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(AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker behind a new law that allows millions in state income tax to go to private school tuition scholarships is now targeting the referendum petition process that could allow state voters to repeal it. The bill would allow a person to have their name removed by sending a signed letter to the Nebraska Secretary of State. Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesThe new law does not appropriate taxpayer dollars directly to private school vouchers. Instead, it allows businesses and individuals to donate up to $100,000 per year of their owed state income tax to organizations that award private school tuition scholarships. When I told them that the petition was against school choice, they were upset.

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☆ #DBT is trending on TikTok: 4 skills from the popular type of therapy that you can practice daily
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

#DBT has over 170 million views on TikTok, with users either explaining how they use the type of therapy in their own lives or providing advice for others. Dialectical behavior therapy — or DBT — is a three-pronged theoretical approach that aims for balance, says Laura Petracek, licensed psychologist and author of "The DBT Workbook for Alcohol and Drug Addiction." Now, it's also used as therapy for people living with mental health conditions like bipolar disorder, eating disorders and depression. "What I love about DBT is that there are probably 200 skills that you can teach clients," Petracek says. "There are so many skills for clients to learn to gain awareness about themselves and their interactions with people."

☆ The Fed's going to have to come down hard on consumer demand to tame inflation
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But remember, a strong consumer means high demand, which helps inflation stick around. Higher-for-longer rate hikes don't bode well for the stock market. In JPMorgan's view, the stock market has yet to come to terms with that possibility. (It's worth noting that just a couple months ago, markets were expecting interest rate cuts by late 2023.) The stock market bubble has burst and those betting on a rebound are in denial, according to Richard Bernstein Advisors.

☆ Buy these 7 value stocks to help your portfolio thrive during 'economic purgatory,' according to the manager of a $17 billion fund
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-25 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Detailed below are seven top stocks to buy now, according to the $17.5 billion value fund manager. The silver lining is that most Wall Street firms think the economy will experience a soft landing, which would be characterized by a mild downturn. This means buying value stocks that will both succeed amid a soft landing, as well as those poised to benefit from the more extreme event of a full-blown recession. Overall, he sees the group as attractively valued, especially in a soft landing scenario. Below are seven of Linehan's favorite value stocks to own in this environment along with the ticker, market capitalization, sector, and thesis for each.

☆ Substack is having a moment, again. But can the startup live up to its massive $650 million valuation?
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Samantha Stokes | Steven Perlberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

He provided a place where readers could find him "in case the bird app spirals into oblivion": his Substack newsletter. The epidemiologist Eric Feigl-Ding began promoting his Substack newsletter to his 722,000 Twitter followers in early November. They have been a welcome addition, Substack writers say. Substack has also recently rolled out mentions and cross-reporting functions, where writers can mention other Substack writers and share existing posts with their audiences. The irony, of course, is that many Substack writers rely on their Twitter audiences to promote their posts.

☆ Buying a home is now unaffordable for 26 million households – and things won't get better anytime soon
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Up to 26 millions households were priced out of buying a home in the past year, per new research. Rising mortgage rates combined with higher rents is locking out millions of first-time buyers. Prospective first-time buyers are also facing rising rents, Evangelou said, reducing the amount they are able to save for a deposit. Evangelou said that had contributed to first-time buyers making up 26% of total buyers now, down from 34% a year ago. But she points out that it's already a slightly better time to buy due to the dip in mortgage rates, with the median mortgage payment $140 lower than last month.

☆ Here's how to spot high-quality dividend stocks and manage risk in an unprecedented bear market, according to a 33-year investing veteran who runs a $16 billion fund
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

John Linehan of T. Rowe Price shared how he manages over $16 billion in assets. John Linehan, the chief investment officer for equities at T. Rowe Price, has encountered plenty of different investing landscapes in his 33-year career. Linehan, who manages over $16 billion in assets in the T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (PRFDX), is currently attempting to thread the needle between playing offense and defense. High, reliable dividend yields are vital to the T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund, Linehan said, but the size of the quarterly payment is far from his only consideration on that front. "We're looking for companies that have both an attractive yield but also attractive attributes beyond the yield," Linehan said.

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