Personal Finance
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Faye Raises $31 Million for Travel Insurance Platform
An app that makes travel insurance buying simpler has raised an impressive round of funding. About the round: Faye has announced a new $31 million round. The Series B was led by Portage while Lumir Ventures and existing investors F2 Venture Capital, Viola Ventures, and Munich Re Ventures also participated. To date, the company has…
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Lessons From a First-Time Home Buyer: When Your Mortgage Servicer Changes
Something I’d absolutely never heard about prior to buying a home was the idea that your mortgage might just randomly be sold to another company. Sure, I was familiar with the concept of companies selling off delinquent debt to collectors, but it never crossed my mind that lenders would elect to transfer their mortgages in…
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Bitcoin Rewards App Fold Announces Plan to Go Public Via SPAC
A Bitcoin-centric FinTech has announced plans to hit the NASDAQ market. About the public offering: Fold is ready to go public. The company revealed that it’s entered into a definitive agreement with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) FTAC Emerald Acquisition Corp. As a result of the proposed transaction, Fold will be listed on NASDAQ.…
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Moving from a Health Marketplace Plan to an Employer Plan
In the United States, health insurance coverage has largely been tied to employment. That’s why the Affordable Care Act (colloquially known as Obamacare) not only increased eligibility for employer-sponsored health insurance plans but also introduced insurance marketplaces where those who didn’t qualify for employer plans could find coverage and potentially claim a subsidy. However, because…
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Tax-Advantaged Account Platform Carry Raises $10 Million
An investment platform with an emphasis on tax-saving strategies has raised a new round of funding. About the round: Earlier this week, Carry revealed that it had raised $10 million. The Series A was led by Accomplice VC with “dozens” of angel investors participating as well. According to the company, the funds were raised at…
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Aven Raises $142 Million for Home Equity-Backed Credit Card
A company that offers a home equity-backed credit card has secured a new “megaround” of funding. About the round: This week, Aven announced that it had raised $142 million. The Series D was led by Khosla Ventures and General Catalyst while returning investors, such as Caffeinated Capital, Electric Capital, Founders Fund, and The General Partnership,…
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Beyond Getting By by Holly Trantham Book Review
Despite moving to a house right across the street from a library branch last year, it’s been a while since I took the opportunity to browse the New Release shelves for recent personal finance titles. When I finally did, I came across the book Beyond Getting By: The Financial Diet’s Guide to Abundant and Intentional…
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Sequoia Reportedly Offers to Buy Stripe Shares from Investors
Major FinTech investor Sequoia Capital is reportedly offering to buy stakes of Stripe from previous investors. What’s happening: According to a report from Axios, Sequoia has been emailing limited partners that invested in Stripe between 2009 and 2012. The venture capital firm is offering to purchase up to $861 million in shares of the FinTech…




