In general, the waiting period for a check to clear depends on several factors, including the check amount, the status of the check payer's bank account, and how long you've been with the bank.
The good news is that checks generally clear fairly quickly, usually the day after you deposit...
This story is Denis Trufin’s, a 28-year-old customer engagement manager and personal finance vlogger in Phoenix, Arizona, as told to Marianne Hayes.
Our 2015 Costa Rica honeymoon marked the first time my wife Vanessa and I had ever traveled outside the country—and the start of our wanderlust. The lush rain...
There's no universal numerical answer to the question, "How much does it cost to have a baby?" But it goes without saying that "a lot" covers the situation fairly well.
Entirely ignoring the bills you'll face related to giving birth, as The Motley Fool's Christy Bieber noted in a recent...
Retirement has finally arrived. You're ready to start drawing on your retirement income sources. Enjoy this new phase of your life.
Unfortunately, you haven't been able to retire from taxes – and your taxes will enter a new phase as well. You don't have an employer to hold out taxes...
It pays to know how to handle money - literally. If you're good enough to help manage the financial situation of others, you just may be able to fetch an impressive salary for yourself. Not everyone needs a financial advisor, but enough people find it worth it to work...
Though it might be scary to think about, the grim reality is that Social Security, America's most important social program, is headed toward disaster.
Big changes are underway for Social Security
Each and every month, more than 62 million people receive a benefit check, of which close to 70% are aged...
Most people think of their future earning potential as only going in one direction: up. But for some workers, there are legitimate reasons to reverse that trajectory and take a pay cut.
Some employees may accept reduced wages to stage a career change. Others may need to scale back on...
If you want to cultivate healthy financial habits this year – and stash away some money for your emergency fund, your retirement, your kid's college education and that elusive worldwide vacation – now is the time to develop smart saving practices.
But if you're going to become an extreme saver,...
Most people think they’re above average in intelligence, relationship status and professional achievement. Social scientists call this “illusory superiority.” My business partner Scott Puritz, has found the one area where even above-average people, objectively smart, rich, successful professionals, seem to wave the white flag and admit to not understanding...
PayPal is deemed safe for both buyers and sellers by security experts if they follow the appropriate security protocols like using two-factor verification, and take full advantage of the security measures PayPal offers its customer base.
Still, with the burgeoning use of PayPal - there were 237 million active PayPal...
