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State Tax Refund Seized. Now What? 

Key Takeaways   A state tax refund seized means all or part of your refund was intercepted through a refund offset...

What Businesses Need to Know Before 2027

For years, one of the biggest challenges for technology companies has been the lack of consistency in how states tax...

What are Education Credits and Deductions Every Student Should Claim? 

Key Takeaways  Education tax credits directly reduce your tax bill, while education deductions reduce your taxable income. Credits generally provide greater tax...

Is Claiming Social Security Early at 62 Actually the Right Move? — My Money Blog

A major retirement decision is when to start claiming Social Security benefits. There are many ways to visualize the decision...

Does Social Security Change If You Move States?​

Key Takeaways  Moving to another state generally does not change your Social Security benefits because Social Security is a federal program based...

Sales Tax vs. Income Tax: Why Your State Bill Feels So Different

Key Takeaways  Sales tax vs income tax comes down to spending versus earnings. Sales tax is imposed when you purchase taxable goods...

Make Money

How to get a virtual phone number in 2026

Many sole traders begin their business journey relying on their personal mobile device and number to field professional calls and messages.  This is a convenient and perfectly understandable decision in the early days, though you may quickly find you outgrow...

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Build the agency you want to own: The early mistakes that can derail independents

Dan Garzella, founder and CEO of Garzella Group and Darkhorse Insurance Brokers, said that operational complexity is easy to underestimate....

Buyer demand eases as sales market remains steady – Mortgage Strategy

Demand from prospective buyers eased slightly in May, while sales activity and stock levels remained largely stable, according to the...

Samsung Plans Native Stablecoin Support for Mobile Wallet

Samsung could soon bring stablecoins to one of the world’s largest digital wallets, a move that would put cryptocurrency-based payments...

Talk Your Book: Is Crypto Dead?

Posted July 27, 2026 by Ben Carlson Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by Grayscale: On today’s show,...

The Missing Piece in Banks’ Identity Protection Strategy

Every bank wants to earn its customers’ trust. Today, protecting customers’ identities is just as important to earning that trust...

Are Weekend Trades High Reward?

It’s a loaded question, right? Not every weekend play is gonna work. Still, I’ve been trading this pattern for over...

Mortgage

20 July to 24 July – Mortgage Strategy

This week’s top headlines: Surge in switching following FCA rule change and Rayner returns to Housing Secretary role. Explore these...

Average fixed rates rise to June levels as lenders rush to reprice: Moneyfacts – Mortgage Strategy

Average fixed-rate mortgage prices are back to June levels as more than a dozen lenders repriced this week, according to...

Santander UK’s mortgage book up £35.7bn after TSB deal – Mortgage Strategy

Santander UK reported a sharp increase in its mortgage book after completing its acquisition of TSB. Mortgage balances rose to...

Landlord gross yields strengthen during Q2: Paragon – Mortgage Strategy

Overall gross rental yields strengthened to 7.02% by the end of June, compared to 6.96% at the end of Q1,...

Gen H lowers prices, Keystone withdraws fixed rates – Mortgage Strategy

Gen H has made rates decreases after the lender announced that swap rates have decreased. The lender has decreased all...

Rents reach new high in Q2 as supply of homes limited: Rightmove – Mortgage Strategy

Average rents outside London rose by 1.9% over the second quarter after a fall in the supply of available properties,...