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Here's how investors can avoid violating ‘wash sale rules’ when realizing tax losses

If you're eager to take advantage of tax-loss harvesting in a down market, you need to know how the "wash sale rule" works, according to experts.

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Report: More Than Half of the World’s Unbanked Adults Live in Seven Economies

World Bank Group | Jul 5, 2022 The benefits of financial inclusion have spurred efforts to expand account ownership and productive usage. Since 2011, the Global Findex survey has documented growth—at times incremental and at times dramatic—in account ownership across more than 140 economies. The Global Findex 2021 survey was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic—a


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Teen workers in a hot summer job market can use the 'greatest money-making asset' to their advantage, says CPA

For teenagers looking for summer work, opportunities — and wages — are looking up. Here's how they can make the most of their first paycheck.

2 years ago

Crypto Punks — is it Worth Buying?

Guest Post | Jul 4, 2022 CryptoPunks are 24x24 pixel art images created algorithmically. They were conceived as an experiment in combining art and TFT. Most of them are boys and girls, but there are also rarer types: monkeys, zombies, and even aliens. Each punk has its profile page and displays attributes, ownership/point of sale.


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The FCA Hosted CryptoSprints in May and June 2022: Here are The Outputs

FCA | Jun 29, 2022 We hosted our first policy-focused CryptoSprint events in May and June 2022. The objective of the events was to seek industry views around the current market and the design of an appropriate regulatory regime. The crypto market is developing at pace. Currently the FCA’s role is focused on registering firms


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Coinbase Implements KYC Travel Rule in the Netherlands

Coindesk | Jamie Crawley | Jun 24, 2022 From June 27, Coinbase customers in that country will have to supply key details about the transaction and the recipient when moving crypto out of the exchange. Coinbase's Dutch clientele will soon have to meet additional know-your-customer (KYC) requirements when transferring crypto to wallets held outside of


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Cato Analysis: SECs Proposed Climate‐​risk Disclosure

Cato Institute | Jennifer J. Schulp and William Yeatman | Jun 8, 2022 While some environmental advocates, consultants, and asset managers selling “sustainable” investment products have found a myriad of things to love about the proposal, there are far more reasons to criticize the SEC’s bold move: it’s a menace that threatens harm upon financial markets, the


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Insurance Industry Sitting on Treasure Trove of Big Data, As Regulators Wrestle Data Privacy

InsuranceNewsNet | June 14, 2022 Major insurance carriers sit on a treasure trove of big data, with endless possibilities to sharpen actuarial risk projections and target financial products more narrowly to millions of consumers. But there are big risks, too. Regulators are trying to protect privacy and ward off hidden discrimination, all while allowing insurers


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Will the Supreme Court’s EPA Decision Move Crypto Regulations off their Tracks?

Yahoo Finance | David Ingram | Jul 1, 2022 This week’s Supreme Court ruling limiting the Environmental Protection Agency's authority may have a surprising beneficiary: cryptocurrency investors who want to avoid federal regulation.  In ruling against the EPA, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for a 6-3 majority that when a government agency seeks to regulate


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Everything You Need To Know About Debt Consolidation and How It Works

Jul 4, 2022 Debt consolidation is the process of combining all your debts into a single, more manageable loan. It can be an effective way to get out of debt and regain control of your finances. But it's important to understand how it works and what to watch out for before you consolidate. This article


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EU agrees on landmark MiCA rules putting pressure on UK and US to regulation crypto assets too

The Guardian | Dan Milmo  | Jul 1, 2022 The EU has moved to rein in the “wild west” of crypto assets by agreeing a groundbreaking set of rules for the sector, adding to pressure on the UK and US to act too. Representatives from the European parliament and EU states inked an agreement on


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Three Arrows Capital crypto hedge fund files for bankruptcy

The Verge | Emma Roth | Jul 2, 2022 Cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy in a bid to protect its US assets from creditors in the country, as reported earlier by Bloomberg and CNBC. Representatives for the Singapore-based company made the filing in a Southern District New York


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SolidBlock Offers NFTStays as a Booking Tool for US Hotel Industry

SolidBlock | Miriam Green | Jun 9, 2022 SolidBlock is making history by being the first company to offer NFTs as a booking tool for the hotel industry in the United States. Launched in May 2022, NFTstays is a reservation system that enables hotels to increase their revenue and occupancy rates by tapping into the


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Where Did Convoy Support Come From?

The Tyee | Christopher Cheung  | Mar 15, 2022 Where did support for the Canada’s convoy protests come from? Thanks to a data leak, we have a rough idea. The so-called “Freedom Convoy” began in B.C.’s Lower Mainland and traversed the country before converging in Ottawa on Jan. 29. The protests attracted people with a


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Understanding The Importance Of Rental Property Management

Jul 4, 2022 Most people consider rental properties to be a form of passive income. In its very essence, it is, yet it is not as simple as buying a place and putting it aside for the time being. Once you find a suitable place that will make a good rental property to buy, there


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