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  Third stimulus check and COVID-19 rescue plan: How Biden’s first 100 days could impact your money

  Carefully managing your finances will be crucial, even if more aid is around the corner.

  7 min read Jan 20, 2021
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  $1,400 stimulus check and $400 weekly unemployment boost: Here’s what’s in Biden’s plan

  Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief bill proposal comes during the pandemic’s biggest inflection point yet.

  7 min read Jan 15, 2021
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  Survey: Rates at zero until 2024, but coronavirus vaccine likely to ‘supercharge’ economy

  Consumers should stick to the status quo.

  7 min read Dec 14, 2020
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  Take these important precautions now before key coronavirus relief programs expire

  It’s an “in case of fire, break glass” kind of moment.

  9 min read Dec 02, 2020
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  Biden’s $15 minimum wage plan — here’s who it might help and hurt

  Workers may be one step closer to seeing a big boost in the minimum wage.

  6 min read Nov 16, 2020
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  What a Biden presidency means for your money, taxes and the economy

  Biden will be focused on handling the coronavirus pandemic and the recession.

  10 min read Nov 11, 2020
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  Biden Admin and housing: Tax credits for first-time homebuyers, more

  Biden’s housing platform attacks affordability issues.

  4 min read Nov 11, 2020
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  5 ways your taxes could change if Biden is elected — and how taxpayers should prepare

  The former vice president’s approach would be dramatically different from President Donald Trump’s.

  7 min read Oct 01, 2020
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  Second stimulus check: Here’s why this new proposed round of $1,200 payments could be easier to get

  The HEROES Act is back, but it could be a non-starter for some Republicans.

  2 min read Oct 01, 2020
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  $300 unemployment boost: Which states are paying it and how long it will last

  States’ unemployment benefits are one of the few coronavirus relief lines left.

  5 min read Sep 25, 2020
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  Universal basic income, explained — and why these free cash handouts remain unlikely

  Here’s what might happen if everyone received a guaranteed minimum income from the government.

  4 min read Sep 24, 2020
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  Trump vs. Biden: Where the presidential candidates stand on key issues affecting your wallet

  We looked at candidates’ speeches, public remarks and websites to see where each stands.

  17 min read Sep 17, 2020
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  Biden or Trump? Plenty of young people remain undecided about who is best for their finances

  In this election, many young voters remain unsure about at least one key issue.

  6 min read Sep 17, 2020
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  Second stimulus check: How much money could you get?

  The plan includes direct aid to taxpayers: $1,200 to individuals and $500 per child and dependent adult.

  3 min read Sep 16, 2020
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  Here’s what a Trump or Biden presidency would mean for banking

  Either way you look at it, there’s going to be some whiplash — possibly weighing on consumers’ wallets.

  8 min read Sep 16, 2020
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  Which presidential ticket will be better for your personal finances?

  A new Bankrate survey finds voters are split.

  8 min read Sep 09, 2020
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  Here’s how Americans say their finances have changed since Trump took office

  Plus, Americans are also split over which presidential ticket will be better for their wallet.

  5 min read Sep 08, 2020
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  8 ways to help rescue the job market from coronavirus-driven unemployment crisis

  Ending the crisis depends largely on eradicating the virus and the economic problems it opened up.

  7 min read Sep 04, 2020
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  Coronavirus relief and stimulus plans: Here’s everything Washington has done (and proposed) so far

  From relief checks to unemployment insurance, here’s what could impact your wallet.

  9 min read Sep 04, 2020
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  A second wave of the coronavirus could devastate the recovering economy

  Economists say a second wave is the biggest downside risk to the U.S. economy this year.

  7 min read Aug 24, 2020