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☆ Summer flights in the US are 19% cheaper than last year — here's how to find the best deals
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Bianca Giacobone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Booking a domestic flight 3 to 4 months in advance helps travelers find the best price. Prices for US domestic flights have finally cooled off after a very expensive 2022. Other than domestic flights, only flights to South America and the Antilles are cheaper than they were last year. Finding the best deal for summer travel is all about timing. Domestic mid-week flights — Wednesday especially — are on average $56 cheaper year-round, $60 cheaper over the summer, and up to $100 cheaper during holidays.

☆ Netflix vs. Disney? Analysts have a favorite, and give it nearly 30% upside
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Zavier Ong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

There's plenty of competition in streaming services, but Netflix and Disney are undoubtedly two of the biggest names — and both are facing a number of headwinds. However, analysts' average potential upside tells a different story: Disney gets average potential upside of 26%, according to FactSet data, while Netflix's comes in at just 3.8%. The case for Netflix For Bank of America, Netflix is a "world class brand" with a "leading global subscriber base." "I think Netflix is certainly going to have a lot of leverage on revenue growth and cost discipline. With the kind of blended businesses and the opportunities for improvement, I think Disney is a little bit better in my favor," he said.

☆ Planning a trip to Disney World? Why you need a "game plan" in place
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPlanning a trip to Disney World? Why you need a "game plan" in placeLike many places, trips to Walt Disney World are all about booking in advance — hotels, restaurants, parks, even rides. Here's how the Orlando park is managing its own popularity in an era of overtourism and rapid technological change, CNBC's Monica Pitrelli reports.

☆ Wells Fargo thinks Netflix has 20% upside from here. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Netflix will likely see improved earnings and a continued rally as its password sharing crackdown continues, Wells Fargo said. "That said, we're confident that numbers will be moving higher as paid sharing is better understood, but it's tougher to know by how much." With these expected changes and uptake, incremental revenue should be around $1.5 billion by the 2024 fiscal year. His base case shows incremental revenue could increase by around $1.3 billion by 2024. Investors have already been excited by the potential for paid account sharing, Cahall said.

☆ How to factor your health into your financial planning, according to a doctor-turned-advisor
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Sarah O'Brien | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"A healthy person needs a totally different [financial] plan from someone who has health issues." This document outlines the health care you want and don't want if you become unable to communicate those desires yourself. You also should have powers of attorney assigned to trusted individuals for health care and, separately, your finances. "Everyone needs those documents, but especially if you have significant health issues," McClanahan said. Your use of health care should be considered

☆ Private equity giants are still racing to fill 2024 associate seats. See 8 firms — from Carlyle to Bain Capital — that have been recruiting first-year investment bankers for jobs that won't start for
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Last year's on-cycle recruiting kicked off earlier than ever, and many junior bankers weren't ready. In an effort to win the war for talent that was raging last year, private equity firms pushed their recruiting efforts earlier than in ever— to late summer. To be sure, not all private equity firms kicked off on-cycle recruiting in August. It usually involves an intense week-long period (although sometimes shorter or longer) where private equity firms rush in to snag the top talent. The bottom line shows the month and year analysts started their roles, and the yellow line indicated when on-cycle recruiting began that season.

☆ The private equity industry is racing to fill 2024 associate roles after last year's hyper competitive hiring tactics backfired
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Paying taxes with a credit card to earn a big sign-up bonus or reward points only makes sense if the value exceeds the credit card fee you will be charged. Paying TurboTax convenience fee with a credit cardYou can also pay taxes with a credit card using tax-preparation tools like TurboTax Tax Software. In that case, you won't have the option to pay by credit card through TurboTax; just select "pay by check" and proceed to your preferred IRS-approved payment processor to pay your taxes by credit card. Quick tip: When you pay taxes with a credit card, the transaction is processed as a purchase, not a cash advance — so you'll still earn credit card rewards. How to pay taxes with a credit cardPaying your taxes with a credit card is easy and only takes a few minutes.

