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LOS ANGELES, July 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Pacific Mind Health has released a FREE downloadable guide, How to Get Out of Your Own Spotlight. It’s designed to help people recognize and interrupt the spotlight effect, the tendency to overestimate how much others notice, remember, and judge us. The spotlight effect is the tendency to overestimate…
Brazil is preparing to strengthen safeguards against cryptocurrency-related fraud through a new regulatory measure that introduces a mandatory waiting period for certain outbound transfers. The Central Bank of Brazil (Banco Central do Brasil) published Resolution BCB No. 584/2026 on August 7, 2026, amending earlier fraud-prevention rules to specifically cover virtual asset service providers. The changes…
Introduction: In this article, I’ll explore the factors that should be carefully considered when making a decision about whether to use a bridge loan. A bridge loan, also known as interim financing, is a short-term loan that provides immediate cash flow to bridge the gap between the purchase of a new property and the…
Thailand’s government has introduced a temporary tax relief measure designed to support cryptocurrency activity within its regulated financial system. The Finance Ministry confirmed that capital gains arising from crypto trading will be exempt from tax for a five-year period running from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2029. The relief applies solely to profits generated…
Financial advisors’ sentiment toward the economy and the stock market remained relatively steady in July, even as fears of a near-term downturn increased. Confidence in both the overall economy and the stock market dropped slightly in July 2026, according to the Wealth Management Advisor Sentiment Index, a monthly survey of financial advisors. Their view of…
Cumulative burden raising alarm SIMA’s core concern is that advisors and firms are simultaneously absorbing fee changes from multiple directions such as CSA system fee hikes, major regulatory initiatives such as Total Cost Reporting, and now a BCSC review, all within a compressed timeframe. The association argues that each increase may appear reasonable in isolation,…