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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Growing FinTech Trend Finds Startups Going Bi-Coastal
Since the 1970s, there’s been no question about where the capital of technology has been in the United States: Silicon Valley. Today, Northern California and specifically the Bay Area is home to a plethora of startups, including some well-known FinTechs. However a growing trend suggests that some of these disruptors are branching out and looking…
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Personal Loans Still Fastest-Growing Debt Type in U.S.
Looking for a personal loan this holiday season? You’re certainly not alone. According to a recent Experian report, personal loans continue to be the fastest-growing type of debt, totaling $305 billion in the second quarter of this year. That marks a 12% year over year increase and a 47% rise from 2015 when personal loan debt…
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Robinhood Withdraws Bank Charter Application
Back in April of this year, Robinhood joined the growing list of FinTechs and challenger banks applying to become full-fledged banks and receive a national charter. At the time the company said, “Robinhood’s goal is to be able to offer its customers a full suite of financial products to service their needs.” Cut to today…
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Money at 30: My Personal Finance Tool Turkeys of the Year
Every year for Thanksgiving, the Disney fan site I write for, LaughingPlace.com, compiles a list of our top Disney “Turkeys.” This fun list finds us highlighting efforts by the company that were perhaps misguided or just didn’t work out as they might have hoped. Of course, having reviewed plenty of personal finance apps, tools, and…
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PayPal Acquires Deal-Finding App Honey
Every day millions of users turn to PayPal to send money and make purchases. Now the FinTech is making a rather sizeable buy of its own. Last week the company announced that it would be acquiring Honey. For their purchase of Honey (or Honey Science Corporation as their formally known), PayPal will pay a whopping…
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WalletHub Shares Black Friday Trends and Best Deals for 2019
It’s almost here: after weeks of “pre-Black Friday sale” ads flooding airwaves and e-mail boxes everywhere, the main event is nearly upon us. As has become tradition, this Friday retailers across the nation will woo shoppers with special “doorbusters” and other attractive pricing in a bid to kickstart the holiday shopping season. Of course, when…
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Charles Schwab Reportedly Eying Purchase of TD Ameritrade
The discount brokerage industry as we know it is rapidly changing. Not only have FinTechs like Robinhood and others disrupted the market but, more recently, several well-established firms made some major changes of their own. Now another big evolution could be in the works as CNBC reports that Charles Schwab is in talks to purchase…
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Robinhood Announces Launch in the United Kingdom
With the brokerage landscape here at home rapidly evolving, it makes a lot of sense that Robinhood would want to start looking overseas for future growth.




