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Don’t wait until late in the year to plan your charitable gifts. Maximize the benefits to both the charity and you by considering contribution strategies throughout…

When Ann Shea, 44, was finalizing a divorce last year, she knew she wanted to keep the suburban Chicago home where she was raising her school-age…

The labor market recovered quickly from the massive pandemic induced downturn in early 2020. The labor market regained its pre-pandemic strength within a few short years.…

The Social Security Administration still is doing a disservice by coaxing applicants into taking the optional lump sum cash payment when they sign up. The beneficiaries…

TurboTax has long used deceptive advertising touting free tax preparation on the popular platform, when in reality many people needed to pay for its filing services,…

Too many people wait until near the end of the year to consider key IRA actions and strategies. Your after-tax wealth is likely to increase when…

That cushy office job may be harder to come by these days — but working in a cubicle isn’t the only way to a six-figure salary.The…

A majority of Americans say a $1,000 emergency expense would be too great of a hit to their savings and that they could not afford it,…

Too many people wait until near the end of the year to consider key IRA actions and strategies. Your after-tax wealth is likely to increase when…

At the same time, dismissed employees talk increasingly on social media about how companies could have handled things differently. “I still was given zero notice,” one…