Liz Weston, CFP® Expanding access to credit is a worthy goal. Too many people can’t get a mortgage or an emergency loan at a reasonable rate because they can’t show a solid credit history. They may pay more for insurance or...
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I found myself thinking about the northeast blackout of 2003 when a reader asked me recently how much cash people are keeping at home these days. The blackout hit Ontario and the northeastern United States and lasted a couple of days....
(Katie Brockman) Social Security benefits can be a substantial source of income in retirement, and the more you know about how your benefit amount is calculated, the easier it will be to maximize your monthly payments. There are many decisions that...
(Katie Brockman) It’s a challenging time to be an investor right now. The market has been volatile over the last couple of months, and with so much uncertainty in the world, there’s a chance we could see even more turbulence in...
(Katie Brockman) It’s a challenging time to be an investor right now. The market has been volatile over the last couple of months, and with so much uncertainty in the world, there’s a chance we could see even more turbulence in...
(Justin Pope) I get it. There’s a lot of stuff going on in the world that makes it hard to be optimistic about investing. Everything seems to be getting more expensive by the day, society is trying to put a pandemic...
All of the books I am recommending are on my shelf, and I was so excited about them that I brought … [+] the authors onto my podcast to talk about them. getty I wrote a very similar article back in...
Liz Weston, CFP® Expanding access to credit is a worthy goal. Too many people can’t get a mortgage or an emergency loan at a reasonable rate because they can’t show a solid credit history. They may pay more for insurance or...
(Maurie Backman) It’s no secret that living costs have been soaring since the latter part of 2021. But over the past few months, Americans have really been feeling the crunch. And a recent uptick in gas prices is only making matters...