Equifax announced that they were hacked between May-July 2017, exposing the personal information of potentially over 143 million people. As one of the three major credit bureaus, they have a lot of data: credit card numbers, social security … [Read the rest]
Plastiq has a new 1.5% promo rate (standard fee is 2.5%) if you schedule 3 or more mortgage payments with your Mastercard by end of this 2017. You must pay the standard 2.5% first, and then discount will come in the form of a rebate check sent by … [Read the rest]
I'm currently reading University of Berkshire Hathaway: 30 Years of Lessons Learned from Warren Buffett & Charlie Munger at the Annual Shareholders Meeting by Daniel Pecaut and Corey Wrenn. As opposed to a rehash of the BRK shareholder letters, it … [Read the rest]
Interest rates are slowly waking up from their multi-year slumber, so I'm paying closer attention to the various changes each month. Don't let a megabank pay you 0.01% APY or less for your idle cash. Here is my monthly roundup of the best safe … [Read the rest]
Discover has a new free alert service available to Discover cardholders on an opt-in basis. I must have missed the initial announcement. This is not complete identity protection (which usually costs a monthly fee of $10 or more) but the … [Read the rest]
Ready for more music? Groupon is offering a free 3-month subscription of Tidal Premium music streaming service, which usually costs $9.99 per month. The standard free trial offer is only for 30 days. Promotional value expires 30 days after … [Read the rest]
Updated. I have been the President and CEO of a profitable US corporation for over 10 years. I'm also all the other executive positions - CIO, CFO, COO - as there is only one employee (me). Here's a brief overview of why I chose to incorporate … [Read the rest]
The Tax Foundation has an interesting article on pass-through businesses, where the business income "passed-through" to the individual income tax return of the business owner. Pass-through businesses include sole-proprietorships, partnerships, … [Read the rest]
In my personal portfolio, I've been investing in tax-exempt municipal bonds instead of treasury bonds due to their higher taxable-equivalent yields. If you've done the same, you may be interested to know that Larry Swedroe at Advisor Perspectives … [Read the rest]
The NY Times highlighted what is "arguably the world’s most successful online course", Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects by Drs. Oakley and Sejnowski and sponsored by the University of California, San … [Read the rest]
(Update: Amazon is also offering free vitamins with a $25+ order. If you haven't done the snack deal below yet, you can stack them and get both a free snack and free vitamins with a single $25+ order.) Amazon Prime members who spend $25 or more … [Read the rest]
Looking for high-quality streaming content? The NY Times recently highlighted a new video streaming service called Kanopy, which has partnered with 200+ public library systems and educational institutions to offer access to 30,000 movies free of … [Read the rest]
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