2025: SLATs on the Brink of a Rapid Rise in Popularity?

The 2010 Tax Relief Act temporarily increased the federal estate and gift tax exemption to $5 million per individual, a significant rise from prior years. As the 2012 fiscal cliff…

ACH Transfers vs. Wire Transfers: What’s the Difference?

ACH Transfers vs. Wire Transfers: An Overview Sending money from your bank account electronically is increasingly convenient, easy, and cheap. Two ways to do so are automated clearing house (ACH)…

Postal Banking: What it Means, How it Works

In postal banking, your local post office offers some basic financial services, much like a commercial bank. Postal banking is common in much of the world and was once available…

Short, Intense Bursts of Exercise May Improve Stroke Recovery

New research shows that high intensity interval training (HIIT) may improve cardiovascular fitness in stroke survivors. Compared to moderate-intensity exercise, participants who performed HIIT doubled their cardiorespiratory fitness, as measured…

‘Star Wars’ Actor Daisy Ridley Graves’ Disease Diagnosis: Early Symptoms She Experienced

Actor Daisy Ridley spoke in an interview about her Graves’ disease diagnosis. Graves’ disease is an autoimmune condition that causes excess thyroid hormone. Symptoms can include rapid heartbeat, weight loss,…

What Happens to Your Bank Account After Death?

Several things can happen to your bank account after you die. This depends on the type of account, how it was set up before you died, and whether you have…

What Is a Banking Desert?

What Is a Banking Desert? A banking desert is a census tract or neighborhood which has no bank branches in it or within 10 miles of its center. Economists at…

NSYNC’s Lance Bass Says He Was Misdiagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, Instead Has Type 1.5

Singer Lance Bass revealed that he has type 1.5 diabetes, also known as latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA). This is a form of diabetes that develops in adulthood, generally…

Keto Diet May Raise ‘Bad’ LDL Cholesterol, Reduce ‘Good’ Gut Bacteria

A new study compared the keto diet with a diet low in added sugars and found that both diets reduced fat mass compared to a control diet. However, the keto…

How Immigrants Can Access Financial Services

Access to banking can help people establish good financial habits and avoid the high fees often associated with alternative financial services. While opening a bank account may seem simple, people…