Browsing: Personal Finance

he Joint Committee on Taxation has just released the attached description of the tax provisions contained in the reconciliation legislation and it provides for a $15…

I think I’m reasonably self aware, so it came as a surprise when my wife, Mika, recently told me that I needed to work on my…

As technology has advanced, various tools have been created to help people with lower credit scores or limited credit history get credit. These tools, often called “fintech,”…

With the U.S. divorce rate at about half of all marriages, blended families are a part of society’s landscape. Many divorced parents do remarry and have…

Mortgage rates remained flat this week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate…

Forbes compared more than 950 locales in America on everything from housing costs and taxes to healthcare, air quality, crime and climate change and natural hazard…

There are more older people living alone in the U.S. than you might think. As of the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data (2023 estimates), about…

Since “Liberation Day”, or the day President Trump enacted “reciprocal tariffs” on countries that he believed engaged in unfair trade practices, the markets have been in…

If you’re looking to grow your retirement savings, a 401(k) can be a game-changer—but what if your employer doesn’t offer one or what if you don’t…

Millions of student loan borrowers in default will start receiving notices on Monday that they are being put into collections.  The move comes after the Department…