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These early retirement advocates quit their jobs with plenty of money in the bank. Here are their tips for becoming financially independent

The FIRE movement, which stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early, is built on the idea that handling your money well can lead to financial freedom.

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Fed's pause on interest rates is a blow to affordable housing in California

Mortgage rates likely will remain high despite the Fed's pause on interest rate hikes, a blow to affordable housing in California, says state treasurer Fiona Ma.

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BlackRock files for spot bitcoin ETF, with Coinbase as a crypto custodian

The firm filed an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch the iShares Bitcoin Trust.

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Millennials and Crypto: Understanding the Generational Shift in Investment Mindset

Jun 15, 2023 Although cryptocurrencies have been part of our lives for many years now, it’s often difficult for many people to understand why they are so popular. More specifically, not many understand why millennials are so hung up on crypto. Investors now are not the same as they were in the past. They have


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The AI Feedback Loop: Researchers Warn of ‘Model Collapse’

VentureBeat | Carl Franzen | Jun 12, 2023 Researchers from the UK and Canada have found that as AI-generated content proliferates on the internet, AI models that train on this content develop irreversible defects. Rapid Deterioration of Quality: As AI models train on content generated by other AI models, they tend to lose touch with


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Why economists say it's a near certainty that housing inflation will soon fall

The consumer price index will soon reflect easing price trends in U.S. housing, economists said.

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OneVest’s Rapid Expansion Powered by a $17M Funding Round led by OMERS Ventures

OneVest | Release | Jun 14, 2023 OneVest, a pioneering financial technology company, recently raised CAD$17M in Series A funding to revolutionize the wealth management experience for financial institutions and their clients. The firm OneVest, with a mission to power global wealth, provides an all-encompassing wealth management platform that is already being recognized as an


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This map shows how much money renters in every state need to earn to afford a 2-bedroom apartment

In no U.S. state or city can a full-time worker earning the local minimum wage afford a two-bedroom apartment, the National Low Income Housing Coalition finds.

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Here's how the Federal Reserve's pause in interest rate hikes affects your money

At the end of its two-day meeting Wednesday, the Fed said it would skip a rate hike in June.

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How to shift your bond portfolio as the Fed pauses interest rate hikes

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced a break from raising interest rates, while projecting two more hikes. Here's what it means for bond portfolios.

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How Nobul is Enhancing Customer Experience in Real Estate

Jun 14, 2023 The real estate experience used to be fraught with complexities, opacity, a lack of choice, and the ever-present threat of fraud. It’s the largest purchase most people made in their lifetimes, yet it remained regrettably stuck in the pre-digital age. If you wanted to find the right agent, you had to crack


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How Technology Transformed the Online Gaming Experience

Jun 14, 2023 Introduction Online gaming has come a long way since its humble beginnings in the early 1970s. Back then, games were simple text-based affairs that were played on mainframe computers. But as technology has evolved, so too has online gaming. Today, games are incredibly realistic and immersive, and they can be played on


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2 years ago

What does it take to be wealthy? Well-being is a more important measure than money or assets, survey finds

A new Charles Schwab survey finds well-being, not money, has become the leading measure of wealth for most adults today. 

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Retirees’ biggest fear is outliving their assets, research finds. These tips can help

As retirement planning becomes more of an individual responsibility, new research shows workers and retirees are feeling the pressure.

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Here’s the inflation breakdown for May 2023, in one chart

The consumer price index rose at its slowest pace in two years in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday.

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