More than a year into the Covid crisis, most people have a clearer picture of what it means to be financially secure. When asked how much money they need to have saved to consider themselves financially healthy, Americans put the number...
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peki | E+ | Getty Images Why do people take on private student loans? The cost of attending college has been rising steeply, with the annual price tag of attending a public college, including room and board, at more than $18,000...
Jackie Veling In an effort to slow down inflation, the Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates beginning in March. Hikes to the federal funds rate tends to make borrowing more expensive for consumers, but not all types of financing...
Clemens Porikys | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Many workers look forward to the day when they can retire. A recent survey by Natixis Investment Managers sought to find out exactly when most Americans expect to stop working. The average...
The coronavirus pandemic has changed a lot of things for Americans, including work, family life, and more. It has also caused a lot of people to reconsider their personal finances. Now, as the health crisis appears to be easing, 51% of...
Students wearing face masks raise their hands in a classroom as a teacher teaches a distance course at a public charter school in Provo, Utah, United States, Thursday, August 20, 2020. George Frey | Bloomberg via Getty Images It’s a question...
This month of January does not only mark the start of a new year. It is also the second anniversary of the first identified case of Covid-19 in the United States At the time, the pandemic surprised most people. Now, many...
Figuring out the best way to ensure your financial security can seem overwhelming. For James and Michelle Bethe, deciding what to do with the $ 200,000 they had in savings put them at a standstill. As a teacher, Michelle, 36, has...
To relieve borrowers, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept the key rates unchanged, i.e. the repo rate and the repo rate. With this decision, there will be no political pressure on the banks to increase the interest rates on...