How to organize your financial life ahead of natural disasters | Money

NEW YORK (AP) — If you live in a part of the world prone to wildfires, floods, blizzards, tornadoes, or earthquakes, there are ways you can make sure you’re financially prepared for disaster, beyond insurance. The Federal Emergency Management Association and the Red Cross advise that households gather important documents and contacts in a safe place, take photographs or record […]

Learn with ETMarkets: How to navigate market cycles better

Equity markets go through various phases – they rise, peak, fall and bottom out. And navigating these can be a challenging task. If we think about it intuitively, equity markets should do well when the economy does well and vice versa. But is it really the case? Let’s find out! Over the long term, Indian […]

How To Be A Financial Ambassador For The Planet

Julia Roberts is Mother Nature in a series of short films titled Nature Is Speaking; but are humans listening? One human who is listening intently and inviting others to listen as well is Dafina Nonkulovska, CFO Lead Sustainability at Rabobank, the Dutch cooperative bank with a mission. Speaking at the recent SAP and SAP Fioneer […]

Car insurance is up 43% since 2022. Here’s how to lower your premiums.

Feeling burned by sharp increases in your car-insurance rates over the last year? Buckle up: Insurance is only going to get more expensive. Car-insurance premiums will continue to climb this year after rising more than 43% since January 2022, according to new research from Bankrate.  “While we hope to see rates stabilize soon, that likely […]

How to Donate to Charity, Get a Tax Break and Have Income for Life

Tax breaks for charitable donations come in many flavors, and this year Congress has a new one for seniors called an IRA charitable gift annuity. It allows older owners of traditional IRAs to donate account funds to a charity and get tax breaks plus income payments for life.  Brian and Deborah Smith of Park City, […]