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Using less popular freelance marketplaces to find clients enables you to land higher paying projectsgetty A freelancer’s biggest problem? Finding clients. Whenever you think of getting projects and clients as a freelancer, you might naturally revert to popular freelance marketplaces like Upwork and Fiverr. Freelancer.com is another well-known platform that has been in the industry for a while. But are there other, lesser known or not as frequently considered places that present opportunities for you to make money and get consistent freelance work? Absolutely, there are. It can be draining to try and stand out and outbid the competition in…

An attendant holds 1-kilogram gold bars on Feb. 17, 2025.Akos Stiller/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesGold prices are popping. But investors should avoid the temptation to chase a shiny object, investment experts said.The SPDR Gold Shares fund (GLD), which tracks the price of gold bullion, is up about 11% in 2025 as of 2 p.m. ET Tuesday. Returns are up about 42% over the past year. (Prices were down more than 1% on Tuesday.)Gold futures prices are also up about 10% year-to-date and currently 36% higher compared to the price a year ago. By comparison, the S&P 500 U.S. stock index is up about…

The emergence of AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Google Gemini, has sparked speculation around the future of freelancers. This is especially true given that OpenAI has suggested that large language models (LLMs) could earn $1 million from freelance software engineering tasks, raising concerns about the potential disruption to the gig economy. However, it seems freelancers aren’t being replaced by AI; instead, they are adopting it to boost their workflow. Freelancers aren’t just using AI tools; they are focusing on improving their efficiency and choosing freelance gig platforms that allow seamless AI integration to elevate their work. Curious about how this…

Colorado is the latest state found to have paid insurance companies to handle care for Medicaid recipients who had died, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General.The audit estimated that Colorado paid insurers at least $7.3 million, including both state money and about $3.8 million in federal funds, which the state might have to return. The payments were made on behalf of nearly 9,000 deceased Coloradans, according to the report.The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services didn’t answer questions about whether it would seek to recoup the payments.Colorado,…

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February 25, 2025 Photo: DepositphotosMore than 150,000 businesses ceased trading in 2024 after the government promised to crack down on so-called “bogus freelancers”.Figures from the statistics agency CBS showed that around 6% of all companies were deregistered during the year, a 27% increase on the previous year and the highest number since 2007, when the current calculation method was introduced.Nine out of 10 companies that folded had only one employee, known as zzp’ers (zelfstandigen zonder personeel), the CBS said.Last year the tax office said it would step up checks on self-employed workers from this year to see if they were…

Here is what you need to know on Tuesday, February 25: Major currency pairs failed to make a decisive move in either direction on Monday amid a lack of high-tier data releases. On Tuesday, the European Central Bank (ECB) will publish Negotiated Wage Rates data for the fourth quarter. In the second half of the day, the US economic calendar will feature regional manufacturing surveys and the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index data for February. Additionally, several Federal Reserve policymakers will be delivering speeches and US President Donald Trump will be signing more executive orders. US Dollar PRICE Last 7…

This time last year, I left my secure, stable 9-to-5 and struck out on my own as a freelancer. That April, I prepared my taxes as always, eagerly awaiting my IRS refund to hit my bank account so I could put it towards growing my then-fledgling business. But I knew that breezy tax season would be the last of its kind. Going forward, I’d have to prepare for a recurring event all my freelancing friends dreaded: quarterly estimated taxes. Moving away from my decades-old tax habits was rocky at first; as a W-2 employee, I’d gotten pretty comfortable with the…

Singapore’s biggest bank says it expects to cut 4,000 roles over the next three years as artificial intelligence (AI) takes on more work currently done by humans.”The reduction in workforce will come from natural attrition as temporary and contract roles roll off over the next few years,” a DBS spokesperson told the BBC.Permanent staff are not expected to be affected by the cuts. The bank’s outgoing chief executive Piyush Gupta also said it expects to create around 1,000 new AI-related jobs.It makes DBS one of the first major banks to offer details on how AI will affect its operations.The company…