Personal Finance

Is Dust on Your Credit Card a Bad Thing?

Inactivity can affect credit scores, and closing cards completely is usually a bad idea.

How to Avoid the Marriage Tax

Newlyweds who paid more than they expected this April should adjust their withholdings now.

Are You Addicted to Shopping?

Shopaholics often can’t control their splurges, which hurts their finances and relationships.

How Boomers' Generosity Hurts Their Retirement

As parents feel more pressure to support their children, their own financial stress grows.

Build or Buy? A Housing Market Dilemma

Building provides custom homes, but the smart money buys.

Parents: Stop Being So Awkward With Money

Survey: Kids want to learn more about finances from their parents, if only parents would open up.

Why It Pays to Book With a Travel Agent

Some consumers are kicking the stressful DIY approach to the curb.

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Can the Government Demystify Prepaid Cards?

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is considering new regulations for the prepaid card industry.

Planning to Retire »
Hidden 401(k) Fees You’re Probably Paying

Many 401(k) plan sponsors don’t know how much participants are being charged.

The Best Life »
Plan to Cure Alzheimer's Affects Decisions Now

Ambitious national plan seeks cure and treatment by 2025, but what should we do in the interim?

The Smarter Investor »
Investing in Alternatives

Considerations to keep in mind

My Money »
Women are Better Than Men at Managing a Holiday Gift Budget

When it comes to shopping for holiday gifts, men should look to women for some serious shopping advice.

My Money »
Can Freezing a Credit Card Hurt Your Score?

What are you supposed to do with this now-obsolete card?

My Money »
The Death of the Certificate of Deposit: Will CD Rates Ever Rebound?

Interest rates on CDs and other deposit accounts have caused the hype around CDs to almost seem like an old wives' tale.

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