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AARP has agreed to a $12.5 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit that alleged that the senior group illegally shared members’ video-viewing data with Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms. What Happened: The lawsuit claimed that AARP violated the federal Video Privacy...

Kamala Harris is experiencing a surge in popularity with just over six weeks to go before the presidential election. Recent polls indicate a positive shift in her favorability for the first time since President Joe Biden took office. What Happened: Harris’ favorability has seen a significant...

Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened On this day in 1962, The Self-Employed Individual Retirement Act became federal law. The law permits certain self-employed individuals to be treated as employees for the purpose of pension,...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. We are in a time of great uncertainty, both for our health and for our finances.  The economic freeze brought about by COVID-19 has...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Federal and state government is working to support financial stability for the self-employed and independent workforce. We have mapped it...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Filing taxes is a little bit trickier for freelancers and entrepreneurs than it is for everyone else. For the traditional employee, a lot...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Retirement is a great accomplishment, a signal of professional and financial triumph. For most people, it’s the endgame—a well...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. According to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report in 2016, the last year in which the agency collected data, there are over 15 million self...

Judy Castleberry is the director of the San Juan College Enterprise Center, and she has a wealth of experience in self-employment and small business. In the blog below, she describes the opportunities and challenges that come with working for yourself; and she offers some practical tips to help you...

Hard work pays off … or does it?   The gig economy accounts for 30-40% of the U.S. workforce and is growing at a faster rate than traditional full-time jobs. Workers over 45 years old are also making up over half of the “on-demand” or shared-economy self-employed workforce....

AARP Foundation Self-Saver™ is a self-employment tax tool designed to help self-employed workers withhold and submit quarterly taxes with ease. Powered by Track Technologies, Self-Saver aims to help self-employed people 50 and older achieve financial independence and security. America has a...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. A 2016 estimate from the Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the number of self-employed people in America at approximately 9.6 million. And...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Are you a self-employment seasoned pro who knows all about the tax implications of working for yourself, or are you just getting started?...

For many Americans, the single biggest financial goal of their lifetime is saving enough money for retirement. Unfortunately, there's no universal answer to the question of how much money is enough — but there are plenty of online resources available to help retirement savers estimate how...

Benzinga is proud to introduce the Benzinga Women’s Wealth Forum, a space where women can learn how to empower themselves through financial technology and be inspired by the stories of powerful women in finance. Ahead of the March 21 event, we’re highlighting the stories of some of...