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Chief Tax Officer and Lead Tax Attorney at Optima Tax Relief, Phil Hwang, Appointed National Chair of IRS Taxpayer Advocacy Panel

Optima Tax Relief announced today that Philip Hwang, its Chief Tax Officer and Lead Tax Attorney, has been appointed National...

Tax Benefits of Health Savings Accounts

Key Takeaways  HSAs provide triple tax advantages with tax-deductible contributions, tax-free growth, and tax-free withdrawals for qualified medical expenses.  To...

MMB Portfolio Dividend & Interest Income – 2025 Year End Update — My Money Blog

Here’s my 2025 Year-End income update as a companion post to my 2025 Year-End asset allocation & performance update. Even...

What is the Safe Harbor Rule for Underpaying Estimated Tax? 

Key Takeaways  Safe harbor tax rules protect against IRS underpayment penalties, not balances owed, by meeting specific payment thresholds during...

Apple Watch Standalone Phone on US Mobile Review — My Money Blog

My older two kids do not have smartphones, but instead both have an Apple Watch SE w/ Cellular for basic...

2026 Tax Brackets and Deductions

Key Takeaways   The 2026 tax brackets were increased for inflation, allowing taxpayers to earn more income before moving into higher...

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Nationwide extends 6x income lending to home mover and remo customers – Mortgage Strategy

Nationwide has extended its high loan-to-income (LTI) lending to home movers and customers remortgaging. The change will see Nationwide lend...

How PayPal’s New Tax Service Fits Into Its Overall Strategy

PayPal is introducing free federal and state tax filing for its debit card holders, allowing refunds to be deposited directly...

The Winners Write the History Books

I read The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman when it came out in 2005. This was one of the...

Bill CFO reflects on PayPal tenure

Growing up in a small town in India, Rohini Jain never could have imagined how far her career would take...

Why I’m Paper Trading – Banyan Hill Publishing

I’ve been paper trading recently. Yes, me. After over 20 years in the market. After $7.9 million in verified profits....

CFC names Christyn Yoast as global head of commercial

Cyber-focused hire aligns with insurer’s rapid international expansion Disclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not...

Mortgage

Flats and terraced homes achieve strongest yield growth in 2025: Paragon – Mortgage Strategy

Flats and terraced homes achieved the strongest gross rental yield growth for landlords in 2025, with the Wales and the...

How advisers are reframing the role of bridging finance – Mortgage Strategy

For much of its modern history, bridging finance has been viewed as a product of necessity rather than intent. It...

Taylor Wimpey numbers illustrate challenging climate – Mortgage Strategy

UK housebuilder Taylor Wimpey’s latest trading update shows a slight uptick in completions but a dip in the order book...

CHL Mortgages launches free valuation HMO and MUFB products – Mortgage Strategy

CHL Mortgages has launched a collection of limited-edition free valuation houses of multiple occupancy and multi unit freehold building products....

Leek BS makes rate reductions across core range – Mortgage Strategy

Leek Building Society has announced a series of mortgage rate reductions across the majority of its product range, with all...

Housing transactions up 1% in November 2025: HMRC – Mortgage Strategy

Housing transactions rose by 1% in November 2025, according to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). HMRC data shows that UK...