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8 companies that help pay off student loans and let you work from home

Currently, 17% of employers offer student loan debt assistance and another 31% plan to offer it, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

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How to get more financial aid for college

To get any assistance, students must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which serves as the gateway to scholarships, grants, work-study and loans.

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Here's what the debt limit standoff means for you

Failing to suspend or increase the debt ceiling could delay Social Security checks and veteran benefits, increase borrowing costs and trigger a market sell-off.

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Higher-quality SPAC sponsors must emerge for once red-hot space to turn around

Ninety-seven percent of more than 300 pre-merger SPAC deals are now trading below their key $10 offer price.

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Forward Security Earns Select Tier Consulting Partner Designation from Amazon Web Services program

FWD Security | Release | Sep 28, 2021 Forward Security Inc., a Vancouver-based application & cloud security consulting company, is proud to announce that it has earned the Select tier Consulting Partner designation from Amazon Web Services (AWS) through the AWS Partner Network (APN) program. "We are very excited to be recognized as a Select


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Puerto Rico residents aren't getting monthly child tax credit payments. That could change soon

Puerto Rico residents, who are U.S. citizens, are not eligible to get the advance child tax credit payments that have lifted many children out of poverty.

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Canadian Women in VC – 3rd Annual Compensation Survey (Deadline Oct 11)

Canadian Women in VC | Sep 28, 2021 The 3rd Annual Canadian Venture Capital Compensation Survey is open for participation! Over the past 2 years, your participation has helped shine a light on wage standards and discrepancies and facilitated confident conversations and raises across venture capital funds in Canada. Did you know that: Except at


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Deal for state and local tax deduction cap may happen this week, key Democrat says

Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., said an agreement to repeal the cap on the federal deduction for state and local taxes may come this week.

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How Renaissance-era philosopher Machiavelli can help today's women get ahead

Journalist Stacey Vanek Smith believes Machiavelli's infamous strategies can be put to use by women today, who remain a small share of CEOs and board members.

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Mr Goxx, the crypto-trading hamster beating FTSE 100

BBC | David Molloy | Sep 27, 2021 Like many people, Mr Goxx is dabbling in cryptocurrency, hoping to strike it rich. He's notable for two reasons: first, he is making money, with his lifetime career performance up about 20% - beating many professional traders and funds. Second, Mr Goxx is a hamster. The business-minded


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[Event, Oct 7, 2021]: Rising to the Challenge of New Global Realities

PPF | Sep 28, 2021 Forging a new path for sustainable and inclusive prosperity in Canada The reopening of the economy and the election of a new Parliament provides an opportunity for the country to address a series of long-standing and more recent societal challenges with the same determination as the pandemic itself. The following


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Stocks could slide further as interest rates rise and Big Tech drags the market

A sharp jump in interest rates over the last several sessions stung the market, particularly the Big Tech and growth names.

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Make these financial and career moves before you quit your job

Before you decide to join the millions of Americans taking part in "The Great Resignation," make sure you are financial stable and have a plan.

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Canada’s Library of Parliament Report: A Comparison of Open Banking Recommendations

Senator Colin Deacon | Sep 27, 2021 On June 19th, 2019, the Senate Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce (Senate Banking Committee) released the report,  Open Banking: What it Means for You, Following the release of this report, Senators Colin Deacon and Howard Wetston continued to invest a considerable amount of time advancing the issue of


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Betakit podcast with Senator Deacon on Open Banking and Competition

Betakit | Sep 27, 2021 “The reality is [the banks] have been used to an environment where they can increase fees without increasing value to customers.” Biography:  Senator Colin Deacon The Honourable Colin Deacon’s entrepreneurial background brings a unique perspective to Canada’s Upper Chamber. Before his June 2018 appointment to the Senate as an Independent Senator representing Nova Scotia, Senator Deacon


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