Personal Finance: What You Need To Know Today

Category: Personal Finance

Personal finance and money management can be very confusing. Most people know that optimizing their finances is important but few feel confident that they have the knowledge to do so.

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Goldman Sachs to Debut Robo-Advisor in 2020

Earlier this year Goldman Sachs purchased the wealth management firm United Capital for $750 million. Along with the company came its founder Joe Duran. Now, in a recent interview with Financial Times (via Barron's), Duran revealed that Goldman intends to launch its own robo-advisor platform sometime in the new year. If you're unfamiliar, robo-advisors are a rapidly growing investment segment that attempt to make it easier for new investors to...
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Money at 30: 3 Ways to Stretch Your Last-Minute Gift Budget

In case you hadn't noticed, Christmas Eve is a mere week away. If your have some shopping to do, not only is time running out but there's a chance your budgeted cash may be as well. Since taking on debt just to purchase gifts is never a good idea, you may want to look into ways to get the most from what you have. Luckily, I have a few ideas...
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SaverLife to Expand SaverLife Solutions with Prudential Foundation Investment

For as controversial as certain FinTech startups have been in some circles, financial technologies have provided many benefits for consumers. One company that exemplifies this is SaverLife — a non-profit set on helping individuals lead better financial lives. This includes various initiatives that incentivize saving, including their Scratch & Save program. Additionally the SaverLife Solutions program expands upon the company's goal by partnering with businesses to offer easily-implemented digital platforms...
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U.S. and China Reach "Phase One" Trade Deal

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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Robinhood Announces Introduction of Fractional Stock Trading

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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Apple Card Introduces Interest-Free Financing for iPhones

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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Money at 30: My Personal Credit Card Strategy for 2020

Often times when I tell people I blog about personal finance, they assume I'm some Dave Ramsey type who mostly just advises people on how to become debt-free. Yet, given my personal experiences, these days I find myself writing way more about credit rewards than credit card debt. Moreover the last few months have had me thinking far more about credit cards and my wife and I have made some...
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FintechOS Announces $14 Million Funding Round

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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2025 SoFi Checking and Savings Review

 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

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

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

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

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,...