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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Pfizer, Accenture, Wells Fargo, Starbucks and Chubb
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – April 19, 2023 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Pfizer Inc. PFE, Accenture plc ACN, Wells Fargo & Company WFC, Starbucks Corp. SBUX and Chubb Ltd. CB. Here are highlights from Tuesday’s Analyst Blog: Finance Sector Scorecard and Analyst Reports for Pfizer, Accenture and Wells Fargo The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today’s Research Daily features a real-time update on the ongoing Q1 earnings season,…
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World Financial Group Insurance Agency of Canada Releases New Financial IQ Study about Consumer Financial Resilience
Less Than Half of Canadians Understand their Finances, While Concerned About Day-to-Day Cost of Living TORONTO, April 19, 2023 /CNW/ — World Financial Group Insurance Agency of Canada Inc. (WFGIAC) released the results of a new, independent Financial IQ™ study that assesses the financial resilience of the general Canadian population and WFG Canadian insurance agents. The findings show that during a time of economic uncertainty and ongoing challenges with rising food and energy costs, a large percentage (70{9f99fe44fce1aa3c813d0a0ce4da2fbea8a5a58e9d85c4a2927dd8140cb676b5}) of Canadians see the day-to-day cost of living being a top financial priority and less than half (41{9f99fe44fce1aa3c813d0a0ce4da2fbea8a5a58e9d85c4a2927dd8140cb676b5}) of households believe they are able to understand their personal finances. Additionally, 37{9f99fe44fce1aa3c813d0a0ce4da2fbea8a5a58e9d85c4a2927dd8140cb676b5} of those who participated in…
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GROW Believes Simple is Better for Crypto Finance Management
SINGAPORE, April 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — “Decentralization is the essence of crypto and is the fundamental basis of how it solves many tradfi [traditional finance] issues. However, the inevitable trade-off is that it leads to a burdensome user experience, which only increases as you further diversify your crypto holdings, such as using more platforms, exchanges, or wallets,” says Sean Kim, CEO and founder of GROW, a mobile app that allows users to earn crypto rewards. Most crypto users, including GROW customers, use multiple platforms and services for their crypto asset management needs, which results in the burdensome user experience whereby tracking all crypto assets can become a manual and tedious…
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Can Your Clients Answer the ‘Big 3’ Financial Literacy Questions?
Another finding Lusardi and Mitchell emphasize in their work is that financial illiteracy is not only widespread in the general population, but it also differs markedly across demographic groups, potentially contributing to other types of economic inequality. One table in the new report, for example, compares financial literacy levels for women and men. The pair measure a sizeable gender gap for each of the financial literacy questions separately, as well as for the overall “big three” score. Specifically, women are 8 percentage points less likely to respond to the interest rate question correctly, 10 percentage points less likely to know about inflation and 17 points less likely to be knowledgeable…
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Here Are 5 Habits My Wealthiest Clients Have
Drazen Zigic / iStock.com Every wealthy person follows a different path to riches, but many of the same habits unite them on their separate journeys to financial independence and security. The rich tend to keep their cards close to the vest, guarding their secrets and tactics for success — and who could blame them when everyone wants what they have? Find Out: Here’s How Much Money Experts Say You Should Have in Your Savings Account If You’re in Your 50sRead: How To Build a Financial Plan From Zero The rare exception is the professionals with whom they share the most intimate details of their financial lives. Eva Rosenberg, founder of…
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Financial plan: I-5 Bridge to open in 2033, light rail could run during construction
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include Washington House’s passage of tolling measure. With each passing month, the picture of the replacement Interstate 5 Bridge becomes clearer. From the broad strokes of what the replacement will look like with the adoption of the initial replacement plan last July to fleshing out some of the details with the recent release of the financial plan, the program’s image is coming into focus. Embedded in the financial plan is the most detailed look to date about funding, construction and what the replacement project itself will look like. Construction Program officials have divided the project into four sections: the bridge replacement and…
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