May 15, 2024
Investors

SoFi Earnings Are Monday. Investors Are Hoping for First Quarterly Profit.

When SoFi Technologies reports earnings Monday morning, investors will be watching closely to see if the company succeeds in posting its first quarterly profit. The fintech’s management has previously said it expects to report its first profit—according to generally accepted accounting principles—for the 2023 fourth quarter. That said, analysts are a bit less optimistic, expecting

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Property

Slash Your Property Taxes with PA Clean & Green | Conservation and Renewable Energy News

Who doesn’t want to save money on property taxes? The Pennsylvania Farmland and Forest Land Assessment Act of 1974 — aka Act 319, or the Clean & Green Act — is a preferential tax assessment program that bases property taxes on use values rather than fair-market values. The program was launched to encourage landowners to

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Property

Pondering points of Pillen property tax relief plan

A 40% drop in statewide property tax collections in one year? That’s a huge goal Gov. Jim Pillen set forth last week in his State of the State address and in flying stops in Scottsbluff, North Platte and Kearney. All it takes, just to try to cut $5 billion in 2023 tax bills to $3

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Finance

How to finance a car when you have bad credit

Quick facts about bad-credit car financing: Even borrowers with numbers in the lowest credit score categories may find auto loan financing. You should dispute errors on your credit report when you find inaccurate information that lowers your credit score. Increasing your down payment on the car helps convince potential lenders that you are serious about your finances. Financing a car with

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Loans

Boycotting student loans: 1 in 10 borrowers refusing payments, report says | News

The pause on federal student loan payments ended in October 2023, but many of the 43 million borrowers who owe a collective $1.7 trillion are still struggling or outright refusing to submit payments. In fact, the majority (60 percent) of student loan borrowers have missed payments since the pause ended, including 35 percent who have

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Finance

PERSONAL FINANCE: Emergency fund — what it is and why it matters | Business

Major car repairs, surprise medical bills, and loss of income are events we don’t tend to give much consideration to until they happen to us. While it may not be as fun as saving for vacation or a home remodel, having an emergency fund in place can make the difference between managing a short-term setback

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Finance

Lets Be Clear On What Finance Can And Can’t Do

Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 16, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images For all the talk of sustainability being put on the back burner whilst other issues (inflation, rates, AI, geopolitics etc) take centre stage, the energy transition and

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Property

Eastern Niagara Hospital property has a buyer | News

The building that once housed Eastern Niagara Hospital may soon see a change in ownership. Stitched Development LLC, based in Southampton, N.Y., is asking the City of Lockport for a zoning variance to convert the hospital to an assisted living and senior living facility. In its application for the variance, Stitched Development LLC is identified

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Funds

State taxpayers have new way to roll over unused Path2College funds | News

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Investment

Morgan Stanley rides wealth management boom again as investment bank lags

Morgan Stanley was boosted by its wealth management unit as the ongoing deal drought has taken its toll on Wall Street’s dealmakers. The lender’s wealth management business added net new assets of $282bn in 2023, growing 7%, according to results published on 16 January. Investment banking revenue, meanwhile, tanked from 13% to $4.6bn as deal activity has remained in

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