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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Here's what our research has found: the very best advisors are laser focused on having a positive impact on their clients' lives, they want to add meaning and help them live better lives. This is how we think about our research process every day. If we're going to recommend advisors to the public, we have to make sure every advisor is high quality. When we meet with an advisor in person or on the telephone we are thinking to ourselves: Is this someone that can offer impact. And would we recommend this advisor to a friend or family member?' Our Best-In-State Wealth Advisor rankings are published annually, but they don’t tell the whole story: most of these advisors are concentrated around the bigger markets such as New York and San Francisco. We've uncovered great advisors in all markets—South Carolina, Oklahoma, and other states with smaller concentrations of wealth. It is our belief clients are oftentimes better … [Read more...] about Methodology: Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors 2022

New York (CNN Business) Coca-Cola has another new flavor. This time, it got some help. The latest product out of Coca-Cola Creations — Coke's innovation platform, which brought us starlight and pixel-flavored sodas — is a collaboration with Marshmello , a masked DJ and electronic music producer. If you think the artist worked with Coke to develop a marshmallow-flavored beverage, you're wrong. Instead, the new flavor has notes of strawberry and watermelon, Marshmello's favorites. "For our third Coca-Cola Creations drop, we sought to add an unexpected remix of flavors to a great Coca-Cola taste," said Oana Vlad, senior director of global strategy at the company, in a statement announcing the collaboration Wednesday. "We created a vibey blend of my favorite flavors in this all-new mix," Marshmello said in a statement. "I think it tastes amazing and I hope fans love it too." Coca-Cola's new flavor was created in collaboration with … [Read more...] about Coke has a new flavor. It took inspiration from McDonald’s

As recently as 2015, there were more artists living in New York City than ever before (about 55,000). But from January 2021 to January 2022, rents surged 33%, pushing artists farther and farther out of the city’s creative neighborhoods. advertisement advertisement Then came Silver Art Project. Founded in 2018, the nonprofit runs an art residency on the 28th floor of 4 World Trade Center . Like other organizations with similar goals, Silver Art’s mission is to support artists who are being priced out of the city. Silver Art provides free studios and mentorship to a select cohort of artists; to date, more than 50—ranging from painters and visual artists to photographers and sculptors—have participated. This month marks the end of the second residency, which included 25 artists. While Silver Art is in the process of reviewing more than 1,200 applications for its upcoming cohort, I spoke with four artists who just spent a year working at 4 WTC. Most … [Read more...] about ‘You’re on top of the world’: Inside 4 artists’ studios on the 28th floor of the World Trade Center

Earlier this year, an Arizona woman whom we’ll call Kelly was completing the paperwork required to get facial feminization surgery. She was diagnosed with gender dysphoria in her teens, and after years of struggling with depression, she decided as a 20-something to transition. Then reality hit fast: The process is expensive, lengthy, and rarely covered by insurance. “So I did what lots of trans people do,” she tells Fast Company . “I got a job at Starbucks.” advertisement advertisement Starbucks has covered some types of gender-reassignment surgery since 2012. But in a radical move in 2018, it worked with the World Professional Association for Transgender Health to unveil a supplemental insurance plan that added coverage of procedures “previously considered cosmetic,” such as breast reduction, forehead contouring, calf implants, and hair transplants. With the requisite medical signoffs, Starbucks workers could get many of these procedures with zero … [Read more...] about Workers who joined Starbucks for transgender health benefits worry they are now at risk

The Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City returned in June for its first in-person event since 2019, a return that spotlighted the changes in tastes and behaviors created by the pandemic. The food and beverage industry trade show, organized by the Specialty Food Association , featured more than 1,900 exhibitors across a spectrum of food categories --from cured meats and cheeses to olive oil and sweets and exotic items such as gourmet bananas Foster bonbons ... and sections dedicated to cuisines of countries like Greece and Japan. With continued pandemic perturbations and murmurs of a recession ahead, here are some of the trends that emerged: 1. Convenience still conquers all Consumers prioritized both convenience and comfort during the pandemic, and that sentiment continues to grow. Hybrid and remote work has made e-commerce, delivery, and curated assortments an even bigger part of the convenience trend, according to the SFA's most recent State of the Specialty … [Read more...] about How the Pandemic Is Reshaping Food and Beverage Innovation

