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Home prices have recently been rising at a slower pace than they were a year ago which is good news for potential buyers. Here's how much a buyer needs to earn in order to afford a home in the 50...
We've all seen the ads promoting loans backed by expected tax refunds. Here's how those work and why they may be helpful to some taxpayers.
2019 got off to a better start than last year, at least when it comes to the number of personal data records exposed in data breaches. It's still early days, however.
A woman on her own has a slim chance of making into the top 1% of income earners despite qualifications that are equal to or better than those of their male counterparts.
More than 70 million Americans have more credit card debt than they have in emergency savings, the highest rate in almost a decade.
More than 5 billion personal records were exposed in some 6,500 data breaches in 2018.
Americans are feeling more and more confident about their finances in 2019. It turns out that the stock market panic late in 2018, all the trade war fears and even a partial government shutdown did...
There are many stocks that are targeted toward mature adults and seniors or that offer classical investing themes for those who are retired now or are within a decade of retiring.
Rising student loan debt has prevented about a fifth of young Americans from purchasing homes.
The world of vintage sports collecting has evolved from a cottage hobby to big money, make that serious money, over the years. Whether it’s Honus Wagner baseball cards, certain game-worn uniforms...
As a partial government shutdown begins to bite the economy, trade friction with China increases and real wages have been close to static for over a decade, Americans do not think their financial...
It's a new year, and that means it's time for people to set new financial goals. Go ahead, call them New Year's resolutions for your money and assets.
These are the 10 student loan companies that received the most complaints in 2018 according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and LendEDU.
Most internet users have lots of passwords. Many of those passwords are next to useless because they are easy to guess or easy to find. Others are just given away by their owners. Here are the year's...
A new survey of automobile dealers indicates that their optimism for the current quarter and the first quarter of 2019 is falling as interest rates rise and dealers fell more pressure to lower prices.