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After-hours trading refers to trading that occurs after the market closes. It allows investors to buy and sell securities outside of regular trading hours. Trades in the after-hours session are completed through electronic communication networks (ECNs) that match potential buyers and sellers without using a traditional stock exchange. Key Takeaways After-hours trading occurs after regular market hours. Potential buyers

On Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, The Associated Press called the presidential election for Joe Biden. He became the official president-elect when the Electoral College’s vote was certified by Congress on Jan. 7, 2021, and he was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Jan. 20, 2021. On Jan. 5, 2021, Georgians

What Is GoHenry? GoHenry is an online app and debit card designed to help children from age six to 18 manage their allowances through intuitive budgeting and responsible spending. Launched in 2012, the United Kingdom-based company offers unique parental controls, letting moms and dads individually monitor the debit card transactions for each of their children.

Well, just when we thought sour sentiment, egged on by more hawkish talk from Federal Reserve officials, would drive the markets to new lows, a funny thing happened last week: buying–and a lot of it. Call it support, call it a trend reversal, or just call it a bearish bounce, but the buyers were back

Purchasing a stock makes you a shareholder of a company, but does it give you the right to weigh in on how a company is run? In most cases, you don’t get a direct say in a company’s day-to-day operations, but, depending on whether you own voting or non-voting stock, you may have a hand

Rates on 30-year mortgages are still elevated above 6%. But after registering dips both Thursday and Friday, the flagship average has eased a bit. That’s after twice approaching the 14-year high over the previous week. Today’s National Mortgage Rate Averages Rates on 30-year mortgages took another step back Friday, lowering the average by five basis

Perhaps you’re technically minded with an interest in understanding living things and have already considered embarking on a career in the field of biotechnology. While basing your career choice on innate abilities and interests is a good starting point, there are a number of other things worth considering as well. You should also think about

Keep An Eye On These Coins The crypto market has shown tentative signs of breaking out of the bearish slump that has persisted for months. Several assets are showing improvements in price, not the least of which is Ethereum (ETH), which has dominated the news cycle in recent weeks. This week, other cryptocurrencies deserve some

It was May 22nd, 2010, when Laszlo Hanyecz, a Florida programmer, bought two Papa John’s pizzas and paid 10,000 Bitcoins. This was the first-ever recorded real-world transaction using crypto. At that time, 10,000 Bitcoin was worth approximately $41, and since then, the cryptocurrency has surged by over 30,000%. There are also other exciting items you would never

The COVID-19 pandemic has put government assistance programs into overdrive, as many people who never needed them before must now use them. Here’s a descriptive list of major government assistance programs for individuals and businesses with links to where and how to apply to them. Key Takeaways The COVID-19 pandemic has put government assistance programs

Businesses are bracing for the looming possibility of a railroad strike, as a union representing more than 90,000 workers for the nation’s freight railroads could be poised to go on strike this Friday. The move could bring about 30% of the nation’s rail freight to a halt, and would be the nation’s first rail strike in

At long last, after years of planning and saving, retirement plan contributions, and stock option purchases, you have just rolled your company plan over into a self-directed individual retirement account (IRA) with your broker in anticipation of a comfortable retirement. However, you have retired in the middle of a recession, with a volatile stock market, fluctuating energy

In this article GS Apple The weakest American borrowers are starting to miss payments and default on their loans, and that is showing up at a surprising place: Goldman Sachs. While competitors like Bank of America enjoy repayment rates at or near record levels, Goldman’s loss rate on credit card loans hit 2.93% in the

Among other options, retirees can opt to set up annuities to receive a steady stream of cash for the time after they have stopped earning a regular income. Though annuities are generally considered to be risk-free forms of investment, they do have disadvantages; annuities are seen as largely illiquid, for instance, and they are only

A company’s worth—or its total market value—is called its market capitalization, or “market cap.” A company’s market cap can be determined by multiplying the company’s stock price by the number of shares outstanding. The stock price is a relative and proportional value of a company’s worth. Therefore, it only represents a percentage change in a company’s

Fee-based and fee-only advisory practices are growing in popularity, especially among newly independent advisors. In fact, the number of firms with fee-only models has increased by 20% since 2019 and currently totals 2,663. That growth reflects a preference highlighted by high-net-worth investors, many of whom cite fee transparency as a critical factor when it comes

Robo-advisors may manage upwards of $255 billion in assets over the next five years, according to MyPrivateBanking Research, but there are some things that require a human touch. Life and retirement planning is about a lot more than numbers and the most successful financial advisors act as a resource to help make dreams a reality.

The job market has its ups and downs but is always competitive. Because of this, it is imperative that you do all you can to set yourself above and apart from the competition, by honing and highlighting your skills that are in high demand by employers. To help you on this path, below are the

The largest wealth transfer in modern history is officially underway. At the end of 2021, the Federal Reserve estimated that individuals aged 70 and greater had a total accumulated wealth of $37.79 trillion. The exchanging of wealth on any level requires a certain amount of planning, and many families are not fully prepared when it

Monopolies came to colonial America well before the United States was born. The large-scale public works needed to make the New World hospitable to Old World immigrants required large companies to carry them out. These companies were granted exclusive contracts by the colonial governors. Even after the American Revolution, many colonial holdovers continued to function