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Finding the Best Bank for Your Buck
In the old days, opening a new checking account was easy. You’d stop by your local branch, give them your name and five dollars, and know you were in good hands. Banking today is not so simple. Navigating the products, services, fees, and interest rates of the dozens...
How to Use ‘Current:’ The Debit Card for Kids of the Future
Every adult has a debit card. Cash seems to becoming almost obsolete. The average age in America to open a bank account is 18. What is a teenager supposed to do, when mom or dad don't have any cash on them and can't swing by an ATM? A new start-up is now allowing...
Great. You’ve created a budget. Who hasn’t? Here’s the secret to sticking to it.
Some people are terrified to take a look at their bank accounts. It’s one of those things you just have to rip the bandaid on, unfortunately, that is, unless you want to drown, go bankrupt, or mess up your dependents’ lives. So, how do you stick to keeping your budget...
Marketing Objectives Achieved Through Social Media & eCommerce Integration
Your best friend and you are hanging out, and you say, “Well, I have to get going; I have some errands I have to run.” Your friend says, “I’m bored; mind if I tag along?” In your mind, this is totally fine, because you are so close with your friend that you can do...
3 Ways to Ensure Healthy Spending Habits and Debt Reduction
Your credit card bill comes in and you freeze. “This is much more than I expected,” you think. This happens all too often. People don’t pay attention to their spending habits, and, before they know it, their spending goes through the roof. Life doesn’t have to be this...
Five Cool Financial Technology Startups
The intersection of finance and technology, known as fintech, has been the hottest sector in terms of business innovation over the last couple of years. Expectations are very high for finance startups from now until 2020; to get an idea of what the future holds for...
Startup Success
An Indonesian mobile financial technology company has won top honors at Her Startup, a tech startup competition looking to bring diversity into the startup scene. The trans-Pacific competition welcomes companies with at least one female CEO, and the participants show...
Financial Expert Alberto Washington Helping Small Businesses Grow (Press Release)
Financial Expert Alberto Washington Helping Small Businesses Grow Stamford financial professional offers pro-bono consulting to local small businesses. Stamford, Conn: Connecticut-based financial services professional Alberto Washington is providing pro-bono...
Where Does Twitter Go from Here?
One year after Jack Dorsey returned as CEO’s Twitter, the company is entertaining a sale to a larger entity, according to a recent Bloomberg feature. Growth has stagnated as the company has struggled to attract new users, despite new broadcasting rights for popular...
Fining Apple
Earlier this month, several American companies were put under the microscope because of suspicions of generous tax breaks abroad. Among the companies implicated in the corporate scandals was Apple, Inc., to date the richest company in history. Here’s what happened in...