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Private Equity Risks and Rewards

Private Equity Risks and Rewards

Investing in private equity could be an option to help diversify your portfolio and potentially earn returns. However, it is important to understand the potential risks and rewards before diving in. In this blog post, we will explore the potential … Continue reading

3 years ago
Crypto Hacking Reached $3.8 Billion in 2022 (Biggest on record)

Crypto Hacking Reached $3.8 Billion in 2022 (Biggest on record)

Chainanalysis | Feb 1, 2023 2022 was the biggest year ever for crypto hacking, with $3.8 billion stolen from cryptocurrency businesses. DeFi protocols by far the biggest victims of cryptocurrency hacks accounting for 82.1% of all cryptocurrency stolen by hackers — a total of $3.1 billion — up from 73.3% in 2021. And of that


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3 years ago
Supreme Court challenges to Biden student loan plan hinge on overreach, financial harm

Supreme Court challenges to Biden student loan plan hinge on overreach, financial harm

The Supreme Court is set to review a Biden administration debt relief plan for student loan borrowers. Here's why plaintiffs argue the plan should be struck down.

3 years ago
Annuity sales hit record last year, eclipsing sales during 2008 financial crisis amid fear, higher rates

Annuity sales hit record last year, eclipsing sales during 2008 financial crisis amid fear, higher rates

Consumers flocked to annuities marketed as being "protection-focused" as stocks and bonds faltered and annuity payouts were relatively attractive.

3 years ago
ARK Innovation Predictions and Big Ideas 2023

ARK Innovation Predictions and Big Ideas 2023

Fortune via Yahoo Finance | Christiaan Hetzner | Feb 1, 2023 Hypersonic flight, 3D printed humanoid robots, groceries delivered by drones, molecular biomarkers for early detection of malignant tumors Report: That's the conclusion from her annual Big Ideas report published on Tuesday by her money management firm. This 153-page deep dive attempts to handicap the


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3 years ago
Top 10 Trends Reshaping Banking for 2023

Top 10 Trends Reshaping Banking for 2023

Accenture | Michael Abbott  | Jan 10, 2023 A combination of well-established forces and recent developments is reshaping banking. Overview: In the absence of that revenue stream, banks shifted their focus from the totality of customers’ financial needs to isolated products that continued to generate fees. At the same time, fintech innovators burst onto the


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3 years ago
Roughly 70% of taxpayers are eligible for IRS Free File, but only 2% used it in 2022

Roughly 70% of taxpayers are eligible for IRS Free File, but only 2% used it in 2022

Roughly 70% of Americans qualify for IRS Free File, but only 2% of taxpayers used it in 2022. Here's what to know to file your federal return for free.

3 years ago
How to protect yourself from tax fraud and scams, according to cybersecurity experts

How to protect yourself from tax fraud and scams, according to cybersecurity experts

Fraud costs Americans billions of dollars each year, and tax season is a time when phone, email and text scams, including IRS agent impersonation, all rise.

3 years ago
IRS about 3 to 5 times more likely to audit Black Americans' tax returns, study finds

IRS about 3 to 5 times more likely to audit Black Americans' tax returns, study finds

Black Americans are nearly three to five times more likely to be audited by IRS, a new study shows. Here's what it means for filers.

3 years ago
Insurers Cautioned on “Silent Crypto” Exposure

Insurers Cautioned on “Silent Crypto” Exposure

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker | Anjali Das  | Jan 23, 2023 The recent implosion of crypto firm FTX and its affiliates provides a case study for potential crypto exposure under traditional insurance policies in this series of four articles Silent Crypto for D&O and Corporate Liability Insurance (Part I), Silent Crypto Exposure for


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3 years ago
Is the Crypto Bottom In Yet?

Is the Crypto Bottom In Yet?

Tristram Waye for Bitvo | Feb 2, 2023 After a substantial lift in crypto, it begs the question, was that the bottom?  The answer, of course, is no idea.  Because bottoms are not events but rather a process.  After a challenging crypto winter, the relief is welcome, but the question of whether it’s over requires


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3 years ago
Federal Judge Dismisses Unregistered Securities Class Action Suit Against Coinbase (Shares Jump 21%)

Federal Judge Dismisses Unregistered Securities Class Action Suit Against Coinbase (Shares Jump 21%)

MarketWatch | Dean Seal | Feb 2, 2023 Shares of Coinbase Global Inc. rose 21% to $79.50 after a federal district judge dismissed a proposed class action accusing the crypto exchange of selling tokens that qualified as unregistered securities. The suit, filed in October 2021, alleged that nearly 80 of the digital assets traded on


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3 years ago
VoPay Launches VoPay360 – Embedded Financial Technology

VoPay Launches VoPay360 – Embedded Financial Technology

VoPay | Release | Feb 1, 2023 Leading provider of embedded financial technology solutions, VoPay, today announced the launch of VoPay 360. VoPay 360 bridges the gap between accounting software and the payment platform in one centralized platform. Built on VoPay's industry-leading API, VoPay 360 will become the "operating system" for all transaction data going


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3 years ago
William Shatner Feature-length Documentary Reaches $790,000 Equity Crowdfunding Goal (less than a week)

William Shatner Feature-length Documentary Reaches $790,000 Equity Crowdfunding Goal (less than a week)

Variety | Todd Spangler | Jan 31, 2023 William Shatner fans bought up all the shares in the actor’s forthcoming feature-length documentary “You Can Call Me Bill” in less than a week — shelling out nearly $790,000 and topping the film’s crowdfunding goal. Legion M’s equity crowdfunding round for the Shatner documentary, exploring the life


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3 years ago
Wait until 70 to claim Social Security: 'The return on being patient is huge,' says economist

Wait until 70 to claim Social Security: 'The return on being patient is huge,' says economist

Retirement benefits taken at age 70 are 76% higher, adjusted for inflation, than retirement benefits taken at 62, research finds.

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