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Crypto is still a mess. A crackdown would do it good

U.S. regulators appear to be on a collision course with crypto. Sometime soon, many issuers and intermediaries could be forced out of business or at least out of the country.  It could be the best thing that ever happened to the industry.  There’s plenty to dislike in the ...

Cryptocurrency stars can flame out

But they can’t take customers with them Out of nowhere, 30-year-old Sam Bankman-Fried became a billionaire mover and shaker in the world of cryptocurrency. He threw money around the halls of Congress — and everywhere else he went — while threatening to disrupt Chicago’s ...

Go ahead and buy that house. Your retired self will thank you

by Alexis Leondis Traditional financial advice typically tells savers to put retirement first — even before homeownership. That’s because over the long-term, the stock market tends to outpace real estate and there are tax advantages to putting money in a retirement account. But ...

Five financial tips for college students

by Teresa Ghilarducci I’ve been teaching an undergraduate class for almost 20 years called “The Economics of Desire.” I always thought “desire” in the title was the attraction, but it turns out “economics” is the draw. In some ways, today’s students are more ...

20-year financial services veteran to join Huntington Private Bank

Huntington Bank announced the appointment of local financial advisor Thomas J. Begley, a certified financial planner, to the West Virginia private bank team. In his new role, Begley, now a senior client advisor, is responsible for delivering wealth management services to Huntington ...