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Anurag Soni
Anurag Soni

Founder & Managing Editor of Sovereign Capital. Dissecting tech leverage & digital assets.

Congress Killed the $5 Overdraft Fee Cap. Banks Are Back Over $12 Billion a Year.

Congress Killed the $5 Overdraft Fee Cap. Banks Are Back Over $12 Billion a Year.

A federal rule would have capped what banks can charge when your account dips below zero. It lasted about five months on the books before Congress repealed it — a fast reversal that split cleanly along party lines and reopened a multibillion-dollar revenue stream.

BY Anurag Soni

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Aug 30, 2026

You Can Do Everything Right and Still Go Bankrupt From a Single ER Visit

You Can Do Everything Right and Still Go Bankrupt From a Single ER Visit

Medical debt is one of the only major categories of American debt that isn't the result of a purchase, a lifestyle choice, or a financial mistake. It's the result of getting sick — and roughly 100 million Americans are currently carrying some of it.

BY Anurag Soni

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Aug 28, 2026

The $1.2 Million Question Nobody Asks Before Picking a Major

The $1.2 Million Question Nobody Asks Before Picking a Major

A bachelor's degree is, on average, still one of the better financial decisions a person can make. That average is hiding a genuinely enormous range — one where the choice of major matters as much as the choice to attend at all.

BY Anurag Soni

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Aug 27, 2026

 A Jury Just Ruled Ticketmaster     Overcharged You $1.72 a Ticket

A Jury Just Ruled Ticketmaster Overcharged You $1.72 a Ticket

After a five-week trial, a federal jury found Live Nation and Ticketmaster ran an illegal monopoly over live entertainment and put a specific dollar figure on what it cost fans.

BY Anurag Soni

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Aug 27, 2026

The App Says You're Making $24 an Hour. Your Bank Account Disagrees

The App Says You're Making $24 an Hour. Your Bank Account Disagrees

Rideshare and delivery apps advertise an hourly rate that sounds competitive with plenty of traditional jobs. Track every gallon of gas, every mile of depreciation, and every dollar of self-employment tax, and a meaningfully different number shows up — one that's forced millions of drivers to work more hours just to stay even.

BY Anurag Soni

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Aug 26, 2026

Why Your Insurance Premium Went Up Even Though You Never Filed a Claim

Why Your Insurance Premium Went Up Even Though You Never Filed a Claim

A clean driving record. No burst pipes, no break-ins, no calls to your agent all year. And yet the renewal notice arrives with a bigger number anyway. The reason has almost nothing to do with you personally — and almost everything to do with everyone else.

BY Anurag Soni

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Aug 24, 2026

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