Articles

• Author: Jeffrey Simmons
• Posted: 2025-10-20

For many Americans who are struggling due to the economic effects of COVID-19, some help may be on the way in the form of direct payments from the federal government. As the legislation is currently proposed, those who earn unde...

• Author: Bryan Miller
• Posted: 2025-06-04

With the recent financial turmoil, many people are likely suffering as their livelihood is impacted by the national emergency. People who are in debt face the prospect of not being able to pay back what they owe. However, i...

• Author: Jeffrey Simmons
• Posted: 2025-06-27

It is an unfortunate reality in an economic crisis that jobs are at risk. Many people feel that there is not much that they can do to prepare themselves financially for a layoff. The jobs reports for the comin...

• Author: Kelly Cooke
• Posted: 2025-08-25

The longest "bull market" in history (in short, this means a market in which stocks generally continue to trend upwards) is officially over. This is likely due to the cut coronavirus fears have spurred into the wor...

• Author: Michael Bordonada
• Posted: 2025-10-25

COVID-19, or "Coronavirus", has undoubtedly had a catastrophic effect on the global stock market. Many portfolios that were booming are depressingly low, and some are wondering if they'll ever see numbers close ...

• Author: Jeffrey Simmons
• Posted: 2025-06-01

With countless canceled events, empty stadiums, and less people going to brick-and-mortar businesses, banks have been hit pretty hard by COVID-19. While there's no doubt that, as a society, we will make ...

• Author: William Asher
• Posted: 2025-08-19

Of course, nobody likes going to the hospital, but it's a necessity for most at some point in their lives. While the United States has a variety of private insurances and offers public health insurance for those ...

• Author: Chris Remington
• Posted: 2025-10-26

We've all seen advertisements for "personal finance gurus" who seem to know it all and have it all. While most of the time, these people are simply trying to sell you a product to earn money themselves,...

• Author: Mary Singleton
• Posted: 2025-06-10

In the United States, a freelancer is anyone who has to file a 1099 tax form at the end of the year. The key difference between this and the standard W-2 form is that a 1099 worker is called an "independent contr...

• Author: Michael Bordonada
• Posted: 2025-06-19

As the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 rapidly spreads around the world, the dangers of a worldwide recession are increasing. Stock markets around the world, including in the U.S., are plummeting as concerns abou...