David Sacks | Getty Images Consumer prices are rising at their fastest pace in decades — and that inflation has been most acute in household staple items like food, housing and transportation, making ...
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Crypto poses serious 401(k) risks, Biden administration warns
Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and other digital assets like non-fungible tokens, pose “significant risks and challenges” to 401(k...
6 financial advisers on how they’re handling their investments amid inflation
Amid high inflation, here’s what financial planners are personally doing with their money. Getty Images/iStockphoto The rate of U.S. inflation hit 7.9% in February, according to government data releas...
The most expensive state for car insurance — plus what it costs in every state
One survey from NerdWallet finds that switching car insurance could save good drivers about $417 a year. Adobe Stock (New Africa) There’s no doubt that car insurance is expensive — NerdWallet reveals ...
Planning to retire? Don’t get hit with a surprise tax bill for this common mistake
How much of your salary is withheld from your paycheck affects what you receive, or owe, at tax time – with the wrong number selected, you could be in for quite a surprise. Retirement Tip of the Week...
Scared of investing during the Ukraine invasion? Try this IRA maneuver
Moe, Larry and Curly have been watching stock markets plunge in the past two weeks in response to the Ukraine invasion. Each wants to invest, say, $100,000 in European stocks—for example through Vangu...
Here’s how urban and rural Americans build wealth differently
Doug Langley clears the combine harvester’s head from weed before he starts harvesting, during the wheat harvest in Shelbyville, Kentucky, June 29, 2021. Amira Karaoud | Reuters Many rural Ameri...
I took out $30K in student loans, but they now total $96K. How is this possible?
How to get out of student loan debt Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I’d like to obtain advice on tackling student loan debt. I do not have private loans, and I owe approximately $96,000. I’m so con...
‘Tina’ Broadway star Nkeki Obi-Melekwe also excels at helping women
Nkeki Obi-Melekwe performs during the first birthday gala performance of “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical” in London in 2019. David M. Benett | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Nkek...
Gas prices are heading to an all-time record. Here’s how to protect yourself
With gasoline prices at a 14-year high, it’s hard to imagine paying even more at the pump. Yet prices are only heading higher. On Sunday, the national average for a gallon of gas hit $4.009, the...
How To Prepare For Hyperinflation
Banknotes, at the time of the Mark devaluation, during the economic crisis, Weimar Republic … [+] (Germany), 1923. (Photo by Albert Harlingue/Roger Viollet via Getty Images) Roger Viollet via Ge...
If your financial adviser didn’t ask these 6 questions, give them a call
Getty Images You may know all the questions you should be asking your financial adviser (if not, read our story on the questions to ask here), but did you know a new adviser should also be asking you ...
The IRS has sent nearly 30 million refunds. Here’s the average payment
Cabania | iStock | Getty Images Plus Despite ongoing challenges, the IRS has sent nearly 30 million tax refunds, worth about $103.2 billion, the agency reported Friday. While 29% of Americans worry ab...
The end (of the stock market correction) may be near
The end of the stock market’s correction may be near. That’s because I just received an email from a prominent money manager declaring that “buy and hold is dead.” Like the first robin of spring heral...
Big raises may be coming back down to earth
A ‘help wanted’ sign is posted in front of restaurant on Feb. 4, 2022 in Los Angeles. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images The big raises that many Americans got over the past year are s...
The pros and cons of installment payments
You can use buy now, pay later for just about everything these days. Since the start of the pandemic, installment payments have exploded in popularity along with a general surge in online shopping. In...
New Jersey governor floats property tax relief for homeowners, renters
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivers a victory speech on Nov. 3, 2021, in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez | Getty Images Property tax relief may soon be coming to New Jersey. Gov. Phil ...
As Russia presses its war with Ukraine, here are 10 aerospace and defense stocks expected to rise up to 39%
No matter when the shooting stops and Russia’s war in Ukraine comes to an end, it seems clear from actions taken by European countries that we’re entering a period of increased defense spending. Below...
How the Ukraine-Russia conflict may push up prices for Americans
A taxi driver refuels a vehicle at a Gulf gas station in Boston on Mar. 1, 2022. Vanessa Leroy/Bloomberg via Getty Images The economic effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a week ago have rev...
12 dividend stocks paying at least 3.5% that are well-suited for high inflation
Investors may have turned for a moment from Russia’s aggression in Ukraine to energy and supply shortages in the U.S. that are producing high inflation. With purchasing power crumbling, patient invest...