In the U.S., we have long relied on employers to provide critical benefits and important pieces of the social safety net for their employees. But there are roughly 80 million Americans — people working in the gig economy, freelancers, independent … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]Life insurance plays a critical role in many financial plans, but we are in the midst of a decades-long decline in life insurance ownership in the U.S. Many carriers consider agents to be their primary customers, not the people who … READ MORE
COMMENTS [ 0 ]“If no one seems to understand, start your own revolution and cut out the middleman.”
“I’m not even sure what I want, but that’s not the point – it’s that I want it now.”
“Whenever the old gives way to the new, everybody with vested interests in the old starts crying that the world will stop. There aren’t many people with vested interests in the new.”
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”
“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”
Offering a two-sided digital diligence platform for asset managers and asset allocators, @DiligenceVault seeks B2B marketing lead in NYC: https://j.mp/2xd3ppT #FinTech
As the EPA announces policy changes that will increase air pollution, note that a new study links higher air pollution levels to higher coronavirus death rates: https://j.mp/2XiXmdX
Staples, which destroyed the independent stationery stores you used to see on Main Street, begins stiffing landlords: https://j.mp/2y2g6UI Via @danprimack. Sycamore Partners took a dividend of $1B out of Staples last year.
Who are Alden Global Capital's LPs? https://j.mp/2yEuPp3
Some employers move quickly to suspend matching contributions to 401(k) plans. https://j.mp/3c7dbJ9 Only 75% of those doing so during the financial crisis reinstated contributions shortly thereafter.
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