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Those online senior living referral services are getting a lot of attention these days. And not in a good way. The chair of the U.S. Senate Aging Committee has begun an investigation into assisted living referrals by A Place for Mom, one of the biggest commercial advice outfits. At the same time, more states are requiring firms to publicly disclose their financial arrangements with the facilities they recommend. The business model for most of these companies is simple: They steer users to senior living or other service providers that pay them, generally without regard to quality. In some cases, they…

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One of my favorite duties as the leader of our Seeking Alpha Investing Group is answering questions from members and providing analysis of their prospective trades or tickers. Recently, one of the members inquired about X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:XFOR) and why the ticker was selling off following they publicized mixed interim data from mavorixafor’s Phase II study for chronic neutropenia (CN). The data revealed that 3 out of 23 patients on Mavorixafor discontinued due to non-serious adverse events, which resulted in the share price being nearly cut in half and has failed to show any signs of a recovery. Although…

Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for freeThe stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White HouseJoe Biden is facing renewed pressure to end his re-election bid, after a Democratic lawmaker called on him to drop out of the presidential race and state governors sought a White House meeting to discuss his candidacy.Lloyd Doggett, a Democratic congressman from Texas, on Tuesday became the first lawmaker from the president’s party to publicly call for Biden to step aside, saying “too much is at stake to risk a [Donald] Trump victory” in November’s election. “Recognising that, unlike…

Estate planning sometimes addresses the special needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people, or those who have family members in the LGBTQ+ community. Statistics demonstrate the reality that the number of people undertaking estate planning for whom LGBTQ+ considerations should be incorporated is growing. This article will provide an overview of some of the many planning and document considerations. This will include an explanation of a novel technique that may prove helpful for some LGBTQ+ people, especially given some of the changing tides in attitudes and law. There are risks that federal policies that prohibit discrimination on…

Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as “Credible” below, is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we do promote products from our partner lenders who compensate us for our services, all opinions are our own. The interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 7.125% as of May 30, which is 0.135 percentage points higher than yesterday. Additionally, the interest rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.375%, which is 0.250 percentage points higher than yesterday.  With mortgage rates changing daily, it’s a good idea to…

Student loan debt is a hot topic this election season. As the battle for and against debt forgiveness rages on, many borrowers are being vocal about their opinions on forgiveness. Less than a third of the American public currently approves of how student loan debt is being handled by the Biden Administration, a poll from the University of Chicago showed.  Many adults do believe forgiveness is necessary in certain circumstances, however. In those instances, borrowers along all party lines support the Biden Administration’s efforts to reduce student loan debt.”In recent years, more than a million borrowers who were defrauded by…

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