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Square's Jack Dorsey Only Shows Interest in Bitcoin
This week, Square CEO Jack Dorsey took to Twitter (the other company he serves as CEO of) to talk about cryptocurrency. More accurately, he took questions about Bitcoin, noting that it's the only crypto asset he owns. But that's not all — Dorsey went on to suggest that his Square Cash app will share his Bitcoin-only perspective and also teased a new feature for the app. In recent days Dorsey...
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Study Finds Best and Worst Credit Cities for 2019
If you've been paying attention, you may have heard that the average credit score in America is on the rise. In fact, according to the Fair Isaacs Corporation — much more commonly known as FICO — the average now sits north of 700 points. However the personal finance site WalletHub recently sought to find which cities in the country had the best (and worst) credit scores, uncovering one stand-out where the median...
Book Reviews
Money at 30: "Work Optional" Book Review
Prior to attending last year's FinCon expo, I had certainly heard about FIRE (short for "financial independence, retire early) but it wasn't until I arrived at the conference that I realized how large the movement had grown. Of course, with popularity comes backlash, as some so-called "gurus" have questioned the fundamentals of the movement, while others have taken issue with what actually qualifies as early retirement. Nevertheless I've found myself...
FinTech News
Plaid Introduces Auth Product, Adding Thousands of Banks to API
If you're a user of a personal finance app that relies on data provided from your banks, there's a very strong chance you've used Plaid's API to make that connection happen. Prior to today Plaid offered quick authentications for approximately 3,800 banks, allowing users to simply log into their accounts and provide various apps with the info they needed. Now the number of supported banks is set to increase three-fold...
Small Business News
Tide Turning on Small Business Optimism?
Throughout 2018 optimism among small businesses was at an all-time high. Month after month, the National Federation of Independent Business' Small Business Optimism Index showed entrepreneurs were enthusiastic about their future prospects and the economy at large. Moreover, in November, the index celebrated two years of record optimism. Now a new survey from The Wall Street Journal and Vistage Worldwide Inc. suggests some of that positivity may be fading, potentially signaling a...
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Top 10 Personal Finance Articles of the Month — January 2019
It’s time again for my favorite feature here on Dyer News: a look at my top 10 personal finance articles of the month. With a new year upon us, several bloggers offered tips for a building and sticking to a budget in 2019. Turning to other financial goals, topics of income and investing were also popular in January. To round things out, we'll also take a look at automating your...
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