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U.S. Economy Adds Lower-Than-Expected 175,000 Jobs in April
April 2024's jobs report has arrived — and so have several competing narratives about what it means. About the report: Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Employment Situation Summary for April. In total, it showed that the United States economy gained 175,000 jobs during the month. That's well below the 240,000 jobs that economists had forecasted (per Marketwatch) and, similarly, is lower than the 12-month average of 242,000 per...
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Lessons From a First-Time Home Buyer: The Best Parts of Homeownership So Far
Being a homeowner certainly has some pros and cons. In fact, a couple of weeks ago, I explored some of the downsides I've discovered since becoming a homeowner. With that, it's only fair that I also highlight some of the best aspects as well. Top 5 Things I'm Loving as a New Homeowner Being able to decorate Having lived in apartments for the past 20 years or so of my...
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How to Transfer a Retirement Account to Robinhood Retirement
Earlier this month, as I prepared for my tax-time IRA contributions, I learned two things about my IRA situation. First, I discovered that one Traditional IRA I had changed my investments due to the discontinuation of one of its fund options. Second, I found out that Robinhood Retirement was offering a bonus for Robinhood Gold customers who transferred their IRAs to the platform. Needless to say, this provided to perfect...
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Branded Customer Wallets FinTech Ansa Raises $14 Million
A FinTech that helps businesses create stored value payment programs has raised a fresh round of funding. About the round: Ansa has announced a new $14 million round. The Series A was led by Renegade Partners while Bain Capital Ventures, B37 Ventures, Box Group, and Wischoff Ventures also participated. This latest round comes almost exactly one year after a seed round, bringing the company's total funds raised to $19.4 million....
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FinTech Real Estate Platform Backflip Raises $15 Million
A real estate FinTech has revealed its latest funding round. About the round: This week, Backflip announced that it raised $15 million. The Series A was led by FirstMark Capital, while previous investors Vertical Venture Partners, LiveOak Venture Partners, Revel Partners, ECMC, Crow Holdings, and various angel investors also participated. To date, Backflip has raised $95 million in combined equity and debt, including an $8 million seed round in 2022....
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Cred.ai Review: A Credit-Building Debit Hybrid (with a Unicorn)
Years ago, while watching YouTube's Philip DeFranco Show, I was introduced to the Cred.ai Unicorn card and was instantly intrigued. Later that same day, I decided to apply for a card of my own. Since then, while I've written about the Unicorn card in various articles, I've never actually done a proper review of it. That changes today. So, what exactly is the Cred.ai Unicorn card and what does it...
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