内容摘要：All told, the S&P 500 slipped 4.03 points to 5,659.91. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 119.07 to 41,249.38, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.78 to 17,928.92.

All told, the S&P 500 slipped 4.03 points to 5,659.91. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 119.07 to 41,249.38, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.78 to 17,928.92.

Automated changes, like increasing workplace 401(k) plan contributions, setting up direct deposits from paychecks into dedicated savings accounts, and arranging for monthly transfers into an IRA and/or 529 college savings accounts all add up quickly, McBride said.Your financial goals can encompass more than just managing your money better — they can also be about keeping your money safe from

. A golden rule to protect yourself fromis to “slow down,” said Johan Gerber, executive vice president of security solutions at Mastercard.“You have to slow down and talk to other people if you’re not sure (whether or not) it’s scam,” said Gerber, who recommends building an accountability system with family to keep yourself and your loved ones secure.

Scammers use urgency to make people fall for their tricks, so taking your time to make any financial decision can keep you from losing money.don’t always have to be rooted in a

— they can also be about well-being. Finances are deeply connected with our mental health, and, to take care of our money, we also need to take care of ourselves.

“I think that now more than any other year, your financial wellness should be a resolution,” said Alejandra Rojas, personal finance expert and founder of The Money Mindset Hub, a mentoring platform for women entrepreneurs. “Your mental health with money should be a resolution.”The friendly engagement is just one tactic the women-led forest ranger group has been using to safeguard the forest their village relies on from deforestation and poaching. After years of patrols have accompanied a sharp decrease in deforestation, the rangers are now sharing their strategies with other women-led groups striving to protect their forests across Indonesia.

Rangers talk to a villager they met on their way back from a patrol in Damaran Baru, Aceh province, Indonesia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)Rangers talk to a villager they met on their way back from a patrol in Damaran Baru, Aceh province, Indonesia, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

A vast tropical archipelago stretching across the equator, Indonesia is home to the world’s third-largest rainforest, with a variety of endangered wildlife and plants, including orangutans, elephants and giant forest flowers. Some live nowhere else.Since 1950, more than 285,715 square miles (740,000 square kilometers) of Indonesian rainforest — an area twice the size of Germany — have been logged, burned or degraded for development of palm oil, paper and rubber plantations, nickel mining and other commodities, according to Global Forest Watch. In recent years