What Companies Are Giving the Most Money to Political Candidates

Every two years, good.is look at the candidates who have raised the most money while trying to represent us. In this year's midterms, the representatives from each party are Charles Schumer (D-NY)—who is a shoo-in to keep his seat and has raised the most money of any Democrat—and Marco Rubio (R-FL) who is running against an independent former governor as well as a Democrat, and leading handily. This is what they would look like if they were forced to campaign in suits that made it clear to the world who their sponsors were, just like NASCAR drivers.

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The War Against Counterfeit Money

More than $750 billion in U.S. currency is in circulation: around $60 million of it is fake. As scanners and printers become more powerful, the Department of Treasury must try to out-tech the bad guys with increasingly sophisticated money. Meanwhile, most of us just spend our Lincolns on foot longs and never know the difference. Our latest infographic explains the state of counterfeiting and what we’re doing about it today.

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The Gift Card Minefield: How To Get Your Money's Worth

The holiday season may seem far away, but if you’re like most people, by the time the urge (or necessity) to shop hits you, planning out and buying individual gifts for everyone on your list may not be a feasible, or at the very least pleasant, option. For many of us, that means taking a much too common shortcut: hitting the gift card stand.

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How Banks Are Losing Millions from Phishing?

With all the recent changes in the banking and credit card industries, you're bound to get more than a few e-mails or letters from your bank or credit card company.

But, wait. Was that last e-mail really from your bank? It might have been, but there's a pretty good chance it might not have been.

See just how much phishing damages a bank and how much these crimes are causing them.

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Little Savings = Big Money

Oh, it’s only a cup of coffee. Just this one album. You probably find that you can easily justify most small purchases by telling yourself that it’s just this once or the item is low cost. But lots of low cost items over time can add up into some fast and furious debt. Imagine if every time you reached into your wallet to splurge, you put that money aside instead.

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