Finance

Best Way to Protect Social Security and Medicare is to Balance the Budget

New book argues that balance requires the wealthiest top 1 percent to start paying taxes again Some observers point to the sorry condition of our federal finances as a rationale for cutting...

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Nvidia's 'one team' culture means no special treatment: VPs fly coach, and assistants are limited

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang name-dropped six startups playing in the AI agent space.picture alliance via Getty ImagesAn Nvidia executive said VPs at the company fly economy and don't have executive ass...

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Young Wall Street, pay attention: 5 new Goldman MDs share their best tips for getting ahead at work

From left: Lizzie Dove and Jim Schneider, new managing directors for 2025 at Goldman Sachs.Courtesy of Goldman SachsWant to be a Goldman Sachs managing director? Listen up for this advice from thos...

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I'm a former investment bank MD turned career coach. Here are my 4 tips for landing a job in a tough market.

Eric Sim, 55, retired from his banking career in 2017. Sim says building up one's competencies, appeal, trustworthiness, and social capital will help one to secure a job.Eric SimEric Sim spent over...

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The House just voted to end the longest government shutdown in US history after 43 days

Speaker of the House Mike JohnsonAndrew Harnik/Getty ImagesCongress has reached a deal to end the shutdown, reopening federal agencies.The shutdown stemmed from disputes over Affordable Care Act an...

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A former WPP exec is suing the ad agency giant, claiming he was fired after flagging an alleged kickback operation

WPP, whose 3 World Trade Center, New York City, office is depicted in this photo, is being sued by a former executive who was fired from the advertising company this year.: Plexi Images/GHI/UCG/Uni...

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I quit my dream job to be a stay-at-home mom. I now dip into my savings to pay for my kids' needs.

The author is now a stay-at-home mom.Courtest of Alexandra MeyerI left my dream journalism career to become a stay-at-home mom for my children.I'm now a freelancer, which means I don't earn enough ...

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This TFSA mistake is costing millennial and gen Z Canadians a fortune, TD says

While young Canadians are tryi...

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This startup says it can predict how much lawsuits will settle for. Read the pitch deck that it used to raise $3 million.

CEO of Theo Ai Patrick Ip.Theo AiTheo Ai has raised $3 million to build "predictive analytics" for the legal industry.The startup uses a client's own case data to model the likelihood of a settleme...

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Banker bags: Cool or cringe?

William Edwards/Business InsiderThis post originally appeared in the First Trade newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily markets newsletter here.Wall Street's ubiquitous vests can e...

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Why SoftBank is the Dallas Cowboys of AI investing

Stacy Revere/Getty ImagesThis post originally appeared in the First Trade newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insider's daily markets newsletter here.Good morning and welcome to First Trade. I'...

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Cotswolds starter kit: The 7 fashion and lifestyle must-haves of the British country elite in the 'Hamptons of England'

A lane in the Cotswolds, the area of England dubbed the "Hamptons of England."Frederick Hunt for BIThe Cotswolds, dubbed the "Hamptons of England," is a buzzy destination for America's rich and pow...

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Garry Marr: Americans may soon get the option of 50-year mortgages. Here's why Canadians shouldn't be envious

What’s five decades to pay off you...

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A financially independent couple with 14 rental units shares the strategy they use to lock in lower interest rates

Ali and Josh Lupo, founders of The FI Couple.Courtesy of Ali and Josh LupoAli and Josh Lupo use seller financing to secure lower interest rates on rental properties.Seller financing allows buyers t...

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The 3 skills a new Goldman managing director says aspiring technologists on Wall Street need

Dan Popescu was promoted to the role of managing director at Goldman Sachs, part of its new 2025 class of MDs announced last week.Courtesy of Goldman SachsDan Popescu is a newly promoted managing d...

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Tax-and-spend governments do a disservice to those who sacrificed everything

In late May 2024, I had the privilege of ...

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Garry Marr: Will anyone want to be a landlord in a rent-controlled world?

This isn’t a rant against rent...

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Trump's quick homeownership fix comes with a massive catch

Aerial view of a residential area with houses in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler.Getty ImagesThis post originally appeared in the Business Insider Today newsletter.You can sign up for Business Insid...

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A glimpse inside JPMorgan's new headquarters — courtesy of TikTok

JPMorgan has shared renderings of the interior.Foster+PartnersVideos of what appear to be the inside of JPMorgan's new headquarters are popping up on TikTok.They show a gym with floor-to-ceiling wi...

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I've lived and worked in 5 countries. After becoming an empty nester, I built my dream retirement in a new city.

Jessica Khine lives in Penang, Malaysia as an empty nester.Jessica Khine.Jessica Khine has lived and worked in various countries, including the UK, Japan, and Singapore.After being laid off in 2018...

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Sam Altman's eye-scanning Orb startup wants to hit a billion users. It's less than 2% of the way there.

Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images; BISam Altman's startup, Tools for Humanity, has raised hundreds of millions of dollars on a futuristic premise: using eyeballs to establish that someone is human...

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