Smith Brain Trust

It's often smart to file your tax returns early. But is that the case this year?

It’s not rocket science, but could it be a clever scheme to make a living and avoid the IRS?

A recent $500 million “clerical error” at Citigroup exposes an inherent weakness in big banks that provides lessons to be learned.

The pandemic has changed so much about the way we live and work. And some of those changes are here to stay.

Those crowdfunding contributions you made or received last year, amid the hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic, are they tax deductible?

Is Bitcoin a viable currency for trade? Or is merely it an overheated asset, poised to cool way down?

How regulators can better understand the risks facing the financial and mortgage industry.

And why it might have you feeling a bit more charitable than usual.

COVID-19 was a healthcare system 'wake-up call.' These two trends will outlive the pandemic.

How the governmental IT structure is dragging the vaccination effort – and how it should be addressed.