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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...

A Global Guide to Sales Tax & VAT

For many businesses, growth no longer stops at state lines. Whether you're expanding into Canada, Europe, or other international markets,...

New US Mint Coin Arbitrage Opportunity (~$138 Net Profit, 7/21/26) — My Money Blog

(Update 7/13: There are additional new deals on July 16th, which is even higher demand. One has a cost of...

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Could redundancy be the start of a new business?

If you want to start a business after redundancy, assess how much money and time you have to launch one. Look into external funding, too. After that, establish what skills you have and the gaps in the market. Now it’s...

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Agentic AI attacks could drive higher cyber claim frequency, experts warn

“Generally speaking, cyber coverage has nothing to do with whether an attack was AI-automated or not. Cyber insurance policies provide...

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...

BBVA Brings Spain into the Fold for Swift’s New Instant Payments

BBVA has become the first Spanish bank in its home market to join Swift’s new instant retail payments scheme, putting...

Investing in the Boom Times

A reader asks: Investing during the boom times seems like it should be easy. But investors are dealing with the...

After Moving Debit Cards to Discover, Capital One Turns to Credit Card Migration

A little over a year into its planned Discover integration, Capital One has completed the conversion of roughly 25 million...

Has China Found AI’s Cheat Code?

Earlier this month, one of America’s top AI companies made an unusual request. It asked Congress for help. Not because...

Mortgage

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,...

More than 96% of investors expect a Burnham tax raid – Mortgage Strategy

More than 96% of investors expect Andy Burnham to raise taxes over the next year, a new poll has found....

06 July to 10 July – Mortgage Strategy

This week’s top headlines: Barclays chops rates by up to 66bps amid further lender cuts and families could face £120,000...