For several years leading up to 2018, the stock market was abnormally calm. Stocks had some ups and downs, but generally continued to march higher without much disruption. Then, in the fall of last year, we started to see a spike in...
Hoping to avoid a tax surprise for 2019? Talk to your accountant before you use the IRS tax withholding calculator.
That’s because user error and failure to consider state and local taxes could result in incorrect adjustments to the...
Contrary to popular belief, it’s good to be neighbors with Mary Jane.
A new study from real-estate marketing firm Clever found that home values increased nearly $23,000 more between 2014 and 2019 in cities that allow retail cannabis dispensaries...
WHETHER YOU WANT TO teach your child smart money-management strategies, help them pay for college or set them up for financial success as adults, it’s important to jump-start saving for kids early on. However, it’s critical to use the right account.
If you’re not already receiving regular Social Security payments, you probably will be one day, and if you want to be smart about it by reaping as much as you can, don’t simply leave things up to chance.
The...
You’ve practiced your power pose. You’ve finalized your outfit. You even have a playlist to get you in the right frame of mind. It is time for your salary negotiation.
Yes, asking for a raise can be tricky and...
For most people, pensions are a thing of the past, so it’s up to most workers to provide their own financial futures, along with some help from Social Security which is meant to replace 40% of pre-retirement income. It goes to show,...
A new survey found that 23% of Americans don’t save any money from their paycheck.
Here’s what you need to know.
2019 Savings Survey
As part of its 2019 Savings Survey, First National Bank...
Most people would like to be saving more money.
Whether it’s to pad an emergency savings account, to eventually buy a house or to some day be able to take that dream vacation to Europe, it’s the general consensus that the more you...
If you’re lying awake at night because of money stress, you’re not alone. Forty-four percent of U.S. adults say money is the most significant source of stress in their lives, according to a 2018 study on money and emotions by Northwestern Mutual. Rising...
