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How to beat back rising prices with Memorial Day deals

For consumers struggling with soaring prices, the Memorial Day weekend sales push could be a great time to stock up.

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Director of government financial watchdog Rohit Chopra looks for signs of stress as consumers increase debt to deal with inflation

As director of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra is keeping a close eye on trouble spots that could cause another financial crisis.

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Why it's hard for the Biden administration to figure out how much student debt to forgive

Any announcement on student loan forgiveness by the White House is likely to stir as much celebration as complaints from borrowers. Here's why.

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The 'un-retirement' trend could help increase the available pool of workers amid this hot job market, analyses find

There's been a steady increase in the number of people coming out of retirement. Demand for workers is high and Covid-19 health risks are reduced for many.

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Home prices have surged. Here's how to tap into that equity if you aren't ready to sell

Total housing wealth grew by $8.2 trillion between 2010 and 2020, according to a March report from the National Association of Realtors.

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Try these gas-saving tips before you hit the road this Memorial Day weekend

With gas prices at an all-time high heading into Memorial Day weekend, these savings tips can cut down the cost of filling up.

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Being in a wedding party costs an average $825. Here’s how to avoid debt and regret

There's a marriage boom underway, which may mean you'll be shelling out a lot of money to be in wedding parties.

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Employee Ownership Trusts: How Employees Can Become Legal Shareholders for Free

CBC Radio | May 24, 2022 When Heather Payne, CEO of Juno College of Technology in Toronto is one of a number of Canadian business owners who are considering moving their company ownership structure to an employee ownership trust (EOT).  It's a legal structure that allows employees to become shareholders without paying directly for their shares. Shares are held


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Vitalik Proposes Web3 Credentials of the Future: ‘Soulbound Tokens’

The Defiant | Jason Levin  | May 25, 2022 Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin recently proposed a new kind of token standard that will help users gain insights into others’ real-world activities, accomplishments, likes and dislikes – something like a glimpse into their soul. Buterin’s soulbound tokens (SBTs) are non-transferrable NFTs held by unique crypto wallets


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Growing Trends: Insurtech and AI

Ince | Apr 26, 2022 The rapid development of converging technologies is bringing about fundamental changes to the insurance industry. In the long term, organisations that are slow to embrace these new technologies will struggle to compete and to retain their place in the market.  These innovations initially impacted the consumer market and the markets


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Capital gains may have triggered hundreds of billions more in individual taxes for 2021, analysis shows. How to trim your tax bill

Individuals paid significantly more taxes this season, and the surge in capital gains in 2021 may be to blame, according to the Penn Wharton Budget Model.

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40% of parents have an adult child living with them, survey finds. Here's how they can still prioritize their financial goals

As rents and home prices soar, more adult children are boomeranging back to live with their parents. But that doesn't have to set you back financially.

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US Treasury of Foreign Assets Control Sanctions Virtual Currency Mixer (First Time Ever)

Mayer Brown | May 13, 2022 On May 6, 2022, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") designated crypto mixer Blender.io as a Specially Designated National ("SDN"), marking the first time a virtual currency mixer has been sanctioned. The move is the latest in a series of sanctions designations and enforcement actions


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Here’s the best way to use a health savings account, which offers a triple-tax advantage

Health savings accounts can be a powerful way to build wealth and save for medical costs in old age, according to financial advisors.

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Open Banking Surpasses 5 million User Milestone in the UK

Sifted | Apr 5, 2022 Just this year, open banking hit 5m users in the UK. While this is far behind experts’ predictions of where the tech would be, it’s still a significant milestone. “Open banking is the ability for people to have more control over their bank accounts.  Closed banking means, if you have


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