Starting Your Real Estate Portfolio: Tips for Beginners

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Starting Your Real Estate Portfolio: Tips for Beginners

August 19, 2025By Justin Stoltzfus

Building a real estate portfolio can be one of the most effective ways to grow…

Roth IRA vs. Traditional IRA: Which One is Right for You?

Roth IRA vs. Traditional IRA: Which One is Right for You?

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Working for Your Money vs Making Your Money Work for You

How Surfside Became the Fastest Growing Alcohol Brand in America: A $300 Million Ready-Made Cocktail Breakthrough

NEWS

Should Young Adults Scrub Their Social Media as They Enter the Job Force? Pros and Cons

By Justin Stoltzfus

How Gig Work Is Reshaping Society One Task at a Time

What Rising Interest Rates Mean for Loans, Mortgages, and You

The New Rules of Remote Management

Why Personal Finance Still Isn’t Taught in Most Schools and Why That Needs to Change

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 18: Pokemon cards displayed for sale in the Pokemon Center during the 2022 Pokémon World Championships at ExCel on August 18, 2022 in London, England. For the first time in history, the championship event is being held outside of North America, London Excel will host the competition on August 18–21. Some of the best Pokémon players from around the will compete in Pokémon TCG, the Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield video games, Pokémon GO, Pokémon UNITE, and Pokkén Tournament DX. Half a million dollars in prizes, the title of Pokémon World Champion, and return invitations for the following year's Worlds are up for grabs.

Inside the Multi-Billion-Dollar World of Pokémon Cards

Business

Since its inception and release in 1996, Pokémon and its vast, fantastical world have been a cultural obsession of many generations of boys and girls. …

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 15: The sun flairs over the side of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters building on September 15, 2024, in Washington, DC. the IRS crackdown has recovered more than 1.3 billion

IRS Crackdown Takes Down Nine Tax Dodgers

NFL Gains 10% Stake in Disney’s ESPN

What Is Shrinkflation—and Why Everyone’s Talking About It

MIAMI, FLORIDA - JUNE 04: MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor speaks at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, a crypto-currency conference held at the Mana Convention Center in Wynwood on June 04, 2021 in Miami, Florida. The crypto conference is expected to draw 50,000 people and runs from Friday, June 4 through June 6th

Bitcoin Nears $100,000 as Michael Saylor, MicroStrategy Invests Another $4.6 Billion

A no on Prop 33 sign in a front yard in California

California Voters Reject Rent Control

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 20: John Stumpf, chairman and CEO of the Wells Fargo & Company, arrives for testimony before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee September 20, 2016 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony on the topic of "An Examination of Wells Fargo's Unauthorized Accounts and the Regulatory Response" in the fallout of the Wells fargo cross-selling scandal

The $3 Billion Lesson from Wells Fargo's Cross-Selling Fallout

7 Heirs Set to Become Among the World's Wealthiest People

SOCIETY

Childcare Costs Surge, Pushing Parents to Rethink Work and Finances

SOCIETY

Homeowners Miss Up to $22,000 in Home Energy Efficiency Tax Rebates

Investing

Rising Credit Utilization and Delinquency Rates Signal Financial Strain

Personal Finance

The Dark Side of Celebrity Cryptocurrency Endorsements

Investing

Economic Sentiment Among Consumers Rises as Election Approaches

Politics

Why Companies Are Firing—and Avoid Hiring—Gen Z

Business

Business

Turbulence Ahead for Spirit Airlines After Failed Mergers, Bankruptcy Filing

August 3, 2025

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 25: DJ Marshmello performs onstage at "Spotify's Best New Artist Party" at Skylight Clarkson on January 25, 2018 in New York City.

Business

Spotify Turns A Profit Through Bundling Strategy, User Growth

BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 18: The photographer's son paints while his mother works and attends a digital conference at home in Zehlendorf district during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic on February 18, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. The hard lockdown state governments launched in December, in which non-essential shops were closed and people's movements restricted in high-risk areas, has been continued into February. Some state authorities have indicated some easing might be possible soon as COVID-19 infection and death rates continue to fall. Meanwhile the vaccination rollout remains hampered by a shortage of vaccines.

