with MarketAxess. Tradeweb, which is backed by Blackstone and a collection of big banks, opened on the Nasdaq at more than $34 after a $27 initial price offering, a deal that

About half of American households over the age of 55 have nothing saved for retirement. Those were the findings in a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. In all, 48 percent of those individuals have no savings in a workplace retirement plan or in an IRA as of 2016, the GAO found. The

Canopy Growth could generate more than $1 billion in revenue by the end of its fiscal year, Constellation Brands CEO Bill Newlands told CNBC Thursday. Constellation, which makes Corona and Modelo beers, has a 38% stake in the cannabis company, which is the largest medical marijuana producer in Canada. “If you look at Canada alone,

If you feel confident that you will live comfortably in retirement, you might want to double-check how much you are really saving. A new survey from Natixis Investment Managers finds that 44 percent of American workers who participate in a 401(k) or other workplace retirement plan feel secure about their retirement, as long as they

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday said the packaged food industry appears to be rebounding after falling into trouble waters in recent months. General Mills and J.M. Smucker have lead the way, he said. “As much as I hate to chase, I think General Mills is too cheap and too good to ignore here,” the “Mad

If you’re interested in saving the planet while also making a profit, this app may be a good option for you. As impact investing, also known as socially responsible investing, becomes more popular, financial experts say millennials seem to be drawn to funds that support the humanitarian or environmental missions they believe in. And the

Tesla’s stock is working to get its groove back and there is an argument to be made that the share price could be ready to soar from its current levels, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said. He turned to technical analyst Bob Moreno, who Cramer noted called the market-wide bottom in December, to understand how the electric

Tuesday is Equal Pay Day, a reminder of the stubborn income inequality between men and women. April 2 marks just how far into the year full-time female workers have to work to make what their male counterparts typically made in the previous year, also known as the gender pay gap. Over time, that discrepancy is

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said he did not expect Lyft shares to get hit so hard on Monday after their after a positive Friday debut on the stock market. The rideshare app traded as high as $88 a share in its first day, but tumbled nearly 12 percent to settle at $69.01 on Monday. With a

Guggenheim restrained its enthusiasm for shares of Lyft on Monday, beginning coverage of the rideshare company’s stock with a neutral rating due to what the firm sees as a hazy outlook. “We simply have to look too far out with too many big assumptions in order to make a case for the stock,” Guggenheim analyst

College is expensive, but there is one place in higher education where there’s no shortage of money — endowments. There’s more than $616 billion worth of endowments assets in the U.S. Most of that endowment wealth lies with a few affluent schools, such as Harvard with its $39.2 billion. Lawmakers are starting to question why

Betting on Wells Fargo might not be a safe bet, according to one strategist. The stock caught Wall Street’s attention Thursday following the company’s announcement that CEO Tim Sloan was retiring effective immediately. Shares initially surged on the news in after-hours trading before reversing and shedding over 1.5 percent in Friday’s session. But even these

The Dow is having its best start to the year since 2013. The blue-chip index rallied 10 percent in the first quarter, helped along by strong gains in Cisco, IBM, and Apple. Now, two market watchers agree that there’s one name in the group to play for a catch-up trade: Pfizer. TradingAnalysis.com’s Todd Gordon argues

Lyft’s $87 opening price is a “win for the system,” even though it may have been a loss for investors that were overeager, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday. “I cannot stress this enough: we’re at the start of an IPO season that looks on track to bring a trillion dollars’ worth of companies public,” the

Tim Sloan resigned, following the market closed, as chief of the scandal-plagued Wells Fargo even though he delivered a quarter that exceeded expectations, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday. After a 31-year career with the bank, Sloan said he felt like he had become a distraction at the company because of the “endless harangues from Washington

Investors should think about buying some individual stocks as about a trillion dollars worth of companies are due to go public, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday. Index funds, as promoted by the late John Bogle, typically beat most individual money managers in the long run, but Cramer said some stocks are popping as the major

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday explained why his charitable trust owns the stock of Citigroup, which is down about 11 percent in the last year and a far cry from its all-time highs in the $500 range last decade. The head and heart don’t align on the security, but the stock is “ridiculously cheap,” he

Investors should expect high-growth technology stocks to be sold off as investment funds free up cash to buy into the wave of new initial public offerings, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday. A few companies slated for IPOs this year include ride-hailing apps Lyft and Uber, hospitality platform Airbnb, data intelligence company Palantir, and workspace operator

Dow Inc. will replace DowDuPont in the Dow Jones Industrial Average following the chemical corporation’s breakup into three smaller companies, S&P Dow Jones Indices said on Tuesday. The rearrangement of the widely followed blue-chip index of 30 companies would happen on April 2 before the U.S. stock market opens, S&P Dow Jones Indices said in

It’s something you hope will never happen: the phone call that changes everything. When Chanel Reynolds found out her husband, Jose, had been hit by a car while out cycling, it was not only an emotional shock — she also wasn’t fully equipped to handle all of life’s details. That meant “everything from not having

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday briefly commented on celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti’s recent legal woes and how it relates to Nike’s stock. Avenatti was arrested in New York City for an alleged attempt to extort as much as $25 million out of Nike. In an apparent move to take down the sports apparel giant, he