Browsing: Personal Finance

The American consumer is on a spending spree — one that’s slated to last right through the busy holiday shopping season. Holiday spending is expected to…

Judge David Gustafson injected a good dose of common sense into the ongoing struggle between the IRS and the syndicators of conservation easements. His opinion in…

I expect tomorrow’s October jobs report will be so so. Why? Tuesday’s Labor Department’s monthly Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) indicated stagnating labor demand…

I think all of us can agree — money, in general, can be really frustrating sometimes. Over the past eight years since starting my site, I’ve…

A recent jury verdict in an antitrust case has thrust a century-old practice in the real-estate industry into the limelight, with the potential to upend how…

Interest Rates on Some Retail Credit Cards Climb to Record 33% Some store credit cards now charge more than 33% interest, after blowing past a symbolic…

The CEO of the largest trade association in the U.S. is taking early an retirement. Bob Goldberg, the CEO of the National Association of Realtors, is…

The Biden administration is working on a new student loan forgiveness plan. And borrowers who face significant hardships could potentially qualify for relief. The new program,…

There’s one group of Americans that’s missing from the picture of this year’s strong consumer spending: families that pay for childcare.  Since May, spending by households…

College financing is a quagmire right now. Those who are indebted are part of a $1 trillion tab that grows daily. Yet those entering college can…