Business

Remote Work's Effect on Productivity Depends on the Industry

A builders mug of tea on a stack of reclaimed red bricks UK to represent laying the groundwork of business structure

Business

Comparing Sole Proprietorships, LLCs, and S-Corps for Contractors

Business

The Decline of the House of Gucci

DEERFIELD BEACH, FL - MAY 15: Mayer Kotlarsky, owner of The Village Pharmacy store, speaks with Kay Stein who has questions about the Medicare Drug Plan she signed up for May 15, 2006 in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Today is the deadline for the 5 million eligible Americans who still haven't chosen a plan.

How the 2025 Medicare Updates Will Affect Your Healthcare Budget

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9 Easy Ways to Save Money With Minimal Effort

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9 Everyday Items Affected By Shrinkflation

Affordable Used Electric and Hybrid Cars With Good Gas Mileage

Affordable Used Electric and Hybrid Cars With Good Gas Mileage

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The Financial Reality of Planning a Dream Wedding in 2025

DEARBORN, MI - MARCH 07: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) holds a campaign rally at Salina Intermediate School on March 7, 2020 in Dearborn, Michigan. Sanders has said his competitor, former Vice President Joe Biden, could beat President Donald Trump in November, but added that he would be the stronger general-election candidate.

Bernie Sanders to Work with Trump Administration on Credit Card Interest Rates — Or Is He?

LOMA LINDA, CALIFORNIA - JULY 16: Hospital worker Margarita Navarrete sterilizes a critical-care hospital room at Loma Linda Medical Center, University Heart & Surgical Hospital, July 16, 2012 in Loma Linda, California.

New CFPB Rule Could Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports

CHINO HILLS, CA - JANUARY 14: Balbir Atwal, owner of the California 7-Eleven that sold one of the 3 Powerball winning tickets, holds up a $1 million check after received from the California State Lottery, in front of his store on January 14, 2016 in Chino Hills, California. Winning tickets were also sold in Florida and Tennessee and will share an estimated record-breaking $1.58 billion dollar jackpot.

How to Put a Windfall of Money to Good Use

WASHINGTON, D.C. - MARCH 17: Eugene Simpson, 29, from Dale City, Virginia goes through physical therapy at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C. with Michael Minor, a kinesiotherapist with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs on March 17, 2006 in Washington, D.C., USA. Simpson, was left paralyzed after an Improvised Explosive Device (I.E.D.) wounded him while on patrol outside of Tikrit, Iraq on while serving as a United States soldier on April 7, 2004. Prior to his injury, Simpson had been a standout athlete, playing both football and basketball in college.

Veterans Defrauded of Nearly Half a Billion Dollars as Scams Surge 54% in 2023

How Men Really Feel About Higher-Earning Partners

SOCIETY

Kate Middleton's Cancer Diagnosis Part of Alarming Global Trend

SOCIETY

What Trump and Kamala Have Said About Social Security

Politics

Billionaire Twitter Drama: Elon Musk and Mark Cuban's Ongoing Feud

Politics

40% of Companies Admit to Posting Fake Job Openings

Personal Finance

J.D. Vance and Tim Walz Differ on Cause of Housing Affordability Crisis — But One of Them Is Wrong

Politics

BARCELONA, SPAIN - AUGUST 02: Social worker Nuria Casulleres shows a portrait of Prince Charles, Prince of Wales to an elderly woman during a memory activity at the Cuidem La Memoria elderly home, which specializes in Alzheimer patients on August 2, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain. Nuria Casulleres, whose only daughter lives at home while attending University, is accustomed to 900 euros monthly for income. With The Catalan Government government cutbacks she is now only receiving 800 euro with rent taking 650 of that income. The Government currently cannot pay the July allocations to old age homes and others social services as a result of liquidity issues. According to reports, Spain's most indebted region, Catalonia, is not be able to pay 400 millions euros in grants. Approximately one hundred thousand social workers will see their salary cut by 40% to 50% while relatives of elderly home residents have had to help pay the salaries and expenses. (

Investing

Early Detection of Alzheimer's May be Possible Through Simple Blood Tests

August 27, 2024

NEW YORK - OCTOBER 01: Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and his wife Gwen Walz (R) embrace as Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) and his wife Usha Vance look on after a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on October 1, 2024 in New York City. This is expected to be the only vice presidential debate of the 2024 general election.

