If you’re getting a divorce, it pays to keep quiet on social media, says New York divorce attorney Jacqueline Newman. Trashing a soon-to-be ex or boasting about your great new life can complicate divorce negotiations.
One client’s husband, for example,...
More than one in five taxpayers with wages probably had too little money withheld for taxes last year, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Among the most likely are taxpayers with wages of $180,000, at least $20,000 of non-wage income...
If you’re saving for retirement, you’ve surely heard of 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). Both provide opportunities to invest long-term for retirement and offer tax benefits to help your investments to grow.
Contributions to 401(k)s and traditional...
Apple’s Screen Time feature can tell you more about your iPhone usage than you may care to know.
Like how many text notifications you receive, the number of hours you spend on social networking and how your total usage...
One of the most dangerous financial traps you can fall into involves short-term loans. For centuries, loan sharks have been willing to lend small amounts of money for short periods of time, charging usurious rates of interest in exchange for acting as...
The FIRE movement is doing a major disservice to retirees and soon-to-be-retirees.
I’m referring, of course, to the so-called “Financial Independence, Retire Early” movement. Followers save a disproportionately large portion of their salaries in their 20s and 30s, in...
In the course of our jobs, it’s natural to land in situations where our work doesn’t conclude at 5:00 or 6:00 in the evening, or whenever we’re supposed to shut down our computers and call it quits for the day. Whether you...
Social Security keeps millions of seniors afloat, with the average beneficiary today collecting $17,532 a year. If you’re turning 65 in the near future, you might be tempted to file for benefits and start getting your hands on some of that money....
Gaylen Rust must have seemed trustworthy to the people who gave him money.
Rust was a longtime businessman in Layton, Utah, where he ran a coin shop started by his father in 1966. Rust also founded a charity called...
By age 50, baby boomers have held an average of 12 different jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In many cases, they may have several company retirement plans from old employers, as well as an IRA or two, along with...
