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Tax Day is just around the corner. The Tax Deadline to file your 2022 taxes is April 18, 2023. If you cannot complete your taxes by the tax filing deadline, you can request an automatic six-month extension to file your taxes. If you were wondering, the deadline to apply for a tax extension also falls on April 18. There is some good news here for all you procrastinators (or people with complex tax-planning needs). Applying for a tax-filing extension could be one of the easiest parts of getting your taxes done. Reminder- you must actually file for an extension. You…

The sudden collapse and seizure of Silicon Valley Bank (SIVBQ) by the FDIC on March 10 caused a loss of confidence in the banking system. While analysis shows U.S. banks to be solvent overall, the concern about banks remained and became a global phenomenon. The challenge of analyzing bank safety is that a severe loss of confidence can actually cause an otherwise functioning financial institution to come under duress. This analysis uses a systematic methodology to monitor the strains on the banking system weekly via the U.S. Banking System Stress Monitor. Aside from the market pricing data and government money…

Trouble may be in store for Walmart — a stock which has been outperforming the major market indexes. According to technician Carter Worth, the charts suggest the stock is on the cusp of a major rollback. “Walmart has been a standout performer since 2022… [The stock] is back to a difficult level where overhead supply comes into play,” the Worth Charting founder and CEO said in a research note out last Thursday. “We’re sellers here.” Worth sees particular trouble ahead for the stock at $140 level. He notes the big box retailer’s stock “made an important intermediate low” last June…

Move over, Florida, a new locale ranks as the best state to retire in.Although in 2022 the Sunshine State was named the No. 1 state to retire in, Virginia has taken the top spot this year, according to personal finance website WalletHub’s “2023’s Best States to Retire” study.WalletHub evaluated all 50 U.S. states in three key categories: affordability, quality of life and access to health care. Each category factored in data from various agencies, including the U.S. Census Bureau, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Council for Community and Economic Research.A state’s overall retirement friendliness was based…

You’ve managed to buy the car, but can you afford to keep paying for it? Along with soaring car prices, loan rates are the most expensive they’ve been in more than 15 years, with the average monthly payment on a new car at an all-time high, new data from auto website Edmunds shows. The result of the one-two punch of higher prices and interest rates is that it’s taking Americans much longer to pay off their car loans — which include crossovers, SUVs and pickup trucks — and more buyers are being pushed out of the car market altogether. “The…

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Meme coins are one of the fastest-growing crypto sub-sectors, although many provide little real-world value. Kickstarted by Dogecoin in December 2013, meme coins have become a favorite among crypto investors. However, a new set of meme coins are rapidly changing the narrative.One such is the newly launched vote-to-earn (V2E) meme token $LHINU. Since making its debut a month ago, the meme coin has enjoyed immense investor demand, with the digital asset raising over $4.2 million in a matter of weeks. Another major meme coin bucking the trend is Tamadoge. The popular play-to-earn metaverse-focused project has continued to grow significantly, and its native token, $TAMA,…

The trend: Pandemic-era credit card perks could take a toll on issuers as headwinds buffet the economy this year, per the Wall Street Journal. How we got here: As consumers shifted toward debit at the onset of the pandemic, many issuers revamped their rewards to encourage credit card spending. This included pivoting rewards from travel toward everyday spending categories like groceries. Many also introduced rewards that catered to pandemic-era consumer trends, like at-home fitness programs and streaming services. Why it matters: Now, issuers are spending more than ever on card benefits, even as consumer spending growth wobbles. Six of the…

Researchers let 25 AI avatars loose in a virtual town. The avatars were able to make daily schedules, talk politics, go on dates, and even plan a party. AI expert Michael Wooldridge told Insider the findings are “baby steps” towards AGI.  Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app What happens when you let 25 AI agents loose in a virtual city? A recent study set out to see what they’d get up to — and turns out they aren’t all that different than…

I will do an update on the watchlist as a separate article. This article is already huge because there are a total of 12 dividend increases or special dividends that were paid in the month of March. Background For those interested in John and Jane’s full background, you can find at least three articles a month published for the last five years detailing the performance of their portfolio. I have continued to evolve the report over time by adding and removing information/images to make the updates more useful to the average investor. Here are the key details that should be…