Category: Personal Finance

Each Monday, we address one of your pressing personal finance questions by seeking advice from several financial experts. If you have a general question or […]

The Federal Reserve is expected to hike interest rates by 25 basis points (0.25 percent) this week, which could put you on the hook to […]

You know it’s important to have emergency cash, but when can you dip into this aptly named emergency fund ? Some scenarios are so obvious […]

A lot of ink has been shed on the relative superiority of Roth’s IRAs over traditional IRAs, but let’s take another look at how Roth, […]

The fiduciary rule is one step closer to death , which means your retirement manager can cheat you again. I’m sure they disagree with the […]

Everyone wants to learn tips and tricks on how to get rich with as little effort as possible. How can we save money for a […]

We all know that automating savings and enforcing spending rules can help us save money. But a new report from the Common Cents Lab at […]

The Education Department is battling states over their efforts to tighter regulation of student loan companies that consumer advocates believe could increase the chances of […]

You have a little over a month to file your tax return, unless of course you file an extension, which means it’s time to pick […]

Retailers like Amazon have changed their return and exchange policies in recent years to make them more attractive to shoppers. While this is convenient for […]

When you ask for a raise, you will do better by focusing on the value you bring rather than your own needs. You probably don’t […]

If you’ve paid attention to corporate investment strategies in the past few decades, then what companies are doing now with their extra money from the […]

There is a contingent of people obsessed with personal finance who have branded themselves as FI / RE, a shorthand for financial independence and early […]

Each Monday, we address one of your pressing personal finance questions by seeking advice from several financial experts. If you have a general question or […]

As a personal finance writer, I am constantly testing new money apps and programs looking for the most useful and easy-to-use tools. And while I […]

Hello friends. A friendly reminder that while our financial lives can seem like a disaster and we all worry about a lack of money, one […]

Spotify plans to go public through a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange in the next few weeks, and this has sparked investor […]

Besides Gary Cohn , there will be another correction (or crash) in the market at some point, and you will want to be ready when […]

In the past month or so, you may have noticed a slight increase in wages thanks to the recent tax cuts. As we wrote earlier […]

Yes, tax day is almost here, but it’s not the only item on your to-do list this month. You will also want to take a […]

Gary Cohn stepped down as chief economic adviser to President Donald Trump on proposed steel and aluminum tariffs , causing the Dow to plunge 300 […]

Investing is an important part of a healthy financial life. You want your money to grow, and aside from winning the lottery, investing is the […]

Every Monday, we address one of your pressing personal finance questions by seeking advice from several financial experts. If you have a general question or […]

When it comes time for your annual review or you want to ask for a raise, you probably know that you will need to back […]

If you’re worried about having a stockpile of weapons, Morningstar has a new report on how to find out if your funds are invested in […]

President Trump announced yesterday that he will offer tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum products to help domestic producers […]

Americans are really worried about money. This is understandable: savings are low , expenses are high, we are taking on more and more debts, and […]

How much money does it take to be happy? Some people believe that the best in life is free; others are happy when they make […]

Every morning I wake up and receive a text message with the balance of my checking account. I do this because I have a tendency […]

With turbulent weather expected on the East Coast this week, some airlines are waiving charges on customers who wish to rebook in advance. According to […]

This is a security breach that never ends. Reuters reports that a massive Equifax data breach last year affected 2.5 million more people than previously […]

Movie stars make a lot of money – a fact you probably know about. More than me, of course, and probably more than you. How […]

Warren Buffett has earned himself a reputation as the world’s greatest investor and a huge fan of index funds . Funds are essentially one large […]

If you are tired of waiting for your EMV chip card payments to be processed, you will be glad to know that contactless credit cards […]

Every Monday, we address one of your pressing personal finance questions by seeking advice from several financial experts. If you have a general question or […]

There, you clean up your colleague’s spilled coffee along the way to make copies of the manual for the new trainee class when you bump […]

If you’re a telecommuter, you’re probably wondering if your company has to pay for the supplies, technology, and more that you use to do your […]

When you’re a freelancer, you have a ton of things to worry about: quarterly taxes, billing clients, turning off distracting roommates, and rushing to earn […]

There is no denying the gender pay gap. That’s it : the average salary of a man, the average salary of a woman, and the […]

If you can summarize what it means to be a freelancer, this is getting pretty close from a new Harvard Business School report: Unconstrained by […]