Investing: Stock and Stock Options
March 2015 California is home to 131 of a record 1,826 billionaires around the world, the Los Angeles Times reports. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates tops the list again, with personal wealth of nearly $80 million. Oracle founder Larry Ellison is the top Californian on the list with $54.3 billion.
Most of the initial stages on the road to wealth involve making sure that you’re moving forward, not slipping backward. Unfortunately, many of us are too consumed by day-to-day life to focus on the countless instances of small-scale back-sliding: completely unnecessary waste, extra money we could have if we just …
Balances in 401(k)s and IRAs have reached record highs, according to new data from Fidelity. But that may not mean much for your retirement. The average 401(k) balance at the end of the first quarter was $91,800, up 0.5 percent from last quarter’s then-record numbers and up 3.6 percent from a year ago, …