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2026 Q2 Estimated Tax Payments are Due. Are You Prepared?

Key Takeaways:  The 2026 estimated tax due dates are April 15, June 15, September 15, 2026, and January 15, 2027, and apply to...

Still Buying the Haystack and Sleeping Well Because I’ll Own The Needles (Winners) — My Money Blog

In 2019, I wrote the post Buying The Haystack: Sleeping Well Because I’ll Own The Winners (Needles). Recently, Hendrik Bessembinder...

Understanding the Rules Across States

Promotions are an effective way to attract customers and drive revenue, but they can also create unexpected sales tax challenges....

Early Deals, Free Trials, Shop w/ Points — My Money Blog

Amazon Prime Days 2026 is now live will run June 23-26, 2026. Beyog the “early” deals, I always look out...

Do You Pay Taxes on Lawsuit Settlements?

Key Takeaways:   Whether you have to pay taxes on a lawsuit settlement depends on the type of damages awarded, with physical injury settlements often...

Dividend Match (25% Bonus up to $250 per Year) — My Money Blog

Plynk is a standalone brokerage app that is quietly a subsidiary of a subsidiary of Fidelity Investments. It seems to...

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What do SMEs think is the best business bank account? – survey

Handelsbanken has been voted the clear winner when it comes to what SMEs think is the best business bank account. The Swedish bank, which has more than 200 UK branches, came top of the leader board in three out of...

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Broker demand for smarter tech grows but AI divides opinion – Mortgage Strategy

Nearly nine in ten mortgage brokers (89%) want technology to play a bigger role in streamlining the mortgage application process,...

Bank of America Unveils Instant Cross-Border Payments

Sending money across borders has historically meant waiting days for funds to arrive. Bank of America is betting that doesn’t...

Young People Like Stocks – A Wealth of Common Sense

Young people have it tough in a lot of ways, financially speaking. Housing is expensive. Student loans. Inflation. The cost...

Whether Physical or Digital, Debit Cards Are a Payments Mainstay

Card-not-present transactions may be rising, but this is far from a referendum on debit products. Instead, the growth of e-commerce...

The World Is Growing a Nervous System

Last week, I wrote about the growing push toward “smart wearables” and the idea that AI could become an “always...

First Home Mortgage Named One of Mortgage Executive Magazine’s Top 50 Mortgage Companies in America for 2025

First Home Mortgage is proud to announce that we have been recognized by Mortgage Executive Magazine as one of the...

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Halifax and BM Solutions to cut rates on Monday – Mortgage Strategy

Halifax and BM Solutions have announced another round of rate cuts on Monday after trimming prices at the start of...

Pure Retirement adds AI criteria chatbot – Mortgage Strategy

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Mark Tosetti, CEO at CAL and director of partnerships at Movera – Mortgage Strategy

Mark Tosetti Tell us a bit about your career to date I’ve spent most of my career working in and...

Foundation launches limited edition BTL fixed-rate products – Mortgage Strategy

Foundation has announced the launch of two limited edition buy to let products, available at 75% LTV. The new two-year...

Average fixed rates fall as over a dozen lenders make cuts: Moneyfacts – Mortgage Strategy

Average fixed rate mortgages fell again this week, despite lenders having a slow start to the week, according to Moneyfacts....

Broker activity jumped in Q1 on impact of Iran war: Imla – Mortgage Strategy

Brokers faced a surge in activity during the first quarter as the average number of cases placed per year rose...