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Fioney aims to help guide you to make the best decisions when it comes to the ever changing worlds of personal and small business finance.
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Economic News

U.S. and China Reach "Phase One" Trade Deal

by Fioney Staff
After more than a year of heightened tensions, back-and-forth tariffs, and plenty of near misses, it seems that the United States and The People's Republic of China have reached a preliminary trade deal. As a result both nations are calling off new rounds of tariffs that were set to go into effect. Additionally the U.S. has cut tariffs on some Chinese imports by half. Word of the deal was first...
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Small Business News

Majority of Small Business Owners Say the Minimum Wage isn't a Living Wage

by Fioney Staff
As the 2020 presidential election draws nearer, the subject of a "living wage" has again proven a hot topic — especially among Democratic primary candidates. Meanwhile, in recent years, a number of cities have passed their own initiatives to hike the minimum wage to $15 an hour or more. Throughout discussions of such moves, there's been a focus on small businesses that some argue would be hardest hit by increasing...
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FinTech News

Robinhood Announces Introduction of Fractional Stock Trading

by Fioney Staff
In the past few months, the investment app Robinhood has certainly seen its share of ups and down. Nevertheless the company has continued to not only push forward but also bring new features to its platform. On that note, the FinTech has just revealed that it will soon give users a new way to invest. Today Robinhood announced that it would be adding fractional stock trading to its platform. As...
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Personal Finance News

Apple Card Introduces Interest-Free Financing for iPhones

by Fioney Staff
When Apple announced the Apple Card earlier this year, it was met with both excitement and skepticism — and has somehow delivered on both. Despite being described by Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon as the "the most successful credit card launch ever," there have been some bumps along the way. While some of those problems may still exist, Apple seemingly has a couple of ideas for winning over fans. This week Apple...
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FinTech News

FintechOS Announces $14 Million Funding Round

by Fioney Staff
With as much attention as Silicon Valley startups get, it can be easy to forget that FinTech is far from just an American phenomenon. In fact firms in Europe, Asia, and beyond have certainly done their fair share or innovating and, yes, fundraising. Among them is Romania-based and aptly-named FintechOS. This week the company announced it had raised £10.7 million ($14 million) in its latest funding round. The Series A...
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Personal Finance

WalletHub Ranks Cities with Least Sustainable Credit Card Debt

by Fioney Staff
With U.S. credit card debt totaling more than $1 trillion and the 2019 holiday shopping season likely to move that number even higher, it's a sad reality that many Americans will spend months or years paying off their debts. However consumers in some cities may have it even worse than others. A new study by the personal finance site WalletHub looked specifically at how long it would take those in...
Top 10 Must-Read Personal Finance Posts November 2019
Best of the Web

Top 10 Personal Finance Articles of the Month — November 2019

by Fioney Staff
It’s time again for one of my favorite features here on Dyer News: a look at the top 10 personal finance articles of the month. First up we'll look at a few tips and tricks that can help you adjust your money mindset. Then, with the holidays just around the corner, we'll discuss money and stress-saving suggestions, followed by a couple of articles about the dangers of lifestyle inflation. Finally...
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Economic News

U.S. Economy Adds 266,000 Jobs in November

by Fioney Staff
It may be hard to believe but we're already in the last month of the decade — a decade that's economically been defined by recovery and growth. Therefore it only seems appropriate that the last jobs report to be released in 2019 would once again show encouraging results. As Axios reports, the latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics featured many pieces of good news. While experts surveyed by...
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Checking Account Review

2025 SoFi Checking and Savings Review

by Kyle Burbank
 Ever since I started taking an interest in the FinTech sector, one company whose name I’ve seen pop up over and over again is SoFi. That was later sent into overdrive as the company has not only become a household name thanks to its stadium naming rights deal but also because of the company’s continued product expansions. The most interesting development in my mind is SoFi’s acquisition of Golden Pacific...
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Credit Card News

Best Western Debuts Two New Rewards Credit Cards

by Kyle Burbank
After pausing applications for their previous rewards card, the hotel chain Best Western has unveiled a new pair of rewards credit cards with a new issuer. About the Best Western cards: Best Western is partnering with First Bank & Trust and Mercury Financial to introduce two new co-branded credit cards. First up is the no-annual-fee Best Western Rewards Visa Signature Card. With this card, customers can 4x points on Best...
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Credit Card News

Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card Launches Travel Contest

by Kyle Burbank
Chase and Marriott Bonoy have unveiled a special contest while continuing to offer its best-ever welcome bonus. About the welcome bonus and Bold Chat Court Contest: Marriott Bonvoy and Chase have launched a special opportunity called the Bold Chat Court contest. As part of this contest, 10 lucky travelers will be awarded 500,000 Marriott Bonvoy points (for a total of 5 million) as well as $5,000. For this contest, the...
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Credit Card News

Bilt Adds 2 New Transfer Partners Including First 3:2 Transfer Rate

by Kyle Burbank
Bilt is once again expanding its travel transfer rewards program — and is even breaking the mold with one new partner. About the new additions to Bilt: This week, Bilt launched partnerships with two more travel brands: TAP Air Portugal and Accor. As a result, Bilt members will now be able to transfer their points to Miles&Go and ALL Reward, respectively. In total, Bilt now has 18 transfer partners including 13...
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Checking Account Review

PayPal Debit Card Review: Earn Stackable 5% Cash Back

by Kyle Burbank
In recent weeks, PayPal debuted an updated debit card product (perhaps you've seen the incessant Will Ferrell commercials for it during football games?). With the launch of this card, the company known for online payments is encouraging customers to pay with them anywhere. To encourage such behavior, the debit card allows cardholders to earn 5% cashback — although, as you can imagine, there are some important restrictions on that. So,...