Limiting U.S. bank accounts to citizens (or those with legal status) as Trump Administration is reportedly discussing, would be a burden to big banks. But it could put this promising fintech out of business. www.forbes.com/sites/sophia...

No, tariffs won't replace the income tax. www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...

Refunds are up a bit, but the IRS is a mess and the "no tax on tips" and "no tax on overtime" breaks are temporary, limited and complicated. The tax cuts for the rich? Permanent. www.forbes.com/sites/kellyp...

Now that's a Trump Account.

Fact check: the OBBBA did NOT eliminate taxes on Social Security. In fact, it does nothing to help lower- and middle-income seniors--but it does harm Social Security's financing. #CBPPSOTU www.cbpp.org/blog/contrar...

With strict rules and limited tax benefits, Trump accounts aren’t right for every family. www.forbes.com/sites/kellyp...

Well, someone is "richer than ever before" anyway...

Novel and smart way to look at the decision of when couples should claim Social Security. www.forbes.com/sites/baldwi...

Thanks to Trump tax changes, the tax code now offers no relief to those who are victims of romance scams--unless they turn into investment scams. www.forbes.com/sites/kellyp...

Voter identification requirements are working their way through Congress with the SAVE Act, which was passed by the House this week.

there's fierce competition, but this is one of the most stomach-turning things I've read in some time

> @alivitali.bsky.social

CNN confirms what MSNBC reported live a few hours ago: DOJ is surveilling Dem lawmakers when they go to the DOJ to search unredacted Epstein files.

Yikes here are the numbers for the past 12 months. Everything is pretty much dead except healthcare/social assistance. Note that healthcare growth is largely not about the business cycle -- it's about the aging of the population and more elderly people needing care.

"...the paper is dropping between 350 and 375 journalists. With the newsroom’s pre-layoff strength at 790 people, that means between 44 percent and 47.5 percent of the newsroom has been axed. ...last week may have been the biggest one-day wipeout of journalists in a generation."

Conflict of interest alert: Trump pardoned Binance's billionaire founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao (aka CZ) in October 2025 after CZ pled guilty in 2023 to a money laundering charge. Now, per @forbes.com @zacheverson.com , Binance is the biggest holder by far of the Trump family's stablecoin.

Epstein's appeal to some of the rich was about more than exploiting women. He helped this Apollo Global billionaire avoid taxes. www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...

Too bad the CFPB is moribund under Trump. www.forbes.com/sites/jeffka...

How Tax Credits Can Lower Your Tax Bill—or Boost Your Refund

There were 108,000 job cuts in January in the U.S., the most to begin a year since the Great Recession in 2009, according to a new report.

A reminder, that despite certain ownership issues, the Washington Post is still doing important reporting. (Gift link) wapo.st/4rtfCw8

The DOJ’s new Epstein files release shows that billionaire Gordon Getty both had a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and allegedly brushed off his crimes: “well, we ALL have similar kinds of problems.” Read more in my latest for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/monica...

"Trump Picks Veteran Staffer to Head Bureau of Labor Statistics: Brett Matsumoto, the next chief, has worked as an economist at the BLS since 2015." Excellent choice! www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

If you're saving for your kids (or grandkids), here's why a Trump account might not be your best bet. www.forbes.com/sites/kellyp...

ICE pushed AP journalists apnews.com/video/ap-rep...

20 hours, 2.4 million plays (just on YouTube) www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...

new from @forbes.com reporter @mhunterhart.bsky.social, who's tracked the money flowing from Bill Gates to his ex-wife Melinda's charitable foundations--she's got four of them. Melinda announced she'd be receiving the funds when she stepped away from the Gates Foundation #philanthropy #billionaires

Scoop from my colleague Anna Tong - OpenAI is building a social network. That, ironically, will not have bots. www.forbes.com/sites/annato...

"Bill Gates Donated Another $2 Billion To Ex-Wife Melinda’s Foundations, New Records Show" @mhunterhart.bsky.social for @forbes.com

The price of gold hit a new all-time high Wednesday morning as the precious metal surged more than 20% this year.

Debunking Trump's claims about Ilhan Omar's wealth. www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...

🚨 NEW 🚨 The Men Making Millions Selling Pepper Spray To ICE Safariland, owned by billionaire Warren Kanders, remains the number one supplier of pepper spray and tear gas to ICE and CBP, via a large federal distributor run by a MAGA-aligned former Marine. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...

Don't be surprised if this tax filing season is a mess. Thank Musk, DOGE and GOP Congress. www.forbes.com/sites/kellyp...

NEW: In August, the nursing home industry gave Trump's Super PAC $5M and had a private lunch with him at his golf course. They asked him to repeal a rule that would have increased nursing home staffing. Here's what happened next --> w/ @kenvogel.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...

America is bleeding scientific talent U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Paying the price for leak of Trump and Musk tax returns. www.forbes.com/sites/kellyp...

The IRS has slashed enforcement staff, but its computers are still running. www.forbes.com/sites/kellyp...

“They’re basically saying you can buy your way out of a tax evasion prosecution.” www.propublica.org/article/bitc...

The IRS says the December 2025 $1,776 payment was treated as a supplemental housing allowance, not taxable income. That’s consistent with tax rules that exclude military allowances from gross income. www.forbes.com/sites/kellyp...

Here's the crazy part about IRS' "digital first" approach: if you can't resolve your issues online (often the case) and you can't reach anyone by phone (bc they keep pushing you online), the result is MORE PAPER. I'm sending more letters than ever, which is counterproductive.

Trump policy and behavior is MGGA---Making Gold Great Again. www.forbes.com/sites/brando...

From Oxford Economics: "If the US carries out its threat and imposes an additional 25% tariff on European countries, and if there's like-for-like retaliation, it would lower US GDP by 1% relative to our baseline."

Selling a parent’s home is often framed as a financial event. In reality, it’s more like an archaeological dig. www.forbes.com/sites/joseph...

NEW: "Rep. Julia Letlow Discloses Over 200 Stock Trades After Deadline As Ban Debate Grows In Congress" #whoops me, for @forbes www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...

Your medical data is more vulnerable than you might think. A new lawsuit from healthcare software giant Epic is shining a light on systemic issues with how patient records are transferred between providers. My latest for @forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/monica...

New: Defense Contractor CEO Pours $4 Million Into Pro-Trump PAC me, for @forbes.com 1/

Here's what California's proposed 5% billionaires tax would--and wouldn't--do. A long way from passing, but a big freak out among the rich. www.forbes.com/sites/janetn...

The Trump Administration has many tools--some legitimate and some not--to go after Minnesota. Here's one you might not have read about. www.forbes.com/sites/kellyp...

And here's what the richest Californians might pay, under the proposed billionaire wealth tax. www.forbes.com/sites/forbes...

What would California's billionaire wealth tax proposal really do? Forbes read the documents, so you don't have to. www.forbes.com/sites/janetn...