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A SAFER WAY TO SHARE YOUR DATA
WHEN YOU USE A BUDGETING APP, TAX software or other service that relies on information about your bank and investment accounts, you can typically allow the service to retrieve automatic online updates.
Is A Debt Bomb Ticking?
Corporations have amassed a ton of debt. Protect yourself with these funds and ETFs.
Alexa, Protect My Privacy
Take steps to keep speakers, security cameras and other smart devices safe from hackers who want to steal your data—or worse.
You Still Have Time to Save on Your Taxes
Start now to take advantage of all of the tax breaks available to you.
Your Social Security Questions Answered
Selecting the right strategy will pay off for years to come.
How to Shop for Life Insurance
You may be able to estimate how much you need online, but that’s just the start of your search.
PROFIT FROM TINY TECH STOCKS
Big-name leviathans have dominated the market, but the minnows may be catching up.
HEALTH CARE INFLATION MAY BE SLOWING
Health care spending in 2018 rose at a slower rate than spending in the overall economy, according to a recently released government study.
Picking Stocks? Your Brokerage Can Help
Online brokers have beefed up investor tools and research.
Beware the Roaring Twenties
It’s the new Roaring Twenties, so let’s call up an authentic voice from the last such era: Thorstein Veblen, an economist and social critic who coined the phrase “conspicuous consumption.”
SOME HEIRS COULD FACE A TAX SQUEEZE
IRA owners should review their estate plan as a new law puts an end to stretch IRAs.
Credit Card Confidential
Knowing your card’s mechanics can help you avoid high rates and fees.
Make Time For A Retirement Checkup
One thing I’ve learned two-plus years into my retirement is that handling legal and financial affairs can be a full-time job.
Minivans: What's Not to Like?
The minivan has been unfairly displaced by the three-row SUV as the family hauler of choice.
Plan Now to Retire Worry-Free
Are you saving enough for retirement? Our 10 steps will help you finance the lifestyle you’ve always wanted.
Test-Drive Your Retirement
Before you quit your job, try out your new budget and your new lifestyle.
Invest in a Landmark
Go from sightseer to part-owner with these notable property stocks.
How To Run For Local Office
If you’ve ever thought that you could do a better job than the elected officials currently in office, here’s how to launch a campaign—and win.
Retirement Savings For The Self-Employed
If you don’t have access to a retirement plan through your employer, you have other options.
Watch Out For The Elder Fraud Web
Scams range from petty theft to embezzlement. Your parents may need your help.
Squishy Science
Carbon offsets are a less than optimal way to reduce your carbon footprint.
Our Favorite Dividend Stocks
These income-paying picks clobbered the broad market over the past 12 months.
Should Shareholders Share The Wealth?
Business leaders say firms should be accountable to customers and workers, and protect the environment, too.
Money Moves To Make Now!
Among the items on our to-do list: Trim your 2019 tax bill by pruning your portfolio and giving to charity. Boost your retirement-plan contributions. Cash in credit card rewards. We also suggest moves that will boost your bottom line in 2020 and beyond.
Long-Term-Care Claims: Avoid The Obstacles
Filing a claim can be an ordeal, but these preventive measures will streamline the process.
5 Ways To Max Out Your Credit Card Rewards
Play your cards right and a first-class flight, luxe hotel suite or a pile of cash can be yours.
How To Get Rid Of A Timeshare
It’s not easy, and you will never get back what you paid for it.
How To Downsize Your RMDs
You must start taking required minimum distributions from your IRA at age 70½. But you can reduce the tax bill.
How To Build A Credit History
Credit newbies can take advantage of both tried-and-true methods and new alternatives.
Investing - 7 Steps To A Better Portfolio
Prosper in this volatile market (or any other) by focusing on fundamentals.