Finance

It’s been tough for businesses to survive the economic downturn this past year. In 2020, nearly 100,000 small businesses were forced to permanently shut down. While restaurants, bars, and nightlife venues have been hit the worst, some local retail stores are unable to make ends meet. To prevent further businesses from closing down, the government […]

Getting involved in the stock market is a great way to make some cash – and if you know the right way to “play”, you might be fortunate enough to earn significant gains. Because of the money-earning potential, increasingly more people are diving into online stock trading.

There’s a lot to consider when getting a new credit card. While it’s important to find one with a low annual fee and interest rate, you should also try to score some type of bonus offer. Credit companies will give you exclusive offers to sign you as a new member in various forms, such as […]

Each year, tax season looms large. Everyone has to prepare a tax return and file it with the IRS by mid-April – and most people put this off until right before the deadline. Why file early when there’s no reason to do so? Well, it turns out filing your taxes earlier rather than later can […]

Your credit score is the key to your financial well-being. It’s the number that determines whether or not you’re eligible for new loans, a mortgage, new credit cards, or even special low interest rates. And for the first time in years, a big change is coming to your credit score. In January 2020, FICO announced […]