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How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Sept. 4
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Sept. 4
Stocks fell on Wall Street and Treasury yields rose after a surprisingly strong report on the job market appeared to increase chances that the U.S. central bank could raise interest ...
09-4-2026
Stocks
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 28
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 27
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 26
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 25
Real Estate
The Downsizing Audit: Home Sale Capital Gains Exclusion
AvalonBay, Equity Residential to Merge to Create Multifamily Giant
Home Prices Register Biggest Annual Increase in More Than a Year: Report
Strategies to Qualify for a Low-Interest Mortgage
Alternative Investments
Strategically Using Your HSA as a Retirement Account 
Should You Keep Your Target-Date Funds in Retirement?
Underlooked Safe-Haven Investments
Safe Investments in Times of Crisis
Gold
The Gold Tax Surprise: When Gold Profits Get Taxed at 28 Percent
Gold Just Fell 26 Percent From Its Record. History Says That’s Normal, and That’s the Point
The Golden Rule: He Who Has the Gold Makes the Rules
Gold Prices Hit Record Highs: Who’s Buying?
Estate
Manage an Inheritance Like a Pro
Tax-Savvy Ways to Leave Money to Your Kids
How to Tackle Estate Planning Basics in 6 Steps
Estate Planning Mistakes Even the Wealthy Can Fall For
Tax
The Best Tax Moves to Make Before the End of 2026
Grandparents and Trump Accounts: The Gift Tax Question the IRS Just Answered
What Triggers a Tax Audit?
The Widow’s Penalty Nobody Plans For
Insurance
The COBRA-to-Medicare Penalty Nobody Warns You About
Is There a Downside to Switching Insurance Frequently?
Medicare’s GLP-1 Bridge Program and Its Exceptions
Medicare’s $2,100 Ceiling Part D Drug Costs
Retirement Accounts
Workers Who Turn 60 Through 63 in 2026 Can Now Stash $11,250 Extra, and Most Don’t Know It
How Much Money Should You Convert to a Roth Each Year?
Should You Empty Your IRA by Age 73?
Biggest Roth IRA Blunders High-Earners Can Make
Fixed Income
Misinformation From the Next Booth Over
This November, Full Retirement Age Officially Hits 67, Completing a Transition Begun in 1983
There Is a Reason for the Rules
Regret Claiming Social Security Early? You Have Options for Bigger Checks
Clash of the Titans: Weighing Gold and Silver
Clash of the Titans: Weighing Gold and Silver
Gold and silver have long been sought after as sources of value and luxury. And as investments, both have stood tall against high inflation and other periods of economic uncertainty. ...
01-10-2025
Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold, and Other Commodities (Aug. 9)
Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold, and Other Commodities (Aug. 8)
Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold, and Other Commodities (Aug. 7)
Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold, and Other Commodities (Aug. 6)
Earning Money
How I Built 9 Streams of Passive Income
How to Find Unclaimed Assets and Cash
How Do Ordinary People Make Money With AI?
3 Summer Side Hustles That Are Actually Worth Doing
Debt Management
Reader Discovers It’s Difficult to Pay the Balance to the Penny
Student Loan Payments Are Spiking: What Changed on July 1 and What Borrowers Over 50 Should Do
Coerced Debt: When the Debt in Your Name Isn’t Yours by Choice
A Smart Guide to Borrowing
Future Planning
Heading Off to College? Here Are Some Tips for Managing Your Finances
The 2nd Scam: Fraud ‘Recovery’ Services That Target People Who Have Already Been Robbed
Some US Adults Are Using AI for Financial Guidance but Few Trust It, Gallup Poll Finds
The Fake CAPTCHA Scam: When ‘Prove You’re Human’ Installs Malware
Credit Scores
Boost Your Credit Score
How to Repair Your Credit and Improve Your Credit Score
How to Help Someone You Love Build a Good Credit Score
Like It or Not, You Need a Good Credit Score
Rewards Cards
The Best Rewards Credit Card for You
The Downside of Credit Card Rewards
Shop for a More Rewarding Credit Card
How to Avoid Points and Miles Hoarding
Travel Cards
10 Strategies to Maximize Retirement Travel With Credit Card Rewards
Top Travel Rewards Cards
The Ins and Outs of Airline Travel Awards
Best Credit Cards for International Travel
Cash Back Cards
Is the Apple Card a Good Alternative to Traditional Credit Cards?
6 Ways to Boost Your Credit Card Rewards This Holiday Season
How To Get the Most Out of Your Credit Cards
The Perils of Plastic: The Problems With Debit and Credit Cards Are Deeper Than We Thought
Business Cards
4 Ways to Get the Most out of Your Business Credit Card
8 Ways to Get the Most From a Business Credit Card
The Best Business Credit Card for Every Type of Spender
Do’s and Don’ts for Using Business Credit Cards