It’s not easy to put a price on your life. There’s a lot to consider to find out how much life insurance you need, including whether or not you have kids, a working spouse, a mortgage or other debt, and savings or...
Since 2013, consumers have been squeezed with savings rates hovering near zero percent. Many banks still aren’t paying much more than 0.05 percent even today on savings, despite several recent interest rate hikes by the Fed.
No banks are...
Your friends may be hearing wedding bells, while you may be more worried about something else: sky high bills to attend.
Spring officially kicks off the start of wedding season. And for some that can cause financial pain —...
It’s financial literacy month, do you know where your retirement is?
CNBC Chairman Mark Hoffman rings the NASDAQ opening bell today to kick off the special month, created in 2003 to teach Americans how to establish and maintain healthy financial habits.
If you’re struggling to save for retirement, you’re in good company. One in five Americans has nothing at all saved for retirement, according to a survey from Northwestern Mutual, and 55% of Americans say they plan to work past age 65 because...
When it comes to money, as with many things, men and women approach the topic differently.
Though traditional gender roles are changing, many opposite-sex couples still adhere to them, with men generally taking the lead on finances and women...
Your credit score is a number between 300 and 850 that tells creditors your risk of not paying back a credit card or other loan. Think of it kind of like your high school GPA, but instead of helping you get into college it...
Whether you’ve filed your 2018 tax return already or are still in the process of putting it together, you probably have one goal: to pay less tax this year than you did the previous year. The good news is that there are...
You know you need to protect your accounts and personal information – but what is the best method? Should you use a credit monitoring service or subscribe to identity theft protection instead? What’s the difference between the two methods?
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS either have or are eligible for health savings accounts, but many fail to understand their benefits. Only a quarter of workers say funding their account is a financial priority, according to the 2018 Health Accounts Employee Attitudes Survey from...
