After a turbulent tax time in 2016, Kyle decided to invest in Quickbooks Self-Employed software for himself. Now a year later he offers his review of the service and shares how it helped his save money on his tax bill this time around.
Ever since the 2008 banking crisis, Americans have grown warier and warier of major banks. In turn, financial technology startups — known as "FinTechs" — have continually offered alternatives to these institutions. This began with options like peer to peer lending and, more recently, has found several startups launching their...
So far, despite being a less-than-stellar year overall, 2020 has been remarkably bright for FinTech. In addition to big acquisitions and major funding rounds, there have also been several exciting partnerships that have formed in recent months. Joining that list are Button and Bits of Stock, who are now teaming...
At a time when many FinTechs are issuing their own debit cards, it seems that one such platform is trying something a bit different by offering a specialty credit card instead. This week the digital banking platform HMBradley introduced a new rewards credit card for customers. The card, which is...
You work hard for your money, so it only makes sense that you want to keep as much of it in your hands as possible. It’s important to learn how to save money while learning how to make the best money moves.Generally speaking, the more you can save, the faster...
It's no secret that the past few months have been incredibly challenging for many small businesses. Because of this, there has been a slew of recent surveys seeking to quantify the impacts that the pandemic has had on entrepreneurs. The latest of such reports comes from Facebook, which surveyed small...
Over the past few months, I've been a bit torn. While I love saving money and keeping costs down, the convenience of grocery delivery has proven too powerful for me to resist. Now one of my favorite discount grocery stores is rolling out a better option with the introduction of...
You may not have heard of the startup Teller just yet but it seems they won't be silent much longer. Having recently participated in A16z's Crypto Startup School, the company is looking to disrupt both the decentralized finance (DeFi) and lending markets — and will now have some venture capital...
Recently it seems as though the FinTech industry has been on a bit of a hot streak. Between major acquisitions and impressive funding rounds, there's been plenty of good news to go around for startups in the space. Unfortunately, that hasn't been the case across the board as there have...
After a turbulent tax time in 2016, Kyle decided to invest in Quickbooks Self-Employed software for himself. Now a year later he offers his review of the service and shares how it helped his save money on his tax bill this time around.
Ever since I started taking an interest in the FinTech sector, one company whose name I’ve seen pop up over and over again is SoFi. Despite that, lately it seems as though that theme has been sent into overdrive as the company has rolled out everything from a robo-advisory platform...
Has there ever been a better time to be a newbie investor? It wasn't long ago that trading stocks and purchasing ETFs required "a guy" who you could give orders to and they'd make it happen. Oh, but they would charge you a significant commission for the service. Cut to...
For those who can live without depositing cash and speaking with in-person tellers, online-only banking options have a lot to offer. Moreover, as the popularity of these offerings continue to grow, competition has brought even more attractive features to consumers. Of course, as a dedicated reviewer and blogger, I'm always...