• Finance

    Why Are People Still Making Excuses For Being Financially Illiterate?

    April 29, 2025 - By 

    Image by Vitaly Taranov In today’s world, financial education is more accessible than ever before. Free resources, online courses, podcasts, and social media advice are only a click away. Yet, despite the wealth of available information, a surprising number of people continue to make excuses for not understanding basic personal finance. Why is financial illiteracy still so common, and why do so many people resist taking control of their financial futures? Let’s dive into the reasons behind this persistent issue and why it’s time to stop making excuses. Fear of Facing the Truth One of the biggest barriers to financial…

  • Insurance

    Enhancing Efficiency with Expert Insured

    April 29, 2025 - By 

    This post is part of a series sponsored by Expert Insured. In today’s highly competitive insurance market, MGAs and wholesalers require more than just basic management tools. They need intelligent, scalable solutions that streamline operations, enhance accuracy, and enable fast, data-driven decisions. Expert Insured, a platform evolved over 15 years, combines robust Rate, Quote, Bind (RQB) functionality with advanced AI-driven automation, redefining policy management for MGAs and wholesalers. Recently re-engineered on a .NET Core foundation by Selectsys Tech’s team of experts with over 20 years of experience in the MGA and wholesaler space, Expert Insured is tailored to meet the…

  • Sports

    Step Up for wellness: SM Seaside City Cebu launches Seaside Steps Challenge with over ₱150,000 in prizes

    April 29, 2025 - By 

    SM Seaside City Cebu is taking wellness and community engagement to new heights with the launch of the Seaside Steps Challenge. SM Seaside City Cebu is reimagining everyday mall visits, turning them into opportunities for movement, wellness, and community connection. This initiative is a vibrant, mall-wide initiative designed to inspire visitors to stay active while earning a chance to win over ₱150,000 worth of premium prizes. The SM Active Hub Part of the SM Active Hub—SM Supermalls’ flagship fitness and wellness program—the Seaside Steps Challenge reflects the brand’s growing commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles. With 44 pickleball courts across 21…

  • Insurance

    Top Workers’ Compensation Insurance Companies in California | 5-Star Workers’ Compensation Californi

    April 29, 2025 - By 

    Jump to winners | Jump to methodology Providing for Golden State employees The bar for Californian workplace safety is high and only getting higher. That’s in part due to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health of the California Department of Industrial Relations (Cal/OSHA) proactively setting the tone, often exceeding federal OSHA requirements. This translates into California being highly regulated with an emphasis on preventive measures, especially around heat illness, ergonomics, and injury/illness prevention programs. Unlike some states, California mandates businesses have workers’ comp insurance, no matter how many employees they have. Even if the organization is headquartered elsewhere, if employees…

  • Business

    Outkast Among 2025 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees

    April 29, 2025 - By 

    by Jeroslyn JoVonn April 28, 2025 Outkast is among the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees. Outkast’s legacy as hip-hop icons is being cemented with their induction into the coveted Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Atlanta rap duo, consisting of André 3000 and Big Boi, is among the 2025 inductees selected to be added to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this fall, Variety reports. Voters selected seven inductees, while the Hall selected the remaining six. Outkast, Cyndi Lauper, the White Stripes, Chubby Checker, Bad Company, Soundgarden, and Joe Cocker are the seven artists voters…

  • Sports

    Joaquinn Niemann’s LIV Golf Mexico City win earns U.S. Open exemption

    April 29, 2025 - By 

    Joaquin Niemann did it again. The Chilean won for the third time on LIV this season in terms of the league’s individual titles. Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII took home the team win in Mexico City this past weekend while Niemann stood on the podium by his lonesome. Something that is particularly notable about Niemann’s win, outside of the fact that he is playing pretty incredible golf right now, is that he officially earned an exemption for the U.S. Open. To be clear players earn exemptions for tournaments and/or majors all of the time and so that is not necessarily uncommon,…

  • Business

    How Much Do Google Employees Make? Median Salaries Revealed

    April 29, 2025 - By 

    A mid-level Google employee made $331,894 in 2024, a 5% increase from the median salary of $315,531 in 2023, per a new filing submitted by Google’s parent company, Alphabet, to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The figure aligns with compensation at other tech giants in recent years. At Meta, for example, the median pay for employees in 2023 was $379,000 a year. The filing further showed that Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai received total annual compensation of $10,725,043 last year, about 32 times more than the median employee. Pichai received a nearly $2 million raise from the $8,802,824…

  • Finance

    5 Things Retirees Are Doing Wrong with Their Social Security (That’s Keeping Them in Poverty)

    April 29, 2025 - By 

    Image by Anthony Fomin Social Security is supposed to offer retirees a sense of financial security after decades of hard work. Yet, for many, it falls painfully short of providing the comfortable retirement they had imagined. While low payouts and rising living costs play a role, there’s another critical factor at work: the decisions retirees make about their benefits. Many retirees are unknowingly making mistakes that reduce their Social Security income or stretch it too thin. These mistakes can lead to unnecessary financial hardship. If you’re approaching retirement or already collecting benefits, here are five common missteps you’ll want to…

  • Health

    Defending Against HNDL Attacks Today

    April 29, 2025 - By 

    In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, HNDL (Harvest Now, Decrypt Later) is emerging as a silent but serious threat. It doesn’t require an attacker to break encryption today—it just bets that they will be able to do so tomorrow. What is HNDL? HNDL is a long-term data breach strategy in which adversaries intercept and store encrypted data today, with the intention of decrypting it in the future when computing power—particularly quantum computing—makes breaking current cryptography feasible. The value of the data doesn’t need to be immediate. Sensitive medical records, confidential business contracts, defense communications, or citizen data can all retain…

  • Sports

    ITCZ , trough of LPA continue to dampen parts of PH

    April 29, 2025 - By 

    File photo MANILA, Philippines – The trough of the low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, and the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) affecting Palawan Mindanao will continue to bring rains over parts of the country, the weather bureau said on Tuesday. As of 3 a.m., the LPA was located 695 kilometers east of Davao City, and is embedded along the ITCZ, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). The LPA still has a slim chance of developing into a tropical cyclone within 24 hours. READ: LPA, ITCZ to bring rains in parts of PH, but … Scattered rains…