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The U.S. personal saving rate — the percentage of personal income that remains after taxes and spending — was 3.8% in October 2023. The...

As you plan for retirement, you might not give credit a second thought, especially if your plan includes paying off your mortgage and...

A benefit leader's job is never truly done — while employees are busy wrapping up their year, HR and benefit professionals need to keep...

The start of a new year is typically a time when people resolve to implement or recommit themselves to a personal financial goal. This...

Estate planning is the process of managing and preserving your assets while you are alive, and conserving and controlling their...

After a worrisome decline in the first half of 2022 — which sparked fears of a recession — U.S. inflation-adjusted gross domestic product...

If the last three years have proved anything to employers, it's that the pre-COVID work world is not coming back — at least, not without...

Gift cards are always at the top of holiday wish lists. In fact, gift cards are the gift consumers want to receive the most during the...

Your most valuable asset may be your ability to earn an income. Over the course of your lifetime, you could earn several million dollars...

More than seven out of 10 current workers in a recent survey said they expect a paycheck to play a role in their income strategy beyond...

Americans gave almost $500 billion to charity in 2022 — a strong show of generosity but a 3.4% decline (10.5% adjusted for inflation)...

It's no surprise that consumers are contacted by debt collectors about medical bills more than any other type of debt.1 After all, the...

Here are some things to consider as you weigh potential tax moves before the end of the year. Set Aside Time to Plan Effective planning...

The SECURE 2.0 Act, passed in late 2022, included numerous provisions affecting retirement savings plans, including some that impact...

In 2003, the U.S. was emerging from the dot-com recession, unemployment rates were peaking during a jobless recovery, and online shopping...

President Joe Biden detailed $9 billion in new student-loan relief, saying it would provide a boost to the U.S. economy as he sought to...

If you've recently received an inheritance, you may be facing many important decisions. Receiving an inheritance might promote spending...

Are you ready to pay your student loans? For many borrowers whose federal loan repayments kick in this week — after more than three years...

A notable shift in public opinion over the past decade about the value of a college degree may portend a reckoning for the higher...

The U.S. economy lost nearly 22 million jobs during the two-month pandemic recession of March–April 2020. The total job count returned to...