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ETFs are a wrapper for individual assets such as stocks and bonds, similar to mutual funds. However, many ETFs have better tax efficiency and lower expense ratios than mutual funds, driving many investors to make the switch. "ETFs have come a long way over the past 15 to 20 years," said certified financial planner Barry Glassman, founder and president of Glassman Wealth Services in McLean, Virginia. In 2022, investors sold more than $900 billion from mutual funds and poured roughly $600 billion into ETFs, according to Morningstar data. The most attractive feature of an ETF is that most don't distribute capital gains at the end of the year.

Persons: Barry Glassman, " Glassman, Cathy Curtis, Marguerita Cheng, Kamila Elliott, Cheng Organizations: Wealth, CNBC's, Morningstar, CNBC's FA Council, Curtis Financial, Blue, Global Wealth, Wealth Partners Locations: McLean , Virginia, Oakland , California, California, Gaithersburg , Maryland, Atlanta

☆ Here’s how rising pay transparency is causing an employer compensation information ‘arms race’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Jared Mitovich | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Rising pay transparency is causing a new kind of competition among employers — and it's not necessarily for talent. Instead, the shift in employers opting to share salaries on job listings has sparked an "arms race" for better starting pay and other benefits, Julia Pollak, chief economist at ZipRecruiter, told CNBC. And more employers are also including a range of non-cash benefits, perks and flexibility options in their job postings, according to a recent ZipRecruiter survey on pay transparency. "We've seen a pretty dramatic uptick in the number of employers who are actually even including wages on our job postings," Stahle said. In addition, the tight labor market and pay transparency are acting as dual forces — with employers posting wages and benefits up front as a way to attract workers who have been difficult to draw in.

Persons: —, it's, Julia Pollak, Gen Z, Cory Stahle, Stahle Organizations: CNBC, Finance Locations: California, Colorado, Washington

☆ Union workers ‘are catching up’ on pay as labor organizing surges
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Jared Mitovich | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

While predictions across the board about employee pay are forecasting slower wage growth next year, there's a notable exception: union workers, especially those in service and manufacturing roles. Compensation for union workers is up just 11% since the first quarter of 2020, compared with 14.6% for nonunion workers, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data from the second quarter of 2023. The rise in pay growth for unionized employees this year stems, in part, from significant labor action, including a string of labor deals resulting in higher pay. Many unionized workers, for example, haven't negotiated a new contract since the Covid-19 pandemic began. "Unionized workers couldn't see the same scale of wage increases over the past few years that non-unionized workers did," said Aaron Terrazas, Glassdoor's chief economist.

Persons: there's, haven't, Aaron Terrazas Organizations: of Labor Statistics, Finance, United Auto Workers, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Ford, UAW

☆ There's a 'radically different' wage growth forecast in 2024, says economist. What that means for you
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Jared Mitovich | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In June, employers surveyed by consulting firm WTW said they were planning to increase salaries by about 4% in 2024, compared to 4.6% in 2023. Wage growth has 'come down pretty steadily'Employees are entering a tighter job market, which has affected wage predictions, said Terrazas. "We should expect less turnover to continue to tamp down wage growth in coming months," according to the report. At the current rate, Indeed's tracker forecasts posted wage growth to reach the 2019 average of 3.1% in late 2023 or early 2024. Wage growth has "come down pretty steadily" since that pandemic high, Indeed economist Cory Stahle said.

Persons: Scott Dalton, WTW, Mercer, LaCinda Glover, —, Cory Stahle, they've, Julia Pollak, Terrazas, Pollak Organizations: Workers, Bloomberg, Getty, Mercer, Employees Locations: Columbus , Texas

Olivier Douliery | Afp | Getty ImagesAmberlee McGaughey, a librarian in Pennsylvania, was not worried about the restart of student loan payments. In August, she applied for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program with her loan servicer, MOHELA, or the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority. Around 7% of student loan borrowers are now more than $100,000 in debt. "The government has made all these announcements, and it's really confusing to people," said Scott Buchanan, executive director of the Student Loan Servicing Alliance, a trade group for federal student loan servicers. Her original student loan bill of $483, which was listed as due on Oct. 20, wasn't affordable for her.

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watch nowWithout broad-based student loan forgiveness, some colleges have a new strategy to keep students from drowning in debt. Roughly two dozen schools have introduced "no-loan" policies, which means they are eliminating student loans altogether from their financial aid packages. More from Personal Finance:More colleges are offering guaranteed admissionStrategy could shave thousands off college costsShould you apply early to college? Colby College in Waterville, Maine, has had a no-loan policy in place since 2008. For Terra Gallo, who is a senior majoring in environmental policy, "Colby's no-loan policy and the fact that demonstrated need is met and accounted for was something that was important to both me and my family."

Persons: Nicole Hurd, Hurd, Terra Gallo, Gallo, Colby, Jackie Hardwick, Hardwick, Randi Maloney, Robert Franek, Franek, Forrest Stuart Organizations: Lafayette College, Finance, Colby, Quest, Princeton, The Princeton Locations: Easton , Pennsylvania, Lafayette, Waterville , Maine, Jacksonville , Florida

☆ More mortgage applications are being rejected for 'insufficient income.' Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Jared Mitovich | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Prospective buyers attend an open house at a home for sale in Larchmont, New York, on Jan. 22, 2023. As high home prices and interest rates push up monthly mortgage payments, it's harder for many consumers to even get a mortgage in the first place. Last year, lenders denied loan applications due to "insufficient income" more often than any other point since records began in 2018, according to a new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Refinance applications were more frequently rejected, at a rate of 24.7% in 2022 — up sharply from 14.2% in 2021. "In most cases, income did not increase at the pace of average mortgage payments," said Glassman, who is a member of CNBC's FA Council.

Persons: Barry Glassman, Glassman Organizations: Consumer Financial, Finance, Wealth, CNBC's FA Locations: Larchmont , New York, McLean , Virginia, CNBC's

☆ China's outbound travel surges ahead of 'Golden Week' holidays
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Jared Mitovich | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Outbound travel from China is surging ahead of the first "Golden Week" holiday period since the country has allowed international travel to resume and even as China's economic growth has slowed. Golden Week, which begins Oct. 1 this year, marks the annual weeklong period that includes the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day in China. Trip.com said bookings for travel within China are up by four times compared with last year's Golden Week, with residents opting to travel between different provinces for longer periods of time. Northwest China's autumnal tours and South China's comfortable climate have made those destinations particularly popular, Trip.com said. Golden Week typically spurs hundreds of millions in China to travel.

Persons: Trip.com, Jane Sun, Sun, China — Organizations: International Airport, Beijing Capital International Locations: Shanghai, China, Singapore, Australia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, Covid, United Kingdom, South Korea

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