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Biden’s budget proposes tax hike on married filers making more than $450,000

President Joe Biden has proposed a hike on the top marginal income tax bracket for single filers earning more than $400,000 and married couples above $450,000.

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Cathie Wood has been a magnet for criticism. She blames her contrarian views, not her gender

When Cathie Wood reflects on her career, she said she attributes any professional marginalization to her contrarian views rather than her gender.

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Biden's budget makes no mention of student loan forgiveness

Millions of Americans waiting for news on the future of their student debt got no more information from Biden's 2023 budget proposal.

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Consumers have saved more than $100 billion in health savings accounts

Health savings accounts are growing rapidly. They are available to consumers with a high-deductible health insurance plan and have a triple tax advantage.

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What It’s Like Working at a DAO?

Time | Andrew R. Chow | Mar 24, 2022 In January, many people on Crypto Twitter proclaimed that if 2021 was the year of NFTs, then 2022 would be the year of DAOs. DAOs, or decentralized autonomous organizations, are a new-ish type of organizational structure that have proliferated rapidly in the last couple years as


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House of Representatives set to vote on bill to improve retirement system. What to know

The House of Representatives could vote on the Securing a Strong Retirement Act, or Secure Act 2.0, as early as Tuesday.

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Last chance to avoid a 50% penalty on required withdrawals is April 1 for some retirees

If you turned age 72 during the second half of 2021, the deadline for your first annual required withdrawal from retirement accounts is April 1, 2022.

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FTC sues TurboTax owner Intuit for advertising tax software as 'free'

The Federal Trade Commission claims Intuit uses "bait and switch" advertising that markets TurboTax as free but charges most users when they file their taxes.

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Carl Icahn is expanding his animal-welfare campaign to Kroger, after first targeting McDonald's

Carl Icahn is expanding his animal-welfare campaign to the nation's largest supermarket chain, Kroger Co.

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Couples who pool their money are more likely to stay together, research finds

Whether or not couples keep joint accounts could make or break a relationship, according to research. Here's why.

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Budgeting for a baby: Here's what financial advisors recommend for new parents

Expecting a baby? It's important to start thinking about both the short-term and long-term costs of raising a child, say financial advisors.

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Most medical debt is coming off credit reports. Here’s what to do if yours doesn’t

Equifax, Experian and TransUnion recently announced that starting July 1, they will remove nearly 70% of medical debt from credit reports.

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Op-ed: While green investments are underperforming, investors need to remain patient

Many environmental, social and corporate governance investors are seeing portfolio values decline this year. If it continues, how patient will ESG investors be?

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Coinbase Complies: Starting Apr 4 Monitor Canadian Transactions Above CA$1,000

Crypto Briefing | Mike Dalton | Mar 25, 2022 Coinbase users in Canada will soon be required to report the details of recipients who receive large transactions, according to a notice sent to users. Those regulations, which came into effect in June 2021, require money services businesses to keep records of virtual currency transactions that


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Why Apple Acquired An ‘Open Banking’ Fintech

Forbes | Ron Shevlin | Mar 27, 2022 The Apple-oids in Cupertino must eat this stuff up. Every time Apple makes an acquisition, the technology world—and increasingly now, the fintechaverse—goes into hyper speculation mode, trying to figure out why the company made the purchase and what it plans to do with the acquired firm. See:


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