No one wants to be hacked or tracked. Getting sensitive information read by apps can make you uneasy, and getting it stolen by hackers can be a nightmare for you personally or your business. This article goes through all the information that apps on your phone can track, and it provides a step-by-step guide for how to assess and minimize the data that they track, in order to protect your security and peace of mind.

This week’s article provides an interesting glimpse into the economics of gift cards and how companies make millions of dollars off of people never using them and spending extra over a gift card’s amount. It’s a worthwhile read for those interested in economics and might even lead you to consider whether gift cards could be a good fit for your business, if you have one.

This week’s article looks at one of the last things your family, friends, or business would want to stress over upon your death: your passwords. It goes through password management software with systems for assigning heirs, what types of passwords are important to save, and how you can set someone up to receive full or partial access to your Google, Facebook, and Apple accounts upon your passing.

This week’s tax tip looks at how to check up on the thing that gives you heartburn, your taxes! This tip comes from the good old IRS which has established online accounts for those who wish to check their tax history, information, and more whenever they want.

We all know the adage “buy low, sell high”, yet in practice it can be easy to freak out and make rash decisions in the stock market. Diving into behavioral economics and psychology, this article presents a pretty convincing case that the best thing you can do for 401(k)’s is to spend less time checking the market.

The people who want your taxes, the IRS, have ways to ensure you are able to pay and offer avenues for avoiding penalties depending on your circumstances. However, even if you manage to dodge the penalties, you should always pay your taxes as soon as possible, as the longer you wait the worse things can get.