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Ryan Tedder wants musicians to know about investing in real estate

Celebrities and real estate are easy if lazy bedfellows. Most are satisfied with mailbox money. Some, post-retirement, get into the weeds when they retire — like A-Rod, now Mr. Florida Multifamily. Few, though, fall in love with the actual grunt work. Ryan Tedder did. Most will know him as the lead singer of OneRepublic, the pop-rock band behind “Counting Stars,” an earworm of the early 2010s, “Apologize,” feat. Timbaland — another radio favorite. He’s sustained a decades-long career as a front man, songwriter and producer. He co-wrote Beyoncé’s Grammy-winning shimmery ballad “Halo,” Taylor Swift’s ode “Welcome to New York.” He []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.

Slash’s 2 Kids: All About the Rocker’s Sons London and Cash — and How They're Building Music Careers of Their Own

The rock legend shares two kids with his ex-wife, Perla Ferrar

The “Shakedown Artist” Behind CA’s Billionaire Tax

How a one-time 5 percent billionaire tax is shaking up 2028.

The American dream is ‘very dead’ for young Americans, says Mrs. Dow Jones

The American dream is “very dead” for millennials and Gen Z, according to financial influencer Haley Sacks, better known as Mrs. Dow Jones. In an interview with Business Insider, Sacks argued that traditional markers of middle-class success, homeownership, stable careers, retirement savings, have become functionally inaccessible to younger Americans, pushing them toward gambling and side [] This story continues at The Next Web

Who wants to tax a billionaire?

A gentle guide to a harsh debate