No more waiting for the bell: Wealthsimple opens the door to 24/5 trading
Until recently, trading stocks in Canada with a Canadian brokerage meant sticking to a pretty narrow window: 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday. Miss that window, and you were out of luck until the next day. Wealthsimple is changing that. The platform has expanded its trading hours from 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 […]
MTG warns the US government ‘just blindly’ sends checks to anyone — whether dead or alive, citizen or non-citizen. Here’s her solution to save $1 trillion of ‘waste, fraud, and abuse’
In a digital post dripping with outrage, Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene echoed the claims made by Elon Musk and President Donald Trump, alleging widespread fraud within the Social Security system. "Our own government just blindly sends checks to anyone and everyone whether citizen, non-citizen, dead or alive,” Greene said in a recent post […]
‘You willfully ruined people’s lives’: Florida man to spend 20 years behind bars for swindling customers out of $1.3M — leaving them with unfinished pools and ‘a shattered sense of security’
Putting a pool in your backyard is a major decision — costing upwards of $100,000, according to HomeGuide — that inevitably involves disruption. But for Tampa Bay-area clients of Olympus Pools, the cost and disruption were far more than they bargained for. As WFLA News Channel 8 reports, hundreds were left with nothing but holes […]
Warren Buffett used to think that ‘predicting’ the stock market was the most important thing in investing — until 1 book changed his life forever. Here’s the real key to long-term gains
We adhere to strict standards of editorial integrity to help you make decisions with confidence. Some or all links contained within this article are paid links. Warren Buffett is one of the most renowned investors of our time. So, it’s easy to forget that he was once a beginner too. Buffett claims he bought his […]
‘I feel like an idiot’: This Ohio couple was swindled out of thousands in a fake check and gift card scam after being promised an $8,000 personal loan — here’s their warning for others
When Tony Brown got a call in late November from someone named "Emily" who said they worked for a company called Moneypark Finance, he thought his prayers had been answered. According to News 5 Cleveland, Tony and his wife, Christina, had been seeking a personal loan to furnish their new home and buy Christmas gifts […]
‘No good’: Florida couple who lost their home in Hurricane Helene raise concerns, questions after $30,000 FEMA flood insurance check failed to clear — twice. What to know if it happens to you
When Hurricane Helene tore through Ruskin, Florida, in 2024, Robert Paul and his wife lost nearly everything. Their home was destroyed, and like many Americans, they turned to their insurance provider for relief — and were relieved when their $30,000 claim was quickly approved. But that relief quickly turned to frustration. The settlement check from […]
I lost all faith in US banks in 2009 — but now I’m 52 with $650,000 in cash sitting in a safe at home. What do I do with this pile of money?
We adhere to strict standards of editorial integrity to help you make decisions with confidence. Some or all links contained within this article are paid links. Anyone who lived through the Great Recession remembers the tremendous economic turmoil that took place. While the economy has since recovered, many people became wary of financial institutions. Some […]
‘It was an eyesore’: City of Oakland clears homeless encampment, relocating 70 people to state-funded shelter — but advocates say crews moved too fast without offering sufficient supports
The City of Oakland has cleared a large homeless encampment on East 12th Street, relocating about 70 people to the Mandela House — a former hotel turned shelter, now funded through a state grant. The move marks one of the city’s most visible steps toward addressing homelessness, a crisis that has more than doubled in […]
Receive a random package you didn’t order? You may be a victim of a ‘brushing’ scheme. Here’s how it works — and the 1 thing postal inspectors warn you to avoid doing
Ray Simmons was baffled when an Amazon package containing beet chews landed on his doorstep. “I did think that maybe someone in my family was playing a joke on me, that they were telling me that I needed to eat healthier,” Simmons shared with WSB-TV Atlanta. Don’t miss I’m 49 years old and have nothing […]
I’m thinking about paying off a 2.5% loan of $5,000 so I can be debt-free — and wonder if that’s a horrible idea. How to weigh the financial pros and cons of paying off small debt fast
You want to get to debt-free status as soon as possible, and all that’s standing in your way is a $5,000 loan with a 2.5% interest rate. Paying it off and freeing up those monthly interest payments for other purposes is naturally appealing. What should you do? Don’t miss I’m 49 years old and have […]