Rodrigo Sermeño
Rodrigo Sermeño covers the financial services, housing, small business, and cryptocurrency industries for The Kiplinger Letter. Before joining Kiplinger in 2014, he worked for several think tanks and non-profit organizations in Washington, D.C., including the New America Foundation, the Streit Council, and the Arca Foundation. Rodrigo graduated from George Mason University with a bachelor's degree in international affairs. He also holds a master's in public policy from George Mason University's Schar School of Policy and Government.
Latest articles by Rodrigo Sermeño
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Need a Loan or Credit? It May Get Harder for Businesses and Individuals: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts
Economic Forecasts Getting a loan or credit may get harder for businesses and individuals: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts
By Rodrigo Sermeño • Published
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Is the Dollar’s Role as the Top Currency Safe? Kiplinger Economic Forecasts
Is the dollar’s role as the top currency safe? Kiplinger Economic Forecasts
By Rodrigo Sermeño • Published
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Deeper Regional Banking Crisis Unlikely after Triple Failure: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts
Economic Forecasts Deeper Regional Banking Crisis Unlikely after Triple Failure: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts
By Rodrigo Sermeño • Last updated
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Kiplinger's Trade Outlook: U.S. Trade Deficit Narrowed Sharply in March
Economic Forecasts Exports won’t provide much boost to U.S. GDP this year.
By Rodrigo Sermeño • Last updated
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Canada’s Economic Slowdown Could Be Good for the U.S.: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts
Economic Forecasts Canada’s Economic Slowdown Could Be Good for the U.S.: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts
By Rodrigo Sermeño • Published
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Kiplinger’s Economic Outlooks
Economic Forecasts Kiplinger’s Economic Outlooks: insights on the economy’s next moves.
By David Payne • Last updated
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Kiplinger's Economic Outlooks
Economic Forecasts Regularly updated insights on the economy’s next moves.
By David Payne • Last updated
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What’s Next for Cryptocurrency After the Collapse of FTX?
Is the cryptocurrency bubble bursting now, or does crypto still have a viable future?
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Earn Crypto While Shopping with Lolli, Others
If you’re crypto-curious rather than crypto-committed, a loyalty program or credit-card linked program can let you buy Bitcoin, other currencies a little at a time.
By Rodrigo Sermeño • Published
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What Ethereum's 'Merge’ Means for You, the Market, and the Climate
cryptocurrency The "Merge" seems to have worked. What you need to know about crypto's biggest story of 2022.
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What the Strong Dollar Means for Businesses and Investors
investing The value of the dollar keeps breaking new records, and it’s showing no signs of cooling off.
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PPP Loan Basics for Small Business Owners
Coronavirus and Your Money Although uncertainty and confusion have surrounded the Paycheck Protection Program since its launch, that shouldn't stop small business owners from participating in the loan program, which was just extended to May 31.
By Rodrigo Sermeño • Published
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Biden Steers PPP Loans to Smallest Businesses
Coronavirus and Your Money For two weeks, mom-and-pop businesses will move to the front of the line for Paycheck Protection Program loans.
By Rodrigo Sermeño • Published
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A Second Round of PPP Loans is Coming (With Some Improvements)
Coronavirus and Your Money PPP loans are getting a second life. There will be some helpful changes, like tax deductions for expenses paid with forgiven loan proceeds.
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PPP Loan Forgiveness Applications are Now Easier
Coronavirus and Your Money Small businesses that received PPP loans of $50,000 or less can now apply for forgiveness using a simplified application form.
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7 Ways PPP Loans Just Got Better
small business loans The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act makes a number of changes to the popular small-business loan program. See how your business might benefit from the improvements.
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8 Tips and Warnings on PPP Loan Forgiveness
loan forgiveness Not having to pay back Paycheck Protection Program loans is a huge benefit for small-business owners. But there are a lot of rules that must be followed to have a PPP loan forgiven.
By Rodrigo Sermeño • Published
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Answers to PPP Loan FAQs (Now That There's Fresh Funding for the Loans)
small business loans Small business owners are getting another crack at Paycheck Protection Program loans. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about the loans.
By Rodrigo Sermeño • Published
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PPP Program Is Out of Funds — But Firms Should Keep Applying
business There’s a reason the money’s all gone — the terms of the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses are generous.
By Rodrigo Sermeño • Last updated
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Another COVID-19 Victim: The Touch Screen
Technology Consumers will look askance at anything they’re asked to touch, leading to a surge in app usage and other alternatives to contacting public screens.
By John Miley • Last updated
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What Small Businesses Must Know About the SBA's New Stimulus Loans
business CARES Act expands select loan programs administered by the Small Business Administration. See if you qualify.
By Rodrigo Sermeño • Published
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11 Places to Find Funding for Your Small Business
business When you’ve got a big new idea that you want to get off the ground or an existing operation that requires an influx of capital to keep charging ahead, you want money fast. And that puts you at risk of paying unnecessarily high interest rates for the first lending option you encounter or wasting time with unnecessarily slow approval processes that may even end in rejection.
By Rodrigo Sermeño • Last updated
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A Housing Shortage Looms: Builders Can’t Keep Up
business Starter homes especially are becoming scarce.
By David Payne • Last updated
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Improving Prospects for Most Small Businesses
business Firms in the housing and tourism sectors can prosper as home sales surge and low gas prices encourage more travel.
By David Payne • Last updated