Janet Novack

Feb 12, 2024 | shareandstocks.com | Jeff Kauflin |Janet Novack

Despite the industry’s funding woes, some startups–particularly those serving others business—are thriving. Here’s the Forbes Fintech 50 for 2024. By Jeff Kauflin & Janet Novack, Forbes StaffThe past year has been painful for the financial technology industry, with publicly traded fintech stocks languishing 50% below their late 2021 peak, even as the S&P 500 has surged to new highs.

Nov 7, 2023 | newyorkfolk.com | James White |Emma Whitford |Janet Novack |Alex Perry

With Americans again struggling to repay $1.6 trillion in student debt (second only to mortgage debt), high school seniors (and their parents) are becoming increasingly price sensitive in their college search. For private colleges that have long relied on a combination of high sticker prices, offset by big financial aid packages, this could be a problem.

Oct 12, 2023 | forbes.com | Janet Novack

Social Security benefits will increase 3.2% in 2024 for the nation’s 71 million recipients, raising the average monthly check for a single retired worker to $1,907, up $59 from $1,827 this year, and for a retired couple both receiving benefits to $3,033, up $94 from $2,939 this year, the Social Security Administration said today.

Aug 28, 2023 | newyorkfolk.com | James White |Emma Whitford |Janet Novack |Conor Murray

A behind-the-scenes look at how Forbes picks the best 500 colleges out of thousands considered each year. By Emma Whitford, Forbes StaffTo put together Forbes’ 2023 Top Colleges list, we started with a list of U.S. colleges that educate undergraduates according to their Carnegie Classification—a higher education framework that categorizes institutions based on the types of degrees they offer, their research output and specialty focus.

Aug 12, 2023 | forbes.com | Janet Novack

The federal moratorium that began with Covid ends on August 31. Borrowers can save money and avoid confusion by taking some key steps right now. ’s happening. The moratorium on repayments and interest on $1.6 trillion in federal student debt owed by 44 million Americans really is ending this time—on August 31. The pause began back in March 2020 as an emergency Covid-19 relief measure and was extended again and again, often at the last minute, making it tempting for borrowers to tune out.