Just over two months ago the Zweig Breath Thrust (ZBT) generated a rare buy signal. In the interim I have enjoyed the positive feedback given the stock market’s impressive gain. After the past fourteen signals since 1950 the S&P 500 was always higher 12 months later. Some were curious about…

I have previously written about Malta Retirement Plans in my article The Grinch Who Stole The Maltese Pension Plan (Dec. 31, 2021). In a nutshell, the U.S. Treasury was asleep at the switch in 2011 when the U.S.-Malta tax treaty was negotiated, and this allowed folks to set up retirement…

The average balance in employer-sponsored retirement contribution plans plunged more than 20% last year, according to new data from Vanguard Group. Vanguard, which tracks about 5 million retirement accounts, found the average account balance for 401(k)s and 403(b)s was $112,572 in 2022 – down nearly $30,000 from the previous year. “Vanguard…

Only 7% of American households earn $250,000 or more. For those high-income earners, however, certain cities will offer them the most bang for their buck — and others will offer far less. The real purchasing power of a $250,000 salary depends on a city’s overall economy, taxes and cost of…

As a psychologist and sexologist, we’ve spent a combined 50 years studying what makes relationships successful.One misconception many people have is that happy couples argue less. But that’s not the case; they just argue more effectively.When we work with couples who seem to be making no progress in their disagreements, we often suggest they…

As hotel staff lowered the shades, signaling the beginning of the “Black on Black” dinner, guests seated in Aspen’s historic Hotel Jerome seemed to take a collective breath — preparing for a joyful and emotional four-hour celebration of the wine industry’s most influential Black leaders. The dinner, hosted Friday during…

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A Victorian brownstone in Washington DC linked to former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried may have been sold. The four-bedroom home near Capitol Hill was listed on Realtor.com as “contingent,” meaning that an offer has been made and accepted, but some additional criteria needs to be met. Cointelegraph reported the news earlier on…

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By John Palmer As Cboe Digital prepares to launch our U.S. regulated, margined futures contracts on Bitcoin and Ether, I’d like to take a few minutes to reflect on the impact it will have on crypto markets. U.S. regulated crypto derivatives have a number of important structural impacts, ranging from…