Personal Finance: What You Need To Know Today

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Roboadvisor Wealthfront Introduces Automated Bond Portfolio

Roboadvisor platform Wealthfront is continuing to expand its product offerings with the debut of a new bond portfolio option. About the feature: This week, Wealthfront announced the official launch of its Automated Bond Portfolio. As the FinTech explains, the first-of-its-kind portfolio combines Treasury and corporate bond ETFs. The result is a portfolio meant to deliver higher yields than savings accounts while retaining a lower risk than other equities. As with...
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70% of First-Time Homebuyers See Ownership as Wealth Building

The past few years have proven to be an interesting time for those looking to buy a home. Between a global pandemic and interest rates flipping from record lows to multi-year highs, some might have assumed that episode would only further grow the cohort of Americans who were content to rent indefinitely rather than buy. However, a new survey from Chase finds that a significant number of those who don't...
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Credit Genie Raises $4 Million

A FinTech that helps provide consumers with individualized financial insights has raised a new round of funding. The funding round: This week, Credit Genie (which is owned by Creditly Corp.) announced that it had closed a $4 million round. The Series A was led by Tippet Ventures and Khosla Venture while Gabriel Investments also participated. To date, the company has now raised a total of $13.2 million. With the new...
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United States Economy Gains 339,000 Jobs in May 2023

Defying expectations once again, the United States economy managed to add a significant number of jobs last month. About the May 2023 jobs report: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the economy gained 339,000 jobs in May 2023. That's far higher than the 190,000 figure that economists projected. What's more, April's jobs number was adjusted upwards, climbing to 294,000 from 253,000. Additionally, while March's jobs figure was originally announced to...
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Are People Just Now Learning About Vegas' Tricky Game Rules?

Vegas casinos want your money! Okay, that part you knew — but were you aware of some of the tricky tactics they use to try to get more of it? Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal published a report that gamblers lost nearly $1 billion at Las Vegas Strips casino Blackjack tables last year, amounting to the second-highest total on record. Yet, the reasons cited for this increase weren't...
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Greenwood Acquires Fellow Neobank Kinly

Two banking startups are joining forces to further their mission of helping Black America build generational wealth. Earlier this month, Greenwood announced its acquisition of Kinly. According to a press release, the transaction will bring "the two largest FinTechs focused on the Black community together as one company." Moreover, with 300,000 Kinly members joining Greenwood, the combined neobank will have more than 1 million members. About Greenwood and Kinly: Greenwood...
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Pawn Lending Alternative Pesto Announces New Funding Round

A startup that's looking to disrupt the pawn shop loan market is ready to hit the scene. This week, Pesto announced a new round of funding, while also launching the Pesto Mastercard. About the funding round: The FinTech firm Pesto has revealed a fresh round of funding. While the amount of the round was not disclosed in a press release, Crunchbase reports that the Series A amounted to $11 million....
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Travel Insurtech Brand Faye Raises $10 Million

An insurtech company with a focus on travel has scored a sizable funding round just ahead of the busy summer season. The funding round details: This week, Faye announced that it had raised $10 million. The Series A was led by Munich Re Ventures alongside existing investors Viola Ventures and F2 Venture Capital. Menora Tech and former Allianz Global Travel Insurance CEO Mike Nelson also participated. To date, the company...
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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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A Look at How Rakuten (Ebates) Works in 2026

Since taking an interest in personal finance, one site I’ve come across again and again is Rakuten, formerly Ebates. If you’re still unfamiliar, Rakuten is a cashback site — and is the largest of its kind by far, boasting deals from over 3,500 retailers. Its popularity has endured even with the odd Rakuten re-branding and the platform remains one of my most-used money-saving tools. Since joining Rakuten / Ebates some...
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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...