Robinhood and Reddit Are Testifying in a Congressional Hearing: What To Expect

Reddit founder and chief executive Steve Huffman, Robinhood chief executive Vladimir Tenev, and other executives and individuals involved in the recent GameStop stock saga are preparing to provide testimony and answer questions before the House Financial Services Committee Thursday. The committee hearing follows public outcry against online trading platform Robinhood and other brokers’ decisions to restrict trading in so-called meme stocks last month.

It’s been three weeks since GameStop’s stock peaked at close to $500, and free-trading pioneer Robinhood restricted trading shares of the formerly lackluster companies that have become known on Reddit and elsewhere as “stonks”–including not just GameStop, but also AMC, Blackberry, and Koss. The move prompted outrage on Reddit’s WallStreetBets forum–one popular place where day-trading investors rallied behind the stocks–and calls from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ted Cruz for regulation.

That regulation, should it ever happen, is much further down the road. Tomorrow’s hearing simply could

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5 Benefits to Being an Underdog in the Pandemic Economy

As a child growing up with divorced parents and a learning disability, Dean Graziosi would often spend the week living with his mom in a trailer park in upstate New York. On weekends, he would sleep in the bathroom with his father, kept warm only by an old electric heater because their house wasn’t heated. His parents, who were married nine times between them, didn’t have money.

And to add to his childhood struggles, Graziosi had dyslexia. In school, he was frequently ridiculed because he had significant challenges reading, writing, and spelling. To say that Graziosi was born and raised as an underdog with all the cards stacked against him would be an understatement.  

Today, Graziosi is a multiple New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur, and one of the most influential success trainers of our generation. In his book The Underdog Advantage, he shows us that as an underdog, 

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10 Tips for Buying a Business Car

Depending on the type of business you own, buying a company car could provide some noteworthy benefits. It might come in handy for deliveries or driving between work locations, and the tax benefits of owning a business vehicle are substantial. But like any major purchase, there are several things to consider before you sign on the dotted line. Start by reviewing these 10 tips for buying a business car.

1. Determine between leasing and owning a company car

Your first decision may be about whether it’s better to lease or own a business car. If you decide to purchase a car, you may need a loan, which you will have to pay back even if the value of the vehicle drops below the amount of the loan. Sometimes this happens when an accident occurs. If you choose to lease a car instead, the residual value at the end of the … Read more

How Sympathy Brands Became The Leading Player in The Industry

Working in an industry that is taboo to many people is quite a challenge; I know this because I recently started Remembering.Live, a virtual memorial service provider, after my mom passed away last March and gathering restrictions were in place. While the pandemic highlighted the need for the end of life industry to quickly adjust and adapt, Sympathy Brands, a Florida based company was already using proprietary technology to bridge the gap between consumers and the industry, helping to modernize business practices for funeral homes and cemeteries.

Sympathy Brands is the parent company to Shiva.com, eCondolence.com, and the newly launched addition to its family of brands: Cemetery.com. In search to learn more about tackling the challenge of working in the grief industry, I sat down with Michael Schimmel, CEO of Sympathy Brands, to discuss the three steps Sympathy Brands took to become the leading player in

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28 Love and Happiness Quotes for February 2021

It’s Valentine’s Day, and that means it’s time for thinking about love, relationships, and the next installment of my 365 inspirational quotes for 2021, one month at a time.

If you like these kinds of compilations, feel free to download my free ebook, 365+ Top Inspirational Quotes, which includes top selections from past years. 

Here’s the installment for February:

1.    “People always fall in love with the most perfect aspects of each other’s personalities. Who wouldn’t? Anybody can love the most wonderful parts of another person. But that’s not the clever trick. The really clever trick is this: Can you accept the flaws?” 
–Elizabeth Gilbert

2.    “When looking for a life partner, my advice to women is date all of them: the bad boys, the cool boys, the commitment-phobic boys, the crazy boys. But do not marry them. The things that make the bad boys sexy do not

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