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...
(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...
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...
Georgia Rose Guaranteed universal life insurance, or GUL, is sometimes referred to as the Goldilocks policy. It strikes a balance between term and permanent life insurance that can be cost-effective for consumers, says John Keddy, senior principal at Aite-Novarica Group, a...
(James Brumley) It’s been a rough go for the market of late — even for the blue chips. Tea Dow Jones Industrial Average now sits about 9.7% below its early January high and remains within easy reach of new multiweek lows....
Cecilia Clark Even with federal student loans in forbearance and talk shifting to prospects for forgiveness, student loan interest rates still matter — and nothing underlines that point better than the likelihood they’ll soon increase. Private student loan borrowers, whose payments...