Browsing: Personal Finance

By Lucy Lazarony, Next Avenue A generous inheritance. A booming investment. A big raise. What should you do with a large sum of unexpected money you…

By Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell, Next Avenue A friend with whom I had previously worked with instant-messaged me on Facebook a couple of years ago and asked, “Hey,…

By Lucy Lazarony, Next Avenue Kathi Balasek was still grieving for her late husband when she decided to buy a new car. She soon learned why…

A federal judge on Wednesday set back Republican efforts to thwart President Biden’s student loan bailout, allowing the government to proceed with his debt cancellation plan…

Attitudes about the obligation to provide care for an aging parent in failing health vary. In some families, there is an unspoken expectation that it is…

A federal judge in Missouri on Thursday temporarily blocked President Biden’s student loan handout just one day after a judge in Georgia had permitted the plan…

The golden years are something to anticipate. Life is expected to become easier and less complicated with time for family, traveling, and hobbies becoming attainable. A…

Mortgage rates are up slightly, with long-term notes lifting off a two-year low from last week. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed…

The self-employed have the potential to earn more, and build wealth faster than a traditional employee, if their business allows. If not managed correctly, though, a…

One of the goals of the Inflation Reduction Act is to lower drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries. The biggest step toward that goal will be the…