A former manager of Ensign Peak Advisors, the investment arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has accused the church of using the money as a “clandestine hedge fund.” ...
Read More »PayPal stocks plunge after saying it will fine ‘misinformation’
Share prices for PayPal dropped more than 5% on Monday morning after a report from The Daily Wire highlighted the firm’s attempt to fine users $2,500 for spreading “misinformation” through the platform. The financial services ...
Read More »Conservatives see thousands of Twitter followers disappear ahead of Musk takeover
Is Twitter deleting bot accounts that it previously said did not exist? That’s what conservatives are saying after they lost thousands of followers at the same time after Tuesday’s announcement that Elon ...
Read More »Twitter, Facebook ban pro-Democracy accounts that criticize China
Twitter and Facebook have banned over 100 pro-democracy accounts that criticized China, Russia and Iran. The social media companies allege that the pages and groups were pro-American and “used deceptive tactics” to ...
Read More »The government wants banks to share how you spend your money
In May, the Treasury Department released the Biden administration’s revenue proposals for fiscal year 2022. One aspect of this document that has gone under-reported is the administration’s new plan for reporting requirements for ...
Read More »What is the ‘7% guaranteed’ annuity myth?
One of the most common things I hear from people who own or have been pitched an annuity is the belief that the annuity will “earn 7% guaranteed.” Usually this is due ...
Read More »St. Louis County prosecutor clears officer who shot Michael Brown
Six years after a police shooting of Michael Brown triggered riots in Ferguson, Mo., the St. Louis County prosecutor has announced that his office will not seek charges against officer Darren Wilson. ...
Read More »The new $15.7 billion tax on retirement accounts
We have a saying around our office that retirees are one of the highest and most unfairly taxed groups out there and with the recent passage of the SECURE Act things are ...
Read More »Hawley sponsors bi-partisan bill giving the public control over their Facebook, other social media data
In a bi-partisan move, Missouri Senator Josh Hawley has been joined by Democrat Senators Mark Warner and Richard Blumenthal in developing legislation designed to protect user privacy, their data and increase competition ...
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