Month: April 2016

The Financial Industry Regulation Authority proposed a new rule last week that will provide questions that should be asked to the self-regulatory organization. NASDAQ reports that when member firms hire another firm’s representative, they must provide an electronic or paper “educational communication” from FINRA to former clients if they try to persuade them to move their assets. This written communication must be provided to clients when they are first contacted about transferring their assets. Regarding the ruling, FINRA officials said, … Continue reading “FINRA Rule to Provide Aid for Transferring of Assets”

Here’s a fun piece of trivia: Millennials will need about $2 million to retire comfortably. Unless you enjoy making fun of the youngest generation, that number is less is terrifying. People love to hate Millennials, or the generation born between 1982 and 1994. Even the word “Millennials” has been overused so much that the word itself can prompt Olympic-level eye rolling. But new data from USA Today should inspire sympathy for the Me Generation. No, it’s not the $1 trillion … Continue reading “How Much Will Millennials Need To Retire? You Don’t Want To Know…”

The human hair trade, growing due to a rising demand for human-hair extensions, is exploiting poverty-stricken girls and women across the globe. Celebrities like Victoria Beckham, Beyonce and the Kardashians have set a trend of enhancing one’s natural head of hair with real hair extensions to add volume and length. But where are these hair extensions coming from? While some women are donating hair of their own free will, many are being robbed of their luscious locks by force or … Continue reading “The Human Hair Trade Exploits Women Across the Globe”