Opinion

The Paradox of The Vice Presidential Debate

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Politics

Billionaire Mega Donors Funneling Millions Into the 2024 Election

anti ranked-choice voting buttons as the Alaska supreme court rules in its favor

Politics

Democrats Challenge Alaska Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Incarcerated Candidate on Ballot

NORTH HAMPTON, NH - SEPTEMBER 4: Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at Throwback Brewery in North Hampton, N.H., announcing a new tax plan. (Photo by Kylie Cooper for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Politics

Harris Takes Aim At Small Business Vote With $50,000 Deduction Plan

Woman in a link blazer sits at a desk with her head in her hands and looks stressed.

Business

Loyal Employees Targeted for Exploitation, Study Finds

By Andrew Robert Shassetz

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 09: A general view shows the Central Station during a media preview of the Las Vegas Convention Center Loop on April 9, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Las Vegas Convention Center Loop is an underground transportation system that is the first commercial project by Elon Musk’s The Boring Company. The USD 52.5 million loop, which includes two one-way vehicle tunnels 40 feet beneath the ground and three passenger stations, will take convention attendees across the 200-acre convention campus for free in all-electric Tesla vehicles in under two minutes. To walk that distance can take upward of 25 minutes. The system is designed to carry 4,400 people per hour using a fleet of 62 vehicles at maximum capacity. It is scheduled to be fully operational in June when the facility plans to host its first large-scale convention since the COVID-19 shutdown. There are plans to expand the system throughout the resort corridor in the future.

Business

Elon's Boring Company Gets Massive Investment From Prestigious VC Firms

By Tanja Fijalkowski

OAKLAND, CA - JUNE 08: Students participating in Pacific Gas and Electric's (PG&E) PowerPathway Pole Climbing Capstone course climb utility poles at the PG&E pole climbing training facility on June 8, 2012 in Oakland, California. Students who are aspiring utility workers from Oakland's Cypress Mandela Training Center and Workforce Institute, a Division of San Jose/Evergreen Community College District, are participating in PG&E's PowerPathway program Pole Climbing Capstone course, a three week course that teaches skills to better prepare individuals to compete for jobs such as pre-apprentice lineworker within the utility industry. The free course is held at the new pole climbing training facility at PG&E's Oakport Service Center.

PG&E Reports Record Profits, Pays Dividends; Proposes 2025 11% Rate Hike

By Tanja Fijalkowski

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 13: Children draw on top of a 'cancelled check' prop during a rally in front of the U.S. Capitol December 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. ParentsTogether Action held a rally with parents, caregivers and children to urge passage of the Build Back Better legislation to extend the expanded Child Tax Credit that will expire on January 15, 2022.

Where Candidates Fall on Voter-Popular Child Tax Credit

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 10: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris greet as they debate for the first time during the presidential election campaign at The National Constitution Center on September 10, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After earning the Democratic Party nomination following President Joe Biden's decision to leave the race, Harris faced off with Trump in what may be the only debate of the 2024 race for the White House. In the debate, Harris calls Trumps tariff proposals the "Trump sales tax"

Fact Check: Trump Wants to Implement a 20% Sales Tax

Stacked up cargo containers with crane. Harbour Hannover, Germany, 15 November 2014 to symbolize global trade deficit

Fact Check: Kamala Says Trump "Oversaw One of Largest Trade Deficits In Modern Times"

By Andrew Robert Shassetz