TIP OF THE WEEK
Tips for a fiscally fit 2019
According to a new survey from Marcus by Goldman Sachs, 74 percent of Americans think their financial well-being has an impact on their overall health, and 64 percent feel they are not in the best financial shape they could be. On top of that, half of those surveyed (50 percent) think it’s easier to get into better physical shape than financial shape and 59 percent consider tracking expenses and budgeting to be more stressful than trying a new workout.
Although New Year’s resolutions to improve financial fitness may seem daunting, they are achievable. Here are five simple ways to help achieve better financial fitness in 2019:
• Take control of debt
• Establish an achievable budget
• Track spending
• Consider a high-yield online savings account
• Partner with a friend or family member working toward the same financial goal.
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THE LIST
According to Forbes, the top-10 world’s most powerful women for 2018 are:
1. Angela Merkel (Chancellor, Germany)
2. Theresa May (Prime Minister, United Kingdom)
3. Christine Lagarde (Managing director, International Monetary Fund, France)
4. Mary Barra (CEO, General Motors, U.S.)
5. Abigail Johnson (CEO, Fidelity Investments, U.S.)
6. Melinda Gates (Co-chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, U.S.)
7. Susan Wojcicki (CEO, YouTube, U.S.)
8. Ana Botin (Chair, Banco Santander, Spain)
9. Marillyn Hewson (CEO, Lockheed Martin, U.S.)
10. Ginni Rometty (CEO, IBM, U.S.)
NUMBERS TO KNOW
100 million: Quora.com, a question-and-answer website, recently announced a variety of potentially sensitive personal data for about 100 million users was accessed after a breach of its computer network.
200 In 2009, Google hired a flock of 200 goats regularly to chew away the grass at their Mountain View headquarters.
7 percent: Telecommunications provider Verizon recently announced it will reduce its workforce by about 7 percent. The company said by June 2019, 10,400 employees — who volunteered — will depart with some receiving up to 60 weeks’ salary, bonuses and benefits.
6 ATM PINs were originally intended to have six digits.
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