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Personal Finance
Labor Department Report Shows States with Highest, Lowest Unemployment
Throughout the current pandemic, it's been clear that some areas of the nation have been harder hit than others. This is not only true in terms of coronavirus cases and deaths but also for economic conditions. With that in mind, let's take a look at this morning's Bureau of Labor Statistics state unemployment report. As previously announced, the national unemployment rate was 10.2% in July. However, the latest data shows...
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College Students Report Increasing Financial Literacy During Current Crisis
It's been said thousands of times by this point but it remains undeniably true: the 2020-2021 school year will be unlike any other. With the COVID-19 pandemic still top of mind for students, parents, teachers, and administrators - schools and campuses across the nation are navigating the best path forward with some opening to limited in-person activity while others remain strictly online for the foreseeable future. Of course, while elementary...
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Robinhood Raises Another $200 Million Amid Rapid Growth
Even as the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter the United States economy at large, the stock markets have largely managed to recover. In fact, the S&P 500 reached a record high this week, likely rewarding users who bought during this year's lows. Among these "winners" are users of the free stock trading app Robinhood who famously flocked to the market as it fell. Now it seems that the app itself...
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Betterment, SoFi, and Others Form FinTech Equality Coalition
Over the past few months, conversations about race and equality have permeated throughout the nation. Now, in an effort to bring these issues to light in the financial technologies community and seek reform, several startups have signed-up to form the FinTech Equality Coalition. The Coalition is being spearheaded by the robo-advisor Betterment but other founding members amount to a "who's who" of FinTech. This includes real estate investment platform Cadre,...
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Survey Finds Americans Lack Confidence in Social Security's Future
Eighty-five years ago, the Social Security Act was signed into law. While the program this bill created is still in effect today, it continues to be a somewhat controversial topic. More specifically, there are those who worry that the program won't be sustainable going forward. Now, a survey from AARP shows that a majority of Americans are not confident that Social Security can last nor be relied upon for their...
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Cash Back App Dosh Expanding "Powered by Dosh" Platform
When it comes to FinTech, there are a few different models that startups can follow. Among them is the idea that the company can launch its own platform as proof of concept before offering the backend a la carte for integration with other businesses. Take, for example, online lender OnDeck spinning off its loan application software ODX for use by banks. Now it seems that cash back app Dosh is...
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