Personal Finance News
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Acorns Study Finds Americans Prioritizing Health Spending, Additional Saving
When it comes to personal finance matters, it’s easy to get bogged down in bad news. However, on a brighter note, it looks as though more young adults are adopting better financial habits. Today the micro-investing app Acorns released their Money Matters Report for 2018, which asked 3,400 Americans between the ages of 18 and…
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Study Finds Best and Worst Credit Cities for 2019
If you’ve been paying attention, you may have heard that the average credit score in America is on the rise. In fact, according to the Fair Isaacs Corporation — much more commonly known as FICO — the average now sits north of 700 points. However the personal finance site WalletHub recently sought to find which cities in…
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Survey Ranks Money Topics as “Most Taboo”
You’ve probably heard it said that you shouldn’t lend money to friends. But has that advice been interpreted as “don’t talk about money with friends” by some Americans? A recent study conducted by the Captial Group and reported on by The Motley Fool found that money-related matters were far more likely to be considered taboo than…
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36% of Respondents Admit to Maxing Out Credit Cards on Large Purchases
When you make a large purchase, do you turn to plastic or cash? That’s what a new survey by the personal finance site WalletHub sought to find out. Additionally the study found that many Americans run the risk of maxing out their credit cards when making large purchases. First, WalletHub asked what respondents considered to be a “large purchase.”…
