The Remarkable Financial Benefits of Delaying Retirement

The Remarkable Financial Benefits of Delaying Retirement

You're 49 years old, you make $113,000 a year and you're starting to get worried about financing your retirement. You could take the drastic step of upping your retirement savings by 10 percent of your salary. Or you could achieve the same result by retiring two years and five months later than you had
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Study: Bucking recent trend, rents are up in Wichita

“There has been a lot of supply coming online in the last 18 to 24 months all across the city,” said Blake Heiman, a real estate manager with TGC Development Group in Wichita. “I think we will see rents continue to grow as the projects in the development pipeline start offering more amenities for their
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Unlicensed lending: Firm loses bid to recover $10m

The Court of Appeal refused to allow a company that had engaged in unlicensed moneylending to recover a principal sum loaned to a borrower, saying that to do so would “make a nonsense” of the purpose of the Moneylenders Act (MLA) to deter illegal moneylending. In a rare sitting of five Judges of
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Sold: December home sales leave Realtors upbeat about market

Just maybe, the Greenwich housing market is on the upswing. If December was any indicator, buyers are getting more active, sellers are growing more willing to negotiate with them about pricing and, as a result, home sales seem to be improving, according to several Greenwich Realtors. Unlike most
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Trump's Solar Tariffs Skewer $161 Billion Industry Led by China

The move may add 10 percent to the cost of a utility-scale solar farm in the U.S. and 3 percent to rooftop units bought for homes, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. GTM Research estimated it may cut U.S. installations by 11 percent over the next five years. But the decision is unlikely to
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CACI Ranked as a Fortune World's Most Admired Company

ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI) announced today that it has been ranked by Fortune magazine as one of the World's Most Admired Companies for 2018, the company's seventh time being named to the list. The World's Most Admired Companies survey
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Why Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Stocks Are Potential 10-Baggers

Back when the mortgage crisis was in full bloom, Federal National Mortgage Association (OTCMKTS:FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTCMKTS:FMCC) had to be bailed out by the government. The U.S. government dumped $187 billion into the agencies. In exchange, it was given
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Former Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station sold to commercial real estate company

CEDAR RAPIDS — A 118-year-old building in downtown Cedar Rapids that formerly housed the Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station has been sold to a commercial real estate company that plans to use it for offices. GLD Commercial Real Estate Advisors will be purchasing the roughly 9,000-square-foot
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Bank of America Just Reminded Us of Why We Need Postal Banking

On Monday, Bank of America ended a free checking service used by some of its lower-income depositors called e-banking, which it had been gradually winding down for several years. The final customers were transferred to new accounts that will require them to keep a minimum balance of $1,500 or
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Murphy Orders Broader Access to New Jersey's Medical-Marijuana Program

Governor Phil Murphy ordered broader access to medical marijuana in New Jersey, saying roadblocks by his predecessor Chris Christie had stifled patients' relief. Murphy, a Democrat who took office on Jan. 16, authorized a review of additional conditions that may qualify for marijuana therapy.
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The latest on Topgolf's Louisville search — and five other things to know about local real estate

Topgolf's search for land to open a Louisville facility is now being discussed publicly among real estate professionals. Michael Tabor, a partner with Louisville's TRIO Commercial Property Group, said during the 2018 Real Estate Economic Outlook event Tuesday morning at Noah's Event Venue in
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LoanDepot to offer agent referrals to mortgage shoppers

Borrowers signing up for a mortgage through LoanDepot soon may be able to get real estate agent referrals from the online lender as well. And later this year, people getting home-improvement loans will be able to get the names of contractors, architects, roofers and other professionals. “We think it's
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Charles Schwab Among Fortune's 50 Most Admired Companies for 2018

has another feather in its cap: it was named to Fortune's list of the top 50 World's Most Admired Companies for 2018, coming in at number 50. In a press release, the San Francisco-based discount brokerage said that it was also ranked number one by Fortune for innovation, use of corporate assets and
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Health Care Is Super Expensive. How Can We Squeeze More Value Out of It?

Medtronic's Omar Ishrak had a ready reply: “Why wouldn't everyone want a better outcome for less cost?” For more on the World Economic Forum's Value in Healthcare Project, check out their latest report, released today. This essay appears in today's edition of the Fortune Brainstorm Health Daily.
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IKEA's New 'Open Source' Sofa Is Designed to Be Hacked

Bloomberg asked IKEA to total the number of ways Delaktig's many components—which include one,- two-, and three-seater couches; two different chaise lounges; back and arm rests; and lamp and side table attachments—could be assembled. They came back with a real meatball of a number: 97.
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Tampa micro housing advocates find big demand for living small

“If you say student housing, they say, 'Okay we got it.' ” In this stage of the micro housing market, he said, financiers are perhaps not as ready to bundle and securitize the revenue streams generated by micro projects as they are for more traditional projects. But it's to be expected. “That,” Garcia said, “is
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World Bank's IFC pledges to partner with Kenya to spur economic growth

Kenya now meets less than a tenth of mortgage lending demand due to cost issues, he said. “Specifically, our interest is in building the capacity of SMEs, including exploring discussions around mergers, so they can bid for projects on an equal footing with major companies from China or elsewhere,”
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Seattle Mortgage Broker Mona Das Ends Congressional Bid for Lack of Funds

Indian American mortgage broker Mona Das, a Democrat running for Congress from Washington state's 8th congressional district, announced Jan. 16 that she was dropping out of the race for lack of funding. “At the end of December, our campaign — our scrappy little campaign, in our scrappy little office
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