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More Americans Than Ever Own Stocks

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In 2022, 58% of Americans held stocks, according to a recent poll from the Federal Reserve. It’s the highest mark ever.

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Patent Drop

Visa’s Blockchain Efforts Could Give The Tech Better Reputation

Visa wants to make a one-size-fits-all blockchain.

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Advisor Upside

Billionaires Inherit More Wealth Than They Make

Newly minted billionaires got more of their money from inheritance than, well, making money, according to UBS.

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Finance

Private Equity is Slightly Broken

As recently as 2021, the industry set a record by generating $1.4 trillion via outright sales or IPOs of portfolio companies. (A person could live on that.)

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Personal Finance

Hiring Slowdowns Have MBA Grads Scrambling for a Plan B

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With economic uncertainty looming over the finance industry, a handful of the most popular firms have cut back their MBA hiring efforts.

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Patent Drop

Mastercard Wants to Make Biometrics More Accurate

Given that it handles trillions in transactions a year, it makes sense that the credit card provider wants to beef up security protocols.

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Hedge Funds

Corporate America Keeps Dumping Pension Plans

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Personal Finance

Don’t Know Much About Money: With More Americans relying on TikTok for financial advice, what could go wrong?

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Economics

High Inflation is Hitting Americans’ Retirement Optimism

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Personal Finance

Celebration Budgets Explode for the Fourth of July

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Economics

The Family Business Succession Puzzle

How family businesses navigate succession planning, the rise of private equity, and changing generational dynamics.

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Economics

Home Insurance is Hard to Come by in California

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Economics

America’s Youth Doesn’t Feel as Financially Sound as Their Parents

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