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Why Timing Is Everything On Tax Day

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Tax Day for Americans is here, or at least it will be on Tuesday, April 17. This year is a bit of an unusual year as far as taxes are concerned, since April 15 actually falls on a Sunday. Back then, taxes weren’t due on April 15. Tax season used to be a month and a half shorter.

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The Current Banking Crisis – 10 Not So Apparent Lessons

South State Correspondent

Some form of this ratio will likely be applied to the national and regional banks, which means larger community banks will also be judged by this ratio. Previously, if banks were able to borrow against these securities, it would be at 98% of the market value or less, depending on the investment type.

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The Case For Localizing Mom-And-Pop Investment

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.” That lack of awareness can be damaging to the economy: An entrepreneur who fails to obtain a bank loan may give up on the business venture altogether, losing out on an opportunity to generate revenue, create jobs and contribute to the broader economy through tax payments. Localizing Capital.

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Guest Post: Third Quarter Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

First of all, if they continue to buy securities, they are removing many of the high quality securities from the marketplace, possibly causing a disruption or shortage in the markets. We may be skeptical, but the markets keep telling us: Don’t fight the Fed! Maybe it is nationally, but Bucks County (PA) has yet to participate.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. It will never regain its IPO value and it trades at one-third the market cap of LendingTree.

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Fizzle Of The Week: Bitcoin — The Bad Neighbor

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For those not used to thinking about electricity by the gigawatt, the estimates mean this: Even at the low end, bitcoin mining uses as much power as a nation state. The debate is whether that nation state is small (Lithuania-sized), medium (Morocco-sized) or medium-large (Israel-sized). Use of power is not very evenly distributed.

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Stablecoin Outlook Anything But Stable As Regulation, Legislation Loom

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The legislation would also cover stablecoins that are “denominated in United States dollars or pegged to the United States dollar, or denominated in or pegged to another national or state currency.”. Read More On Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin Daily: India Eyes Crypto Income Tax; Ripple Unloads $15.3 Casting a Wide Net .