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Marcus Williams

§Staff Writer

Marcus Williams

Sports analyst and business writer with two decades in sports journalism. He covers the money, strategy, and politics behind professional sports, and brings that same analytical lens to business reporting and financial coverage. His work focuses on the intersection of competition, capital, and decision-making.

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Smartphone on a wooden desk showing a single notification banner, with a laptop, coffee mug, notebook and plant softly blurred in warm window light

BUSINESS · KINJA

Business· Feature№ 344

A Launch Checklist for Push Notification Ad Campaigns

Push notification ads fail for boring operational reasons. This launch checklist covers go/no-go rules, inventory quality, bidding caps, tracking, creative fatigue and QA before any money is spent.

Marcus Williams·10 min

Older adult standing at a curbside mailbox on an autumn morning holding a single white envelope, with a suburban house in the background

INSURANCE · KINJA

Insurance№ 340

Medicare Advantage Plans Discontinued 2027: A Million Members Are Getting the Letter, and It Is a Key, Not a Cancellation

Marcus Williams·10 min

Living room at night with a wall-mounted TV showing a baseball game from behind home plate, a streaming remote and flat antenna on the console, and a bowl of popcorn

SPORTS · KINJA

Sports№ 337

How to Watch MLB Playoffs 2026 Without Cable: $31 If You Only Care About One League, $51 for the Whole Bracket

Marcus Williams·10 min

Older adult's hands holding a folded benefit statement at a kitchen table with a calculator, reading glasses, and a mug of coffee

FINANCE · KINJA

Finance№ 336

Social Security COLA 2027: It's 3.4 or 3.5 Percent, and Two of the Three Numbers Are Already Public

Marcus Williams·9 min

Homeowner's hands holding an opened insurance renewal letter over a kitchen counter with a torn envelope, house keys, and reading glasses

INSURANCE · KINJA

Insurance№ 332

The Real Answer to Why Did My Homeowners Insurance Go Up in 2026 Is Sitting in a State Database

Marcus Williams·10 min

Young adult at a desk comparing two printed loan statements side by side, with a calculator, laptop, and mug of tea nearby

FINANCE · KINJA

Finance№ 330

IBR vs RAP: Which Is Cheaper in 2026, and Why the Answer Is Usually IBR

Marcus Williams·11 min

Parent filling out a paper form with a pen at a kitchen table beside a laptop showing a login screen, with a baby sock and pacifier nearby

FINANCE · KINJA

Finance№ 329

How to Open a Trump Account in 2026, and Why to Stop After the Free $1,000

Marcus Williams·10 min

Hands holding a smartphone showing a cryptocurrency swap interface above a desk with a laptop displaying a candlestick price chart

FINANCE · KINJA

Finance№ 328

Is Swapping Crypto a Taxable Event in 2026? Yes, and Now the IRS Gets a Copy

Marcus Williams·8 min

Man at a sports bar counter checking a sports betting app on his smartphone while a basketball game plays on the TV behind the bar

FANTASY & BETTING · KINJA

Fantasy & Betting№ 327

Illinois Sports Betting Taxes in 2026: A Break-Even Year Can Cost You $2,945

Marcus Williams·8 min

Youth travel baseball batter mid-swing at home plate during a weekend tournament with parents watching from bleachers along the fence

SPORTS · KINJA

Sports№ 325

How Much Does Travel Baseball Cost Per Year in 2026? More Than the Scholarship You're Chasing

Marcus Williams·8 min

Stair-step crack running through the mortar joints of a brick foundation wall at the corner of a house

INSURANCE · KINJA

Insurance№ 322

Does Homeowners Insurance Cover Foundation Repair? Almost Never, and Here's the One Exception

Marcus Williams·8 min

Technician with a clipboard inspecting the repaired rear quarter panel of a silver sedan on a lift in an auto body shop

INSURANCE · KINJA

Insurance№ 320

Can You Insure a Car With a Rebuilt Title? Yes, and You Should Probably Skip Full Coverage

Marcus Williams·8 min

Two-story suburban house with a For Sale sign in the front yard and an American flag mounted by the front door under late afternoon light

MORTGAGE & LENDING · KINJA

Mortgage & Lending№ 319

Can a Civilian Assume a VA Loan? Yes, and the Veteran Takes All the Risk

Marcus Williams·8 min

A home garage gym with a black steel power rack holding a loaded barbell on one side and a Smith machine with guided vertical rails on the other, over rubber flooring with weight plates stacked nearby

FITNESS & GEAR · KINJA

Fitness & Gear№ 316

Smith Machine vs Power Rack for a Home Gym in 2026: Buy the Rack

Marcus Williams·6 min

A dark wooden table with a smartphone showing a sports scoreboard, a printed tax form, a calculator, a pen, and an American football blurred in the background, lit with warm side light

FANTASY & BETTING · KINJA

Fantasy & Betting№ 315

Ohio Sports Betting Taxes Changed Twice for 2026, and Every Guide Missed It

Marcus Williams·6 min

A home golf simulator in a finished garage: a large impact screen showing a sunny golf fairway, a turf hitting mat with a driver resting on it, a launch monitor behind the ball, and a short-throw projector mounted overhead

FITNESS & GEAR · KINJA

Fitness & Gear№ 311

How Much Does a Home Golf Simulator Cost in 2026? About $5,000 Done Right

Marcus Williams·6 min

FITNESS & GEAR · KINJA

Fitness & Gear№ 300

Can You Wear Running Shoes for Pickleball? Technically Yes, but Your Ankles Will Send the Bill

Marcus Williams·7 min

Editorial still life contrasting a credit freeze and a credit lock: a printed credit report on a slate desk with a brushed-steel padlock resting on one half and a thin layer of frost and ice crystals covering the other half

FINANCE · KINJA

Finance№ 297

Credit Freeze vs Credit Lock: The Bureaus Sell a Subscription for What the Law Gives You Free

Marcus Williams·7 min

Editorial still life of a printed credit report with a credit-score dial graphic, a brass house key, and a small white model house, with a thin layer of frost melting into water droplets across the document, illustrating thawing a credit freeze for a mortgage

MORTGAGE & LENDING · KINJA

Mortgage & Lending№ 292

How to Unfreeze Your Credit for a Mortgage Without Spending Two Months Exposed

Marcus Williams·5 min

An overhead view of a real estate contract on a wooden desk with a silver pen, a ring of brass house keys, reading glasses, and a small wooden model house, the kind of buyer-broker agreement that now decides who pays the buyer's agent commission

REAL ESTATE · KINJA

Real Estate№ 285

Who Pays the Buyer's Agent Commission in 2026 Is Negotiable Now, but the Rate Barely Moved

Marcus Williams·9 min

§Categories covered

Finance(5)Insurance(4)Fitness & Gear(3)Sports(2)Fantasy & Betting(2)Mortgage & Lending(2)Business(1)Real Estate(1)