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Revolut: a travel insurance partnership with Allianz
The global financial super-app with over 18 million customers worldwide, has announced a new feature for Premium and Metal users. Partnership between Revolut and Allianz Revolut, the global financial ...
7 red flags that signal it may be time to dump your financial adviser
Getty Images/iStockphoto In these trying financial times, more Americans are leaning on financial advisers for money advice. While in 2020, 22% of Americans said a financial adviser was their most tru...
Nice Surprise: The IRS May Want to Give You Money This Year
If you paid for daycare, health insurance, or your kid’s college tuition in 2021, you may be eligible for a fat credit on your 2021 taxes—even if you haven’t qualified in past years. A number of credi...
Your 401(k) Statement Will Soon Have Lifetime Income Estimates. What to Know.
Participants in 401(k)s should begin seeing a “lifetime income illustration” on their statements this year, getting an estimate of how much guaranteed monthly income their current account balance woul...
How to Plan for Part-Time Retirement
Phased retirement arrangements might be a good fit for older employees who want to scale back on work but aren’t yet ready to leave for good. “It requires some planning,” said Elliot Dole, an adviser...
In a Less-Globalized World, Be Careful Where You Park Your Plane
There may be no better illustration of globalization’s retreat than investors getting burned for owing planes in the wrong place. This week, Moscow claimed that almost 800 commercial aircraft have alr...
Here Are 3 Ways to Get Better Yields Than Bonds, With Some Measure of Safety
Despite the recent surge in bond yields, some alternative investments provide much better yields with varying degrees of safety. They include Treasury savings bonds, multi-year guaranteed annuities fr...
These 3 Value Stocks Keep Hitting Higher Highs
Businessman trading online stock market on teblet screen, digital investment concept getty These are not considered “disruptive innovation” equities. They are not the leading components of the NASDAQ-...
Opinion: I want to leave a Roth IRA to my sister with special needs — what’s the best way to do that?
Q.: I have a Roth IRA that I would like to leave to my sister. She has mental-health issues and I want to have a way to leave money to be distributed monthly without paying it all out in handling fees...
Lemonade’s Insurance dApp to Protect Farmers Amidst Climate Change
The non-profit arm of Lemonade, the Lemonade Foundation, has announced that it will extend its support to vulnerable farmers who have been severely affected due to climate change. The Lemonade Foundat...
Lemonade to Offer Blockchain-Powered Climate Insurance for Farmers in Emerging Markets
Lemonade, a top American insurance company, has revealed the formation of the Lemonade Crypto Climate Coalition meant to offer blockchain-enabled climate insurance to the most vulnerable farmers acros...
Lemonade Is Working With Avalanche, Chainlink on Weather Insurance for Farmers
Lemonade (LMND), the $1.7 billion company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, is rolling out a newly created decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) called the Lemonade Crypto Climate Coalition...
Warren Buffett Does Deal Making Differently. Alleghany Acquisition Shows How.
Text size Warren Buffett Drew Angerer/Getty Images When it comes to acquisitions, Warren Buffett does things differently, and Berkshire Hathaway ’s deal on Monday for Alleghany illustrates his unique ...
Warren Buffett Finally Found An Exciting Company To Buy
Warren Buffett speaks during the Forbes’ 2015 Philanthropy Summit Awards Dinner (Photo by Dimitrios … [+] Kambouris/Getty Images) Getty Images Last month, Warren Buffett lamented in his an...
Berkshire Hathaway Acquires Insurance Firm Alleghany for $11.6B
Multinational conglomerate company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) is acquiring insurance and reinsurance firm Alleghany Corporation (NYSE: Y). On Monday morning, Berkshire Hathaway said it had agree...
Berkshire Hathaway to Acquire Reinsurer Alleghany for $11.6 Billion
Text size Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway agreed to buy Alleghany shares for $848.02 a share in cash, or a tot...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway strikes $11.6 billion deal for reinsurer Alleghany Corp.
Warren Buffett picked the industry he arguably knows best, insurance, for his first major deal in two years. Berkshire Hathaway BRK.B, -0.74% BRK.A, -1.05% struck an $11.6 billion, all-cash deal to bu...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway agrees to buy insurance company Alleghany for $11.6 billion
Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles, California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Warren Buffett is making moves. Berkshire Hathaway said Monday morning it agre...
The Aflac CEO Who Ruffled Feathers With His Duck Ads
In Personal Board of Directors, top business leaders talk about the people they turn to for advice, and how those people have shaped their perspective and helped them succeed. Previous installments fr...
Yes, Roths Are Tax-Free Retirement Accounts. But TFRAs Refer to Something Else.
Dreamstime.com Text size Have a question about saving for retirement or your personal financial situation? Whatever the question, Barron’s Retirement can try to help. Email [email protected], and...
Want to Buy a Retirement Retreat? Here Are Some Risks and Costs to Consider.
Dreamstime Text size For 35 years, financial planner Harold Evensky watched clients retreat regularly to vacation homes, enjoying serene beaches or mountains and the joy of family gatherings. And befo...
Here’s how much a 40-year mortgage would save you each month vs. a 30-year loan. And the ultimate cost.
The U.S. home-financing market has been dominated by the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan for decades. Now some key players in the U.S. housing market think it is time to give home buyers the option o...