☆ I coach workers at Amazon and Google through layoffs. Here's what I tell those who've been let go and those left behind.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Alisa Cohen has coached tech workers at companies like Google and Amazon. More than 50% of my career-coaching clients work in Big Tech, and another 30% are in B2B SaaS or e-commerce. I'm seeing some large tech companies like Google and Meta offering 10 to 16 weeks of base salary plus one to two weeks for each additional year worked. I coach job seekers to consider if the work environment, leadership, and culture are aligned with their values. I coach clients to connect their actions to their results — and importantly, to communicate the value they've added and impact they've made.

☆ Here are the 5 things you should do when you get a bad performance review and your boss isn't in your corner
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Rebecca Knight | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Insider spoke with career experts about the steps you should take after you get a bad review. "But if your manager isn't in your corner — isn't aligned with you and isn't trying to help you advance — it can be really stressful and deflating." Insider spoke with Elias and other career experts about the five steps you should take after you get a bad review. A line-by-line rebuttal isn't wise, but Layfield said that some well-reasoned (and polite) counterarguments that debunk or weaken your boss' assessment might be warranted. "Look for things that are within your control that your boss can't take away from you," she said.

☆ I took an $18-an-hour job in an Amazon warehouse to cure the spiraling depression I felt as a CEO. It worked — and gave me a new perspective on the industry.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Hannah Towey | Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

He quit his CEO job and began working 11-hour Amazon warehouse shifts during the company's busiest season. I decided to take a warehouse job at AmazonIt felt like the one thing I really needed for myself was some structure — wakeup times, some exercise — just to get out there somehow. Philip Su worked in an Amazon warehouse for seven weeks. My warehouse job lifted me out of my depressionI took the job because I was desperate for something to enforce regularity for me, and I very much benefited from Amazon doing that. Are you an Amazon warehouse worker with a story to tell?

☆ How to combine multiple Citi credit cards for ultimate travel rewards
▼ + stars: | 2021-09-22 | by ( Jennifer Yellin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Then, we also want to add the Citi Double Cash Card, the Citi Custom Cash Card and the Citi Rewards+ Card to complete the group. Citi Premier Card: The key to transfersUse the Citi Premier card to transfer your ThankYou points to Citi's airline partners for the best redemptions. And when you combine the Citi Rewards+ with other Citi ThankYou credit cards, this rebate includes all points redeemed from your combined ThankYou account. There’s one caveat to those looking to apply for the Citi Rewards+ card at the same time as the Citi Premier. Citi only allows you to apply for one Citi card every eight days, and a maximum of two Citi cards every 65 days.

☆ How to set realistic New Year's resolutions and actually stick to them, according to a neuroscientist
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-29 | by ( Moran Cerf | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I don't have any profound resolutions, but I wonder if there is any advice on how to make realistic ones that I can actually follow? To make resolutions you'll follow through with, start by choosing realistic ones. Rank your resolutions from most to least importantMake your list, pick only the top two, and write them as your New Year's resolutions. This way you'll have a mini internal simulation of how good you are, generally, in accomplishing the type of things other people try to do in a year. The point is that hopefully seeing money being drawn from your account at the end of the year will drive you to make realistic resolutions for the next year.

☆ The best investing stories of July: How to win the next phase of COVID-19 — 'hidden' high-upside businesses — record-cheap value stocks
▼ + stars: | 2020-08-04 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Many of them are preparing for the next phase of life in the stock market — one characterized by stimulus uncertainty and a US economic recovery that's lagging the rest of the world. He foresees a so-called squeeze higher for value stocks, and recommends that investors position their portfolios to profit from a rotation away from popular growth names. Look no further:Chart of the weekJPMorganThe JPMorgan chart above — compiled by the firm's quant guru, Marko Kolanovic — shows that value stocks are now trading at a record cheapness relative to growth. Kolanovic's takeaway from this trend is that value stocks are susceptible to a squeeze higher, and investors should rightly position their portfolios ahead of time. — Marko Kolanovic, global head of macro quantitative and derivatives research at JPMorgan, on why he sees a value-stock rally in the cards

Writer Erica Lamberg has learned the hard way that the most important perk for a good travel credit card is no foreign transaction fees. Her go-to travel cards with no foreign transaction fees are the Bank of America Travel Rewards credit card and the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card. Upon returning home, when I opened my credit card statement, I gasped at the Euro fees on my credit card. Plus, the Travel Rewards card boasts a reliable rewards program — earn 1.5 points per $1 spent on all purchases. Another card I like is the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card.

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