The difference between tax preparation and tax planning — and the specific moves entrepreneurs are using under 2026’s new permanent tax rules. Most entrepreneurs only think about taxes in March and April, when a CPA is asking for documents and the return is already locked in by decisions made — or not made — the…
Ask five economists to describe the global economy this year and you’ll get five versions of the same contradiction: growth is steady, but it doesn’t feel that way to most people. Markets are hitting records, but labor demand is softening. Inflation is cooling in theory, but tariffs keep pushing it back up in practice. That…
Millennials have spent their entire financial lives getting hit by things they didn’t cause: the 2008 recession as they entered the workforce, a decade of stagnant wages against rising rent, student debt that ballooned faster than salaries, and now a retirement target that keeps climbing. The number Americans now say they need to retire comfortably…
Walking into a bank for a small business loan used to be the default first move. In 2026, it’s closer to a last resort. More than 76% of startups and small businesses now bypass traditional banks entirely when raising capital, and it’s not because banks disappeared — approval rates for small business bank loans still…
Cryptocurrency has spent most of its history being described as “about to go mainstream.” In 2026, that description finally has real numbers behind it. According to Coinbase Institutional, 76% of global investors planned to expand their digital asset exposure this year, and nearly 60% expected to allocate over 5% of assets under management to crypto….