The 10 Worst States for Boomers to Live In
Getting older is not for the faint of heart. Along with the myriad things that were once easy and are now not so easy, there are the inevitable concerns about ...Read Full Story »
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How Interest Rates Could Change in 2020
As Thursday's noon hour drew to a close, the interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 3.76%. A year ago, the rate was 4.63%, and a year from now ...Read Full Story »
Strong Personal Income and Spending Sets Solid Tone for the Holiday Season
Personal income increased by 0.5% in November after increasing by just 0.1% in October. Wages and salaries make up the largest component of personal income, and this measure rose by ...Read Full Story »
Risky Auto Loans Beginning to Bite Lender
As new vehicle prices continue to rise, U.S. consumers are struggling to fit the higher payments into their monthly budgets. One result is that more Americans than ever are borrowing ...Read Full Story »
Holiday Travel Likely to Bring More Debt
The holiday season is nearly upon us, and according to a recent CreditCards.com report, about 60 million U.S. adults are planning travel or a hotel stay during this time. Unfortunately, ...Read Full Story »
20 Dividend Stocks for All Baby Boomers to Retire On
It may not be a secret that investors love dividends, but many retirees absolutely have no choice but to invest in strong dividend stocks that have a history of stable ...Read Full Story »
Student Debt Nears $1.5 Trillion, 5 Times 2003 Level
As of the end of the second quarter of this year, U.S. student loan debt outstanding amounted to $1.48 trillion, a total more than five times the amount borrowed in ...Read Full Story »
Social Security Recipients to Get 1.6% Raise in 2020
The Social Security Administration has just announced a pay raise for those who are collecting Social Security payments in 2020. The cost of living adjustment (COLA) brought the payouts up ...Read Full Story »
10 Easy Steps to Boost Your Income and Cash in Retirement
Most Americans will either have to or want to retire one day. With the massive population of baby boomers out there, millions of them already have started their retirement and ...Read Full Story »
US Wastes $760 to $935 Billion Annually on Health Care
Nearly 25% of U.S. spending on health care is wasted, according to a new study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Health care accounted for ...Read Full Story »
Are Americans Getting Enough Out of Airline and Hotel Rewards?
Nearly half of U.S. adults who participate in airline and hotel rewards programs have let their points or miles expire at some point, according to a new survey. Also among ...Read Full Story »
A Drop in Income Might Scramble Your Brain
That experiencing a decline in income might upset somebody is a no-brainer, but new research from the American Academy of Neurology suggests that it might literally affect the brain in ...Read Full Story »
Online and Discount Trading Firms See More Carnage From Zero-Commission Efforts
The world of trading stocks, bonds, mutual funds and exchange-traded funds has been an ever-changing landscape. Charles Schwab Corp. (NYSE: SCHW) came public in the 1980s and its model as ...Read Full Story »
If You Loaned Money to Family or Friends, Don’t Count on Getting Paid Back
Lending cash to friends or family members ends badly about half the time. The lender either is not repaid or suffers damage to the relationship. Still, 60% of Americans have ...Read Full Story »
More Millennials Are Shopping for Credit Cards
Millennials make up a huge portion of consumers in the U.S. economy and, with all this spending, millennials are flocking to credit cards. In fact, according to a report from ...Read Full Story »
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