(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Getty Images I cringe every time somebody tells me “it’s a market economy.” I get the economic reality of that statement, but it also signals a loss of control. What is the market economy? It’s when the value of your 401(k) tanks. It’s when gasoline and natural gas price soar because More
A businessman is trapped in his glass office by a surplus of discarded ideas on papergetty If you’re a regular reader, you were likely expecting a reminder about filing for an extension during tax season. If I had to guess, you thought it might pop up in April—not at the beginning of March. I’m doing More
Fintech remains one of the fastest-growing sectors of the technology industry, and with that, the number of entrepreneurs and innovators seeking to disrupt the space continues to skyrocket each year. Fintech’s growth owes itself to a number of factors. The vast capabilities of AI and automation changes how the financial industry operates. An ever-evolving regulatory More
(Photo By Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images There’s always a catch when I mention Roth IRAs. Not everyone can open one, but if you can, it’s a must-have account. Roths come in two flavors: The Individual Retirement Account (IRA) version you can set up yourself or the More
(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Getty Images Key Takeaways It’s been a mixed bag for Wall Street this earning season, with some banks beating estimates and some notching major misses Some themes across the board include a massive slowdown in investment banking revenues, as M&A and IPO activity plunged during a volatile year The net interest More
Chicago skyline aerial drone view from above, lake Michigan and city of Chicago downtown skyscrapers … [+] cityscape. The average rent in Chicago zip codes on the its lakefront rank among the top 10 most expensive in the city.getty Home prices have been through a whirlwind over the last three years, thanks mainly to the More
TOPSHOT – FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (C) is led away handcuffed by officers of the Royal Bahamas … [+] Police Force in Nassau, Bahamas on December 13, 2022. – Disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried was hit with multiple criminal charges December 13, 2022, accused of committing one of the biggest financial frauds in US history. More
WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 08: CEO of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried testifies during a hearing before the … [+] House Financial Services Committee. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Getty Images Cryptocurrency company FTX and its young founder, Samuel Bankman-Fried (“Sam”), once were valued at nearly $30 billion. The company was a hub for all things crypto, performing More
Nov. 17. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Key Takeaways Mortgage refinance applications are down 88% since this time last year, with new mortgage applications also down 46% over the same period. It comes off the back of rapidly rising rates, which have made mortgages hundreds of dollars more expensive… More
James Caan visits his old prison mate Willie Nelson in a scene from the United Artist movie “Thief”, … [+] circa 1981. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Getty Images Consumer scams are like gremlins. They just keep morphing into something else. A relatively new scam involves swindlers posing as representatives of the Consumer Financial… More
Filling taxes online concept. Vector of people filling tax form documents using internet servicesgetty The amounts exempt from federal estate and gift taxes are adjusted for inflation each year. The IRS has come out with the exemption amounts for 2023. Gift and Estate Tax Exemption: The amount you can give during your lifetime, or at… More
Sometimes you need somewhere to park your cash for a year or less. Perhaps you’re saving your money for a house, a wedding, or another financial goal. If you don’t want to tie your money up long-term, here are some of the best short-term investments right now. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA – APRIL 14: Tiger Woods (L)… More
US President Joe Biden announces student loan relief on August 24, 2022, in the Roosevelt Room of … [+] the White House in Washington, DC. – Biden announced that most US university graduates still trying to pay off student loans will get $10,000 of relief to address a decades-old headache of massive educational debt across… More
Will Biometrics Be the Future of Payments? Tech companies Apple and Google, major influencers of consumer behavior, have done the heavy-lifting when it comes to biometrics acceptance. Their tech tools and ubiquitous smartphones have primed consumers to use their fingerprints or faces to access their devices. In addition, user IDs, PINs and passwords have become… More
By Richard Eisenberg, Next Avenue getty Sharon Greenfelt Kersten, a 70-year-old publicist, loved the $1,900-a-month Fort Lauderdale, Florida, two-bedroom rental house where she lived and worked. But in November 2021, her landlord told her he planned to raise the rent by roughly 40%, to $2,800 monthly. “I absolutely could not afford that,” says Kersten. So,… More
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