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How To Not Get Audited

How To Not Get Audited

T-2 weeks-ish until Tax Day. How we celebrating? By freaking out over the idea of getting audited? Not anymore! Nicole shares her top tips for a sque…

The Real Cost of Coachella

The Real Cost of Coachella

Go-chella or no-chella? Nicole breaks down how much seeing the biggest names in music— and more importantly, posing in front of the ferris wheel— rea…

How First Citizens' Acquisition of SVB Could Change the Startup World Forever

How First Citizens' Acquisition of SVB Could Change the Startup World Forever

Last week, the biggest bank you've never heard of (First Citizens Bank) purchased what was left of the fallen SVB. The purchase is part of First Citi…

Something is Rotten in Rotterdam

Something is Rotten in Rotterdam

It's been a wild week on Wall Street and it's only Wednesday. Nicole brings you three ginormous stories dominating the financial news cycle, that rea…

Tax Hacks for Small Businesses

Tax Hacks for Small Businesses

We're nearing Federal Tax Day... which, we can all agree is the worst national holiday these 50 states have to offer. But regardless, we have to cele…

Warren Buffett's Favorite Investments

Warren Buffett's Favorite Investments

If you know Nicole, you know she loves to Index Fund and Chill. As it turns out, so does the investing GOAT Warren Buffett. Here's how to invest like…

The Conspiracy at Signature Bank

The Conspiracy at Signature Bank

The same day the FDIC swooped in and did damage-control with Silicon Valley Bank, regulators also shut down Signature Bank. But according to Signatur…

6 Signs Your Company Is Headed Toward Layoffs

6 Signs Your Company Is Headed Toward Layoffs

Imagining a scenario in which you get laid off is not a fun thought exercise. We all want to have job security, and it’s stressful to think that we m…

Credit Sus

Credit Sus

Nicole breaks down the biggest headlines (so far) this week on Wall Street, including: the latest on the banking crisis, UBS' ginormous acquisition o…

A Safe Investment for Volatile Times

A Safe Investment for Volatile Times

We know a safe investment isn't as sexy as a startup with the potential to go to the moon. But say that startup ends up being a... Silicon Valley Ban…

You Can Pay To Be Verified on Instagram— Here's Why It Matters

You Can Pay To Be Verified on Instagram— Here's Why It Matters

Social media apps (first Twitter, now Meta) are testing a premium offering where users can pay to have their accounts verified, signified by the infa…

How To Overcome A Financial Crisis

How To Overcome A Financial Crisis

In the wake of SVB's destruction this week, economic anxiety is high. So now more than ever, it's important to have perspective. Today, Nicole joins …

An SVB Employee Pulls Back the Curtain

An SVB Employee Pulls Back the Curtain

Right now, a lot of people are turning to industry insiders for answers on SVB’s crash, but the people who we really should be listening to now, are …

From the Floor of the Stock Exchange: Trade Like Einstein

From the Floor of the Stock Exchange: Trade Like Einstein

Investing/trading nerds: Nicole is about to introduce you to your new favorite podcast. Last week, MNN launched another A+ podcast, if we say so ours…

This Founder's Funds are Frozen at Silicon Valley Bank. Here's Her Crisis Management 101.

This Founder's Funds are Frozen at Silicon Valley Bank. Here's Her Crisis Management 101.

Today, Nicole is looking at SVB through two lenses: a historical perspective that explores how similar SVB's story really is to the '08 crash and the…

The Rise and Fall of Silicon Valley Bank

The Rise and Fall of Silicon Valley Bank

The downfall of Silicon Valley Bank, or SVB, marks the biggest failure in the banking system since 2008. Here's what happened, why, and what’s to com…

What a Toxic Cloud Over Ohio Has To Do With Railroad Sick Leave Policy

What a Toxic Cloud Over Ohio Has To Do With Railroad Sick Leave Policy

Last month, a toxic cloud hung over Ohio. Reports have focused on the chemical reactions that led this to take place… but the real origin of this eve…

Elon Musk's Amazon Strategy Backfires

Elon Musk's Amazon Strategy Backfires

Nicole breaks down the biggest headlines (so far) this week on Wall Street, including: the breaking updates on interest rates, the latest crypto comp…

Why Gold is a Popular Investment and How To Invest

Why Gold is a Popular Investment and How To Invest

Historically, the price of gold has increased during times of economic crisis. The natural questions are: why? And, how? As in: if gold is a good inv…

Pro Tips for Selling Your House with Jon Grauman of Netflix's Buying Beverly Hills

Pro Tips for Selling Your House with Jon Grauman of Netflix's Buying Beverly Hills

There's a wealth of advice out there for homebuyers. But what about sellers? Nicole sits down with Jon Grauman of Netflix's Buying Beverly Hills to t…