Category: Finance

A growing number of older adults are in debt in retirement, according to the 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances from the Federal Reserve. Among people ages 65 to 74, the
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Force-placed insurance is a policy your mortgage servicer buys on your behalf if you don’t have the hazard insurance required by your mortgage agreement. Lenders may also force-place flood insurance
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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria create a framework for helping investors who want to incorporate personal values into their investment approach. The ESG screening process identifies companies that have
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It’s easy to get intimidated when you first decide to start investing, but learning how to make investments as a beginner isn’t nearly as hard as it might seem at
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Money transfer services like Zelle, Venmo and Cash App have risen in popularity, but there are still occasions where you might receive a paper check. If you don’t have a
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At the start of 2025, I panicked after realizing I was in my early thirties with only about $4,000 saved for retirement. Once the panic subsided, my solution was to
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Created more than a decade ago, bitcoin has remained the most popular cryptocurrency on the market. A 2021 report from New York Digital Investment Group found that an impressive 46
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The IRS treats bitcoin and other “convertible virtual currencies” as property, more specifically a capital asset, rather than a currency. That means there are tax consequences whenever bitcoin is bought, sold,
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Bitcoin is a major digital currency or cryptocurrency. Unlike the dollar, euro, pound, yen, peso, and other government-backed currencies, cryptocurrencies are not officially supported by any central bank or government.
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American family finances have weathered the fallout of the dot-com bubble, the Great Recession and a pandemic over the last 30 years. Despite these challenges and more, single-parent households as
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