Personal Finance

Personal Finance

AmEx Platinum, Chase Sapphire Reserve Battle for Points in Upgrade Grudge Match

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The two cards both have steep annual fees that put them in direct competition for a spot in consumers’ wallets.

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Personal Finance

Ripped Job Market Swipes Left on New Grads

For the first time in decades, recent college grads have a higher unemployment rate than the rest of the economy.

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Personal Finance

Klarna’s BNPL Debit Card Goes Head-to-Head With Banks

Klarna says the card will offer one free tier and two paid tiers that include discounts and better cashback rates.

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Personal Finance

E Pluribus Unum: Individual Investors Become Market-Moving Force

According to a recent JPMorgan analysis, individual investors now account for 60% of US equities, an all-time high.

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Personal Finance

As Wall Street Retreats, Retail Investors Buy the Dip

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Wall Street’s panic cycle is retail investors’ opportunity cycle. In other words: the Redditors are at it again.

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Personal Finance

After a Pandemic High, Consumers are Coming Down with No Buy 2025

It’s the new sensation that’s sweeping the nation, and it doesn’t cost you a penny. Frugal consumers are giving up non-essential purchases.

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Personal Finance

In Billionaire League Tables, US Keeps the Gold

The US is home to around 905,000, or nearly 37%, of the world’s population of individuals with a net worth of at least $10 million.

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Personal Finance

Share of Consumer Debt in Delinquency Tracks the Highest in Almost Five Years

It should be said that the top line news from Thursday’s report was, as Larry David would say, “pretty, pretty good.”

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Healthcare

Let’s Navigate the American Health Care System

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Americans make about 150 million trips to emergency departments each year. Their bank accounts wish they made far fewer.

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Personal Finance

The Great Wealth Transfer Might be a Big Mirage

In the coming decades, the Silent Generation and aging Baby Boomers are projected to hand down trillions in wealth. So who will benefit?

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Personal Finance

Hurricane Milton Might Be the Costliest Hurricane Since Katrina

When it hits Florida, Hurricane Milton is expected to cause anywhere between $60 billion and $100 billion in insured losses.

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Advisor Upside

Sen. Warren Blasts Advice Industry Over ‘Kickbacks’

Conflicts of interest may be costing retirement savers $5 billion a year in fixed-index annuities, an investigation found.

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Personal Finance

Home Economics: Homeownership is still the American Dream. But Should it Be?

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Buying a home is expensive. And so is owning one. In the era of high mortgage rates and soaring expenses, is homeownership still worth it?

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Personal Finance

US Home Insurers Hit with Worst Underwriting Loss of the Century

The US homeowners insurance segment took a $15.2 billion net underwriting loss last year, the worst loss this century.

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Personal Finance

Millionaires are Fleeing the UK in Droves in Favor of Tax Havens like the UAE

Across the globe, a record 128,000 millionaires are expected to relocate this year, according to a new report.

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Patent Drop

PayPal “Fairness-Aware” Model Patent Highlights Bias Issues in Financial AI

The filing highlights the importance of eliminating bias in AI-powered financial platforms.

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