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Can You Move Stocks Abroad Without Selling Them?

Sep 27, 2026

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22 min read

Can You Move Stocks Abroad Without Selling Them?

Moving a stock portfolio overseas sounds like a simple transfer. But tax residency, foreign brokerage reporting, dividends, capital gains and even citizenship can completely change the rules.

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Penny Brief
How Do Tax Authorities Find Money Held Overseas?

Sep 27, 2026

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21 min read

How Do Tax Authorities Find Money Held Overseas?

A bank account can be thousands of miles away from your tax authority and still end up on its radar. Here’s how countries exchange financial data across borders, and how the money trail follows you.

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Penny Brief
What Happens to Abandoned Property? The Strange Business of Selling Things Nobody Wants

Sep 25, 2026

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20 min read

What Happens to Abandoned Property? The Strange Business of Selling Things Nobody Wants

An empty house, an abandoned car or a storage unit full of forgotten stuff can look worthless. But there’s a whole business built around turning unwanted property into inventory, and then turning that inventory back into cash.

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Penny Brief
How Can Your Credit Card Debt Be Sold to Another Company? The Strange Business of Debt Buyers

Sep 25, 2026

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22 min read

How Can Your Credit Card Debt Be Sold to Another Company? The Strange Business of Debt Buyers

Your credit-card debt may not stay with the bank that issued your card. Follow the money behind debt buyers, distressed portfolios and the strange business of buying someone else's unpaid bills for a fraction of what they're worth.

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Penny Brief
Why Is Canceling a Subscription So Much Harder Than Signing Up?

Sep 25, 2026

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19 min read

Why Is Canceling a Subscription So Much Harder Than Signing Up?

Why is signing up for a subscription often one click, while canceling can feel like an escape room? Follow the money behind recurring revenue, retention and the economics of making customers stay.

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Penny Brief
Why Is a $15 Burger Suddenly $32? The Real Business Behind Food Delivery Fees

Sep 25, 2026

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16 min read

Why Is a $15 Burger Suddenly $32? The Real Business Behind Food Delivery Fees

A $15 burger can become a $32 checkout surprisingly fast. But the wild part isn't just the fees, it's how food-delivery platforms can make money from the restaurant, the customer, advertising and subscriptions, all around the same meal.

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Penny Brief
The $200 Million Credit Repair Industry: How Credit Scores Became a Subscription Business

Sep 25, 2026

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7 min read

The $200 Million Credit Repair Industry: How Credit Scores Became a Subscription Business

A bad credit score can turn fear into a remarkably profitable subscription. Follow the money from Google ads to sales calls, upfront fees and monthly charges, and see how the credit-repair business really makes its money.

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Penny Brief
How Business Opportunity Scams Make Money: When the Customer Becomes the Product

Sep 25, 2026

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21 min read

How Business Opportunity Scams Make Money: When the Customer Becomes the Product

What if the real business isn't helping people build businesses, but selling them the dream of owning one? Follow the money behind expensive programs, income promises, upsells and the dangerous economics of “financial freedom.”

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Penny Brief
How Do Buy Now, Pay Later Companies Make Money? The Business Behind Affirm and Klarna

Sep 24, 2026

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16 min read

How Do Buy Now, Pay Later Companies Make Money? The Business Behind Affirm and Klarna

You click “Pay in 4” and think you're simply splitting a purchase into four payments. But Affirm and Klarna can make money from the merchant, the loan, the shopping transaction, advertising and more.

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