Personal Finance: What You Need To Know Today

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Personal Finance

Robinhood App Review: Why I'm Still a Fan (Overall)

by Kyle Burbank
Robinhood has proven to be an extremely easy way to start buying stocks without having to pay commissions or fees. Furthermore, as I do start to learn the ropes and am ready to take my portfolio to the next level, it's nice to know that Robinhood continues to increase their offerings.
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Personal Finance

Embedded Earned Wage Access Platform Reset Raises $6 Million

by Kyle Burbank
A FinTech that allows credit unions and smaller banks to offer earned wage access to customers has raised a new investment round. About Reset and Its Latest Round: This week, Reset revealed that it had raised $6 million in funding. The seed round included participation from Georgia's Own Credit Union, InTouch Credit Union, Chartway Credit Union, VyStar Credit Union, and One Washington Financial as well as Curql, Navari, and the...
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Symphony Launches "Savings" App Earning Points and Miles

by Kyle Burbank
A FinTech company has debuted a new account that earns cash interest as well as transferable points and miles. About Symphony: This week, Symphony officially announced its launch. The selling point of this new platform is that it allows customers to earn points for saving instead of spending. According to Symphony, accountholders can earn a fixed 5% APY and earn rewards on every dollar they save. However, these aren't regular...
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Amazon Previews Next Prime Day Event for June 2026

by Kyle Burbank
Amazon is gearing up for another Prime Day event, which will run for four days this month. About Amazon Prime Day 2026: This week, Amazon revealed a first look at its summer Prime Day sale. The event will take place from June 23rd (at 12:01 PT) through June 26th. That's notably earlier than 2025's Prime Day Event, which ran from July 8th to the 11th. Prime Day 2026 is set...
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Personal Finance

SoFi Debuts AI-Powered Financial Chatbot: SoFi Coach

by Kyle Burbank
SoFi is delivering a new tool to members: an AI-powered chatbot called SoFi Coach. About SoFi Coach: This week, the FinTech-turned-national bank SoFi revealed its latest feature. SoFi Coach is a new chat tool that offers personalized money insights for members. According to the company, the Coach was built with the help of SoFi's financial planning team and, in early testing, nearly 70% of those who engaged with the tool...
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Personal Finance

Robinhood, U.S. Treasury Launch Trump Accounts Mobile App

by Kyle Burbank
As Trump Accounts near their launch this summer, a dedicated, official app for accountholders has debuted. About the Trump Accounts App: Soon, the tax-advantaged account meant to help parents save for their children's future will debut — including one-time contributions for qualifying children. Ahead of that, Robinhood, alongside the U.S. Department of Treasury, has launched a Trump Accounts mobile app, allowing parents to manage their contributions and investments. The mobile...
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Personal Finance

Lessons From a First-Time Home Buyer: The Good and Bad of Door-to-Door Solicitors

by Kyle Burbank
When we first moved into our home, I noted that one of my least favorite things about living in a house (as compared to an access-controlled apartment building) was the ability for solicitors and other strangers to knock on our door. To be fair, this hasn't happened with too much frequency — and there is a range of just how obnoxious they are. Well, recently, we had two very different...
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Personal Finance

AI-Powered Rewards Platform CasaPerks Raises $15.8 Million

by Kyle Burbank
A platform that allows consumers to earn rewards on rent and more has raised a new round of funding. About CasaPerks and the Seed Round: Today, CasaPerks revealed that it had raised $15.8 million. The seed round was led by Longevity Equity and included participation from "top real estate operators" among others. With the funds, CasaPerks plans to continue its expansion. Additionally, the company intends to scale its workplace recognition...
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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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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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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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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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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,...