Since 1975, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program has helped low income families manage their tax responsibility to the IRS. While the EITC is often a point of political debate, and has been subject to numerous changes and waves of reform, it also offsets the financial burden related to paying taxes for those families […]

Does that personal loan offer sound too good to be true? You’ve heard it before and we’ll say it again here — if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Coming to grips with this reality is key to spotting predatory lenders. The following warning signs could indicate you’re about to walk […]

When it comes to small business loans, SBA loans are such an attractive option. Not only do entrepreneurs get a variety of programs that cover a wide range of loan amounts and uses, the borrowed money also comes with long repayment periods and low interest rates. However, applying for an SBA loan takes a lot […]

For almost all your life, you’ve been studying hard and working harder. Building a meaningful career is a reward in itself, but there’s another reason that you’re putting in all of this work: so that, someday, you can stop. When you feel that you have enough money earned and that you’ve done what you set […]

You probably have one savings account — one that you put money into occasionally but don’t think about too often. If so, good. You’re being smart about your money and putting some aside for emergency or future purchases. But what if we told you there are countless other types of savings accounts you could open […]

The road to economic recovery may be hard but Egypt is making progress. Egyptian business activity shrank at a much slower rate in November 2013, suggesting that the economy may be improving, according to the seasonally adjusted HSBC Egypt Purchasing Managers Index (PMI).     Non-oil private sector rose to 49.5% points in October 2013, […]