# Money Making Moves

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## Posts
- [How a School Dropout Built a $3.3B AI Company Before Turning 26](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/how-a-school-dropout-built-a-3-3b-ai-company-before-turning-26): Sovereign AI fund backs chipmaker that hasn't shipped a product yet
- [85-Year-Old Nearly Loses $200K in Gold to Fake Federal Agents](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/85-year-old-nearly-loses-200k-in-gold-to-fake-federal-agents): Victims over 60 in the US filed over 201,000 complaints last year, losing more than $7.7 billion, as scams rose sharply in 2024
- [What Happened After This Man Lost His Netflix Job at 50](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/what-happened-after-this-man-lost-his-netflix-job-at-50): Redundancy is pushing some workers to build income from their own experience rather than pursue another corporate role
- [Think Your Pension Is Enough? You Might Be Wrong](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/think-your-pension-is-enough-you-might-be-wrong): Employers are being urged to prioritise retirement income over participation as millions save only the automatic enrolment minimum
- [64-Year-Old Loses $500K in Cash and Gold to Fake US Marshals](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/64-year-old-loses-500k-in-cash-and-gold-to-fake-us-marshals): Victim converted retirement savings to gold prior to the handovers
- [Gold Scam Wipes Out Retiree's $433K, Left With $3 in Savings](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/gold-scam-wipes-out-retiree-s-433k-left-with-3-in-savings): Impostors posing as her investment firm emptied her IRA, leaving her with $3.09
- [A Fake Wells Fargo Call Cost Her $117K Amid Husband’s Hospice Care](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/a-fake-wells-fargo-call-cost-her-117k-amid-husband-s-hospice-care): A caregiver's life savings vanish in a sophisticated bank impersonation scam, highlighting the growing threat of financial fraud
- [Mom Sent $30K To Fake FBI Agents: Family Pulls off Rare Recovery](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/mom-sent-30k-to-fake-fbi-agents-family-pulls-off-rare-recovery): A woman's family successfully thwarted a sophisticated scam, reclaiming $30,000 sent to fraudsters posing as the FBI
- [86-Year-Old With Dementia Driven to Bank by Scammers to Hand Over $10K](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/86-year-old-with-dementia-driven-to-bank-by-scammers-to-hand-over-10k): The scam involved false claims of an arrest and bail, with fraudsters arranging to pick up the money in person
- [AI Is Quietly Changing How Americans Manage Their Money](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/ai-is-quietly-changing-how-americans-manage-their-money): MIT and Stanford researchers say AI can improve savings habits, but human advisers remain vital during financial crises
- [Dave Ramsey Says Don't Make This Inheritance Mistake](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/dave-ramsey-says-don-t-make-this-inheritance-mistake): A caller's tragic family loss prompted Dave Ramsey to share why inherited wealth should provide security, not replace purposeful work
- [Professor Who Lost Nearly $500K to a ‘Digital Arrest’ Scam Has a Chilling Warning](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/professor-who-lost-nearly-500k-to-a-digital-arrest-scam-has-a-chilling-warning): Fraudsters posed as Indian police, convincing a professor to drain her savings in a months-long con
- [Fake Jury Duty Scammer Tries to Con Real Police Captain Out of $2,400](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/fake-jury-duty-scammer-tries-to-con-real-police-captain-out-of-2-400): Veteran officer records scam call, highlights the dangers of government impersonation frauds
- [High School Dropout Turned Retail's $1T Problem Into $500M Business](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/high-school-dropout-turned-retail-s-1t-problem-into-500m-business): ReturnPro now processes over 40 million returns annually, quickly deciding whether to resell, refurbish, donate or recycle each item
- [69-Year-Old Grandma Loses $100K Before Tracking Down the Scammers](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/69-year-old-grandma-loses-100k-before-tracking-down-the-scammers): Elderly victim turned the tables on fraudsters with the help of her grandsons
- [Stock Expert’s ‘Cheat Code’: How $35,000 Became $10 Million in 5 Years](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/stock-expert-s-cheat-code-how-35-000-became-10-million-in-5-years): 'Sir Jack A Lot' Kevin Xu swears by one stock at a time, but his losses were just as big
- [Could Your Social Security Check Be Delayed? Here's What's Happening](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/could-your-social-security-check-be-delayed-here-s-what-s-happening): Retirement experts advise applicants to apply early amid staffing shortages and aging systems risking longer claim processing times
- [Could AI Be the Smartest Financial Advisor You'll Never Pay?](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/could-ai-be-the-smartest-financial-advisor-you-ll-never-pay): MIT and Stanford researchers say AI can improve savings habits, but human advisers remain vital during financial crises
- [Her $5K Side Hustle at Farmers' Markets Is Nearing $1M](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/her-5k-side-hustle-at-farmers-markets-is-nearing-1m): Jenny Yue's journey from side hustle to retail success with OHME! foods
- [How A 27-Year-Old Made $130K on TikTok in Just 12 Hours](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/how-a-27-year-old-made-130k-on-tiktok-in-just-12-hours): TikTok livestream shopping is reshaping retail, and one 27-year-old's $130,000 (£100,000) sales day shows just how lucrative it can be.
- [How the Locksmith Girl of NYC Took a $7,000 Risk and Won](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/how-the-locksmith-girl-of-nyc-took-a-7-000-risk-and-won): Yona became her own boss in November 2024 after facing misogyny and now earns more running Locksmith Girl than as a subcontractor
- [What's Fueling AMC's Biggest Quarter in 106 Years?](https://www.ibtimes.club/p/what-s-fueling-amc-s-biggest-quarter-in-106-years): Record sales and earnings lifted the shares, yet the company still lost money and carries billions in pandemic-era debt