personal income

Pedestrians carry shopping bags as they walk through the Union Square shopping district on April 15 in San Francisco. Data on Friday showed personal income jumped 21.1% last month, in what was the largest increase on record.

Economy
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Flush With Cash, Americans Are Buying Everything From iPhones To Teslas

6:28pm April 30, 2021

by Scott Horsley

Personal income jumped by a record 21% last month, largely thanks to those $1,400 relief payments. The extra cash helped fuel a jump in spending that should continue in the months to come.

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Economy
Health & Safety

Wellness Programs Add Financial Advice To Improve Employee Health

8:21pm November 03, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

Using counseling about personal finances to reduce the stress and strain workers feel can shave a company's health costs and cut absenteeism, research suggests.

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While people can often estimate how much they might need for 10 or 15 years of retirement, that calculation becomes more difficult for retirement that could last 20 years or more.

Economy

That Nest Egg Needs To Last As Long As You Do. So How Do You Start?

5:47pm January 02, 2015

by Steve Tripoli

You don't know how long you'll live, which makes it hard to know how much money you'll need to retire. But several approaches can help people nearing retirement make their money last.

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