Tag: personal finance
Picking a socially responsible fund can be confusing. Here’s what to know
Tetra Images - Erik Isakson | Brand X Pictures | Getty ImagesInvestment funds that promote values like the environment and social good have become mor [...]
House Democrats push for repeal of rule blocking SALT cap workaround
Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference announcing the State and Local Taxes (SALT) Caucus outside the U.S. Capitol on April 15, 2021 [...]
Buy now, pay later loans make it tough to get a handle on your credit
Payment history often not reportedBNPL companies generally don't report to the credit-scoring companies when consumers use these loans. That makes it [...]
IRS working to boost audit rates for higher earners
Jeffrey Coolidge | Photodisc | Getty ImagesThe IRS is working to boost its audit rates for the wealthiest Americans, according to a statement recently [...]
Need to tap your 529 college savings? How to handle a market downturn
Klaus Vedfelt | DigitalVision | Getty ImagesMonths of stock market volatility may deliver a costly surprise to parents sending children to school this [...]
Gas prices and inflation overtake Covid as top travel worry
After more than two years of largely staying home due to the pandemic, most Americans are ready to hit the road.Yet inflation and record-breaking gaso [...]
Memorial Day weekend car shopping is ‘looking pretty bleak’
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOne of the best car-shopping weekends prepandemic is more of a dud these days.Amid the auto industry's manufacturi [...]
Here’s the best way to use a health savings account
The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesHealth savings accounts can be a powerful way to build wealth and prepare for medical costs in old age [...]
Capital gains may have triggered more individual taxes for 2021
The U.S. Department of the Treasury buildingJulia Schmalz | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSome investors may be grappling with the sting of higher-than-expe [...]
That vacation rental listing could be a scam. Watch for warning signs
Ozgurcankaya | E+ | Getty ImagesBiggest warning signThe biggest red flag that a listing is a scam is when you are asked to leave a listing platform su [...]
As number of billionaires climbs, new calls for wealth taxes emerge
A mobile billboard calling for higher taxes on the ultra-wealthy depicts an image of billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos, near the U.S. Capitol on May [...]
Former Miami Heat all-star Dwyane Wade shares his advice on managing money
Dwyane Wade still moves fast but this time it's off the basketball court.The retired three-time NBA champion for the Miami Heat has investments in med [...]
What to know about special needs trusts, from costs to finding help
Yagi Studio | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesSpecial needs trusts are essential for the well-being of a person with special needs, experts say."The most [...]
House Democrats push for SALT relief in appropriations bill
Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference announcing the State and Local Taxes (SALT) Caucus outside the U.S. Capitol on April 15, 2021 [...]
Inflation is the ‘top problem’ facing America, survey shows
A worker stocks items inside a grocery store in San Francisco, California, May 2, 2022.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMeanwhile, Presiden [...]