What's the best way to pay down a credit card balance as quickly as possible, while paying the least in interest, and without hurting your credit? What follows is a powerful method recommended by the most astute personal finance experts* to achieve exactly those objectives. It's extremely effective, completely legal,...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite a record-high U.S. stock market and a positive economic outlook, U.S. parents spent less on college tuition during the 2016-17 school year, according to Sallie Mae's 10th annual "How America Pays for College" report.
Out-of-pocket spending by parents fell to 23 percent from 29 percent...
Women around the world are less likely than men to tap the crowd online for money to fund their businesses and projects, but when they do they are likely to be more successful than their male counterparts, according to a new study.
Consultancy firm PwC, together with The Crowdfunding Center,...
Amazon Prime Day may be over, but that hardly means the savings have to stop for shoppers.
Due to the compelling combination of selection, service, convenience, and price, the site's loyalists keep coming back year-round, not for one day worth of deals. And yet shopping at Amazon strictly out of habit—which is what...
The American dream of buying a home can end up being a nightmare if you buy too much house. To avoid being house poor, it’s crucial to calculate how much house you can really afford. Check out the video above for a simple roadmap that can help guide you...
Uber is to merge its Russian business with local competitor Yandex, after the US ride-hailing firm spent millions to build a presence in Russia and other countries in the region.
Yandex, compared to a Russian Google, will own about 59% of the combined company, valued at $3.7bn (£2.9bn).
The deal heads...
Personal finances can be complicated.
Between checking and savings accounts, credit cards, and a plethora of loans ranging from your car payment to student debt, it can be difficult to keep everything straight.
But if you don’t, you might find yourself skimming the bottom of your bank account every month.
Keep in...
Globalization is making the world more interconnected while technology is advancing at an incredible rate, creating new markets and investment opportunities almost every day. It's difficult to keep up with growth trends and navigate economic headwinds, but if you can sift through the chaff and zero-in on the diamonds...
With the U.S. economy growing at an anemic 2 percent, there's one industry that does not have iron poor blood. Niche markets within the larger vitamin and supplement industry are on fire, with some reaching double-digit growth. Although the overall supplements market has been affected by the sluggish economy...
Mind the gap. That’s the “action gap” between what Canadians are saving for retirement and what is needed to invest for the new reality of retirement – one that could last 20 or 30 years.
According to a recent RBC Financial Independence in Retirement Poll, 46 per cent of Canadians...
