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YNAB stands for You Need a Budget, and it's true. Built on a philosophy of financial responsibility and diligence, this online service teaches you an effective budgeting method to help you use the money you have in a smarter way.

By Kathy Yakal

The payments come more than a decade after the exchange went bankrupt.

By Emily Price

That's still not as much as was stolen during the same time period in 2022.

By Emily Price
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Credit Karma helps you understand what goes into your credit score and net worth and how to improve both. Its targeted financial product recommendations can be intrusive, though.

By Kathy Yakal

The agency hopes the new rules will help cut own on tax evasion.

By Emily Price
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NerdWallet gives you credit score, cash flow, and net worth monitoring, not to mention tons of personal finance education. Best of all, it's free.

By Kathy Yakal

A deepfaked Musk promised viewers he would instantly double their money.

By Emily Price

The $GUNIT coin advertised on the rapper's website and social media is fake.

By Emily Price
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The Greenlight banking app helps children form healthy financial habits by combining education with real-world experience, supervised by an adult.

By Kathy Yakal

If you're new to Quicken, you might be overwhelmed by the volume and flexibility of its features. Follow these tips to make it work better for you.

By Kathy Yakal
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Quicken Classic has more tools than any other budgeting and personal finance app, making its Premier version a top choice for power users who want the most feature-rich software available.

By Kathy Yakal

Americans have many person-to-person domestic money transfer app options, but international transfers are another story. We talk to finance experts and app execs to find out why.

By Rob Pegoraro

Need a replacement for Mint? Make sense of your budget, get a grasp on your household spending, or check your credit score with the top apps we've tested for managing your personal finances.

By Kathy Yakal
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Quicken Simplifi is one of the best apps for managing your money, with excellent tools for planned spending, transaction management, reports, and mobile access.

By Kathy Yakal

The tax agency also says it will add support for more filing situations to its free tax-prep app.

By Rob Pegoraro
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Empower is a handy free personal finance app for investment tracking and retirement planning, but it only lets you do basic transaction management and budgeting.

By Kathy Yakal

Taiwanese resident Ruisiang Lin allegedly sold over $100 million in illegal drugs through the site Incognito Market before it shut down in March.

By Michael Kan

The SEC rules update impacts broker-dealers (including funding portals), investment companies, registered investment advisers, and transfer agents.

By Emily Price

A Dutch court finds Alexey Pertsev guilty of helping launder over $2 billion because he co-developed the crypto mixer Tornado Cash, which the court calls a tool for 'crimes and terrorism.'

By Kate Irwin

More than 140,000 taxpayers filed their taxes directly with the IRS this year.

By Emily Price