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Renters Insurance: How Pennies a Day Can Save You Thousands 4

by Kyle Burbank
Do you have renters insurance? Have you ever even heard of it? If not, you’re certainly not alone as surveys have found that less than 40% of those who rent carry a renters insurance policy. When you consider the fact that 95% of home owners have homeowners insurance, it’s clear...
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Personal finance and money management can be very confusing. Most people know that optimizing their finances is important but few feel confident that they have the knowledge to do so.

At Dyer News we stay on top of the latest economic trends, financial products, and money management strategies in order to provide the knowledge to help you use the money you have today to live the life you want.

Learn to make your money work for you. Whether it’s getting debt free or investment advice we have you covered.

Economic News
Economic News

Universal Basic Income: What It Is and What People Are Saying About It

by Kyle Burbank
In recent years, universal basic income has been discussed by several notable figures, including Silicon Valley totems Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg as well as political notables like Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders. Yet, while you might assume that, based on those names, UBI was strictly a progressive platform issue,...
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Personal Finance
Personal Finance

Credit Scores Rise Dramatically After Filing Bankruptcy

by Guest Blogger
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Steve Rhode that we think is of interest to Dyer News readers. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia did some research into the recovery of credit and credit scores following filing Chater 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy. As with most empirical research...
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Economic News
Economic News

Congressional Budget Office Projects Economic Slowing in 2019

by Jonathan Dyer
Last month it was announced that the U.S. economy grew by an impressive 4.1% in the second quarter of 2018. The figure was well-touted by President Trump, who declared, "We’re on track to hit the highest annual growth rate in over 13 years." Now the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reports that...
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Personal Finance
Personal Finance

Money at 30: Two Years Later

by Kyle Burbank
I don't know how this is possible but it's now been two years since I started this weekly column here on Dyer News. In that time a lot has changed for me personally, professionally, and financially... while also staying about the same. I'm still married, we continue to live in...
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Economic News
Economic News

Continued Increases in Home Prices Defy Analyst Predictions 2

by Jonathan Dyer
Despite warnings from economists and analysts that growth would be coming to an end, home prices rose once again in June of this year. In fact the 0.7 monthly increase marked the 14th consecutive month that prices had either stayed flat or risen. Moreover the 6.8% year over year growth...
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Personal Finance
Personal Finance

Money at 30: Beware the 401(k) "Force Out" 5

by Kyle Burbank
One of the benefits of writing about personal finance is that, when I find myself in frustrating financial situations, I at least enjoy the silver lining of getting an article out of it. This is what I had to remind myself of yesterday as I spent a nice chunk of...
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Personal Finance
Personal Finance

Top 10 Personal Finance Articles of the Month — July 2018 3

by Jonathan Dyer
It’s time again for my favorite feature here on Dyer News: a look at my top 10 personal finance articles of the month.  July saw a diverse slate of topics on the docket, from some basic tips for growing your savings and spending less, to more specific advice on investing...
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Economic News
Economic News

Which States Have the Most Student Debt?

by Jonathan Dyer
In recent years much has been made about the amount of educational debt former U.S. students find themselves saddled with after graduation. That's because, second to mortgages, student loans make up the largest portion of American household debt, with outstanding balances totaling $1.41 trillion according to the according to the Federal Reserve Bank...
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