Flipboard 2025 Investing

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I joined a “get rich quick” investment group on Facebook. I sent $5,000 in crypto, and now the group’s gone. Is there any way to recover it?

Facebook investment scams follow a predictable pattern, and speed is the hook. A post appears on a quiet afternoon promising fast gains, framed by images of polished young professionals and screenshots showing balances climbing. Comments pile up quickly, filled with praise and short success stories that suggest momentum and safety. Those cues push aside hesitation, and just like that, interested members are pulled from public threads into private messages, then urged to send crypto, which settles within minutes and leaves no easy trail back. Once enough money arrives, the group shuts down without warning. The loss feels abrupt because the setup depends on silence after urgency. This cycle repeats daily, catching people who trust regulated systems and expect accountability where none exists.
February 6, 2026 Miles Brucker

We made an offer on a house that’s been for sale for over 90 days with no offers. Then two aggressive offers appeared overnight. What do we do?

If you make an offer on a house that is followed quickly by several more aggressive offers, you may wonder what is really going on.
February 4, 2026 Miles Rook

I want to invest my inheritance in the stock market. Dad says I should go with bonds, but my brother favors ETFs. Who's right?

Investing an inheritance can spark family debate. Explore bonds vs ETFs, risk tolerance, and smart strategies for growing inherited wealth with confidence.
February 4, 2026 Jack Hawkins

I just found out about tax-free accounts at 45. Can I really move $80,000 into one all at once?

Just discovered tax-free accounts at 45? Learn whether you can move $80,000 into one at once, how TFSA and Roth IRA rules differ, and what late starters need to know to catch up fast.
February 2, 2026 Jack Hawkins
Catharine Hartley introduces Christopher, a limited edition Britannia Beanie Bear, who will be accompanying the adventurer on her attempt to become the first British woman to walk 680 miles across the Antarctic to the South Pole. Catherine was at the Royal Geographical Society before making final preparations before embarking on her journey.

Beanie Babies Now Worth Big Bucks

Stuffed with plastic pellets and given adorable names and birthdays, Beanie Babies, created by Ty Inc, became a 90s craze that faded fast, yet certain ones have held surprising value decades after the original hype disappeared.
February 2, 2026 Marlon Wright
Pennies

How the 1982 Copper and Zinc Pennies Changed US Coinage Forever

Pocket change rarely earns a second look, yet one ordinary year quietly rewired the penny’s future. A cost problem, a midstream decision, and a coin nobody bothered to announce created a split that still echoes in jars and rolls today. Some cents aged with dignity. Others did not. That difference matters more than it sounds. Stick around and look closer. The smallest denomination ended up carrying one of the strangest modern money stories hiding in plain sight.
January 30, 2026 Marlon Wright
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There are pennies out there that can be worth $1,000,000

Most people never looked twice while spending them. Decades passed, stories piled up, and suddenly those small copper circles started carrying weight and value that people are willing to pay hundreds for. Sometimes, thousands.
January 30, 2026 Marlon Wright

High-relief precious metal coins are works of art. They also bring serious value to collectors.

High-relief coins have value for their precious metal content and for their beauty as works of art.
January 28, 2026 Miles Rook
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MySpace dominated social media, but it wasn’t competition from Facebook that caused it to lose everything.

MySpace enjoyed a span of early success that was followed by mistakes and missed opportunities.
January 26, 2026 Peter Kinney

New companies are using AI to successfully appeal their denied health insurance claims.

New startups are using AI to automate the submittal process for consumers looking to appeal the denial of their health insurance claim.
January 21, 2026 Miles Rook
Portfolios beat inflation.

Billionaires never keep a dime in a savings account, so where does all their money go?

The world’s wealthiest individuals use money differently from everyone else. Instead of saving, they invest across assets that offer control, long-term growth, and protection from economic shocks that erode ordinary savings.
January 21, 2026 Marlon Wright

Burger King customers launched a class action suit against the restaurant chain for misleading them about the size of the Whopper.

The difference between the image and reality of the Whopper was the source of a class action lawsuit by customers against Burger King.
January 15, 2026 Alex Summers