After years of talk, the world’s most familiar digital payment platform, Paypal, is finally embracing cryptocurrency as a form of accepted currencies for all its US users. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin will be the cryptocurrencies accepted by PayPal. “The shift to digital forms of currencies is inevitable,” said Dan Schulman, president, and CEO
Jul 20 | 2021
Boomer Financial Advice to Ditch
It’s easy to dish out what you might think is great financial advice if you’re from the boomer generation — the most recent generation to accumulate copious amounts of wealth compared to others. But does the financial advice of this aging generation still hold up today? Older generation financial advisors such as Suze Orman and
Dec 17 | 2020
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Whether you’re leaving a job involuntarily, departing for something new, or just want to prepare for the unknown, it is smart to understand all your options regarding your 401k. Leave It Where It Is 401k plans differ based on the employer, but most will give you the option to leave your 401k where it is
Casinos are rarely as lavish or exciting as the movies make them out to be. Movies like Ocean’s 11, Casino, Rounders, and James Bond make it seem like an exhilarating experience. Growing up on such movies tainted my first experience gambling in a casino. I walked in thinking I was about to have hours of
Oct 01 | 2020
As labor market demands continue changing, redesigned job skills are working their way to the top of employers’ desired skill sets for employees. With nearly 14 million Americans currently looking for work, giving your resume an update has never sounded better! We have cultivated a list of the most coveted and in-demand job skills you
The death of a loved one creates an emotional whirlwind of feelings and responsibilities. And one important aspect of death that often gets overlooked is just how expensive it is to die. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the price of funerals in the United States has risen 227% in the last 30 years;
What is Robinhood? The Robinhood app debuted in 2013 as a first-of-its-kind revolutionizing free investment platform. Much like the 700-year-old story of the hero to the people, Robin Hood, FinTech entrepreneurs Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt created the platform in order to make stock trading easily accessible to the general public and not just the
Sep 08 | 2020
The National Financial Educators Council (NFEC) surveyed young adults in 2017 and asked them what high school course would benefit their lives the most. The majority responded that money management was the course that would be most beneficial. With personal debt is at its highest record and COVID-19 threatening to have the hardest economic effects
Debt collection is a whopping $11.5 billion industry, and around 28% of Americans currently owe money and are being sought out by a third party debt collection agency, according to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP). Debt collectors often prey on creditors’ ignorance. In 2018 alone, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) banned 32 companies
Aug 21 | 2020
It’s that time of the year again. The middle of August—better known to parents as back-to-school shopping season. Back to school shopping is one of the busiest shopping seasons of the year—and even though there is still plenty of uncertainty surrounding the coming school year due to the coronavirus pandemic, one thing is sure—school must