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Scammers have long known how to use stolen identities to commit fraud, for instance, unemployment fraud.

Recently, the three national credit agencies — TransUnion, Experian and Equifax — said they will continue to provide free, weekly credit reports to consumers until April 20, 2022.

A balance transfer is a credit card transaction where you move your credit card balance from one card to another — typically a new one with a lower interest rate.

Taxpayers now have until May 17, 2021, to file and pay their taxes without penalties or interest. This is about a one-month extension beyond the traditional deadline of April 15.

“My program is going to make you a lot of money. I’ll show you how to do everything you need to do to be successful.” Ads like this are usually a scam. The Federal Trade Commission recently announced Operation Income Illusion, a nationwide effort to prevent income scams that promise to make people a lot of money by participating in a special program.

As January closed there was some very unusual excitement in the stock markets. The price of shares of videogame reseller GameStop, which had languished for years near $5, suddenly began to rocket skyward, to $40, then $60, then $120, eventually cresting at well over $400 per share before coming back down to earth. This despite an absence of profitability.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently charged Robinhood Financial LLC for failure to fully disclose the firm’s receipt of payments from trading firms for routing customer orders to them.

The value for federal gift tax purposes of a gift of $100,000 in cash is $100,000, and the same is true for the value of $100,000 worth of publicly traded stock. Those are the easy cases. The hard cases concern assets that are harder to value, such as real estate or interests in a closely held business.

With many people facing financial hardships during the coronavirus crisis, receiving a package in the mail with a check would probably make most folks happier than a kid at Disney World. Seemingly, all you have to do is put a decal on your car and that money is yours. Well, we hate to break it to you, but no, you’re not actually getting paid to put decals on your vehicle. Yep, it’s a scam.

Once again it is time to roll out the “Super Bowl -- Stock Market” correlation coincidence, which forecasts the stock market’s direction for the year ahead. Known as the “Super Bowl Predictor”, the statistical phenomenon was made famous by

Credit cards are a secure, convenient alternative to using debit cards, checks or cash to make purchases. They can serve as a powerful money management tool and can help you boost

With big-name private companies like Airbnb Inc. and DoorDash Inc. recently announcing plans to go public, many investors may be chomping at the bit to purchase the new stock. While such investments have the potential to deliver excellent returns, it’s important to understand how the IPO process works

The Cheesecake Factory Inc. is the first public company to be charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for misleading investors about the financial effects of the pandemic on their business

According to estate planner Maurice R. Kassimir, Esq., the present moment has provided a “perfect storm” for wealthy families to meet with their estate planners and implement some wealth transfer strategies. In a November webinar, Mr. Kassimir pointed to three factors that make these times unique

Having a credit card offers many advantages. Depending on the card you have, those perks can vary from travel rewards to getting cash back just by using your credit card. So, what do you need to do to get approved