The current macroeconomic and geopolitical turmoil has crept up on once the hottest " non-fungible " future. Coming off its best year yet in 2021, NFT values are plunging alongside crypto . The average sale price of an NFT is now below $2,000, down from over $6,800 in January, according to market tracker NonFungible . NFT marketplace volume fell to just over $4 billion in May, from $7.2 billion the month before . On June 18, Bitcoin fell below $20,000 for the first time since 2020 . Ethereum and Solana, the tokens most commonly used with NFTs, have fallen about 71 percent and 79 percent this year, respectively. Despite the plunge, interest remains high. At the fourth annual NFT.NYC conference, which took place last week in New York City, attracted more than 15,000 attendees. "At NFT.NYC, the circles I'm in aren't talking about prices," tweeted Chris Cantino, a partner at venture capital firm Color Capital. They "aren't talking about leaving crypto. [They] … [Read more...] about How to Tweak Your NFT Strategy Amid Crypto Winter

The Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling this month that could curtail the Biden administration's efforts to rein in greenhouse gases, and its impact could weaken the federal government's power to oversee wide swaths of American life well beyond climate change. The upcoming decision on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) climate oversight in a case officially known as West Virginia v. The Environmental Protection Agency, could provide conservative justices on the nation's highest court an opportunity to undermine federal regulations on a number of issues, ranging from limiting greenhouse emissions, drug pricing, financial regulations and net neutrality. At the root of the case, critics of federal government oversight, including 27 Republican state Attorneys Generals and critics of the EPA, who say that it is "unlawful for federal agencies under the president's supervision to make major decisions about industry regulations without clear authorization from Congress." … [Read more...] about Sustainable Investing From The Advisor’s Perspective

Every year, top financial firms attract thousands of applicants for internship roles. In early 2022, Goldman Sachs reported 236,000 intern applications, a record for the company. With an acceptance rate of just 1.5%, the company accepted 2,900 globally in 2021. For those pursuing a career in finance, an internship at the top banking and investment firms is highly competitive given the opportunity to break into a high-paying field. While interns at top firms can earn over $80,000 on a prorated basis over a 10-week period, landing a job as a full-time junior banker can pay up to $150,000 in the first year. Key Takeaways The most prestigious finance internships attract thousands of applicants annually. Many have low acceptance rates, with some hovering close to 1%. Duties performed across finance internships include financial modeling, research, and company analysis. They may also include mentorship opportunities and networking events. While some finance internships … [Read more...] about Most Prestigious Finance Internships

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline Singer R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday, after being convicted last year on several counts of sex trafficking and other related crimes following accusations that have trailed him nearly his entire career. Key Facts Judge Ann M. Donnelly in Brooklyn sentenced Kelly, 55, to three decades in prison, telling him “the public has to be protected from behaviors like this,” according to the New York Times . Prosecutors asked that he be sentenced to more than 25 years and his lawyers requested he serve under 14 years. Kelly, whose real name is Robert Kelly, was found guilty last year on eight counts of violating the Mann Act—trafficking women across state lines for sex—and one count of racketeering. Six women gave victim impact statements before Kelly was sentenced, with one telling the singer she hopes he goes “to jail for the rest of your life” and another, Kitti Jones, … [Read more...] about R. Kelly Sentenced To 30 Years For Sex Trafficking And Racketeering

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire on Thursday and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be immediately sworn in to replace him, ushering in the court’s first Black female justice—and bringing Breyer’s decades-long tenure on the court to an end as it wraps up a controversial term that saw Breyer’s conservative-leaning colleagues overturning Roe v. Wade. Key Facts In a letter to President Joe Biden, Breyer said his retirement will be effective as of Thursday at noon Eastern time, after the court issues its remaining two opinions on Thursday at 10 a.m. Jackson will be sworn in at noon, immediately after Breyer’s retirement, the White House announced , with Chief Justice John Roberts and Breyer administering the two oaths Jackson will take in order to officially take the bench. Breyer had previously announced his impending retirement in January, saying he would retire at the end of the … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Justice Breyer Retiring Thursday—And Ketanji Brown Jackson Will Be Immediately Sworn In