For one Iowa woman, the most frustrating and scary time of her life started when her debit card was declined.
In the days leading up to St. Patrick’s day, health care worker Adunni Noibi felt sick. Yet when the...
Even before the coronavirus pandemic shut down many parts of the U.S. and put millions out of work, Americans held an average of $26,621 in personal debt, excluding mortgages.
That’s according to Northwestern Mutual’s 2020 Planning & Progress Study, which...
Only about 25% of homeowners know their mortgage rate, according to a recent survey from Bankrate, while more than half of people with credit card debt don’t know the interest rate they’re paying on their balances, a 2018 CreditCards.com survey found.
Are you ready to retire? You might be looking forward to saying goodbye to the 40-hour work week, but financial readiness is a different thing. In truth, living without a paycheck requires more than some money in the bank and the ability...
Read the news, and you'll see staggering numbers on the jobless front. The unemployment rate reached an all-time high of 14.7% in April, and while employees of all ages have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, older workers have been hurt to...
Social Security is one of the most important entitlement programs in U.S. history, and it's in dire financial trouble. Both current and future retirees need to pay attention to the newest trustees report because it's clear that action needs to be taken...
Many entrepreneurs have a background in finance and investing, which certainly comes in handy while growing a business from the ground up. However, others do not have that background, and in worrisome economic times like these, that lack of financial literacy may...
As of May 1, 2020, 30 million Americans have filed initial unemployment claims. That number is only expected to rise as businesses continue to furlough and lay off workers as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic. During this spike in joblessness claims, many people...
As the country starts to reopen its economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, Americans of all ages are still trying to figure out the path forward.
Many have lost income, may be struggling with a small business or are dealing...
The U.S. economy stalled out in a big way in March and April of this year, as whole communities shut down to contain the spread of COVID-19. But now that stay-in-place orders are being loosened or lifted entirely, we may be headed...
