An Eighty-Story Wooden Building Wood construction of multi-story buildings is an emerging trend. Mass timber is created by mixing wood with glue that’s then pressed, giving it the strength of steel and concrete. North America has 17 mass timber manufacturing plants. Some estimate the global market for engineered wood, which [...]
Digging for Growth In a world where rates have risen and stock prices have fallen — and the narrative about growth concerns shows no signs of stopping — investors are wondering if market growth has also gone out of style. Style investing does have its uses, such as categorizing the [...]
Give The People Tech In many ways, the pandemic seemed to accelerate changes to American life, including how people eat. As more people went online, tech-supported activities became the norm and the expectation. Some fast food restaurants are trying to give the people what they want, which seems to be [...]
Call it the silver lining to the second year of the pandemic: the lockdown has led to a deeper sense of fulfillment. That’s the surprising finding in a SoFi survey of 327 members conducted in March. More than 60% of the 327 people surveyed said they were more satisfied with [...]
Garden State Green New Jersey voters overwhelmingly approved the legal sale of marijuana for recreational use during the November 2020 election. Tomorrow, the state is set to become the first in the New York City metropolitan area to begin selling licensed cannabis. Broadly stated, investors are intrigued by what [...]
Stock-Split Frenzy When a company splits its stock, it retains its market value, with the number of shares proportionately increasing as the price per share goes down. With numerous companies announcing stock splits this year, including Alphabet (GOOGL), Tesla (TSLA), and Amazon (AMZN), the rate of split announcements by companies [...]
In Need of Comfort It seems altered eating habits can be included among the many ways the pandemic has disrupted Americans’ lives. In the face of familiar work and life routines being thrown into disarray, many found solace in the form of fried foods. Some argue these foods provide an [...]
Get excited, SoFi members! We’re adding another way to put more money in your pockets just in time for summer. Starting today, SoFi Checking and Savings members with direct deposit can start earning 3% cash back on all eligible credit card purchases for 365 days1 when they apply and get [...]
Micro Daycare Coming to a Neighborhood Near You NeighborSchools, founded in 2018, has a mission to help caretakers open “micro daycares” in their homes, thereby expanding parents’ access to high-quality and affordable childcare. The company has designed a “daycare-in-a-box” model, which is intended to bring down barriers to entry by [...]
Fed Moves Create Some Pain Inflation has left many Americans reeling. Home prices have shot up 20% in recent years, and tighter monetary policy is pushing mortgage rates higher, adding salt in the wound for would-be buyers. Making things worse, available inventory is still well below demand, which keeps house [...]
