Readers had questions about individual retirement accounts, distributions and access to brokerage accounts if they moved away from the U.S. Here are some answers.
Vivian Tu forma parte de una nueva ola de mujeres influentes que utilizan TikTok e Instagram para difundir el mensaje de las finanzas personales entre los millénials y la Generación Z.
It’s not that hard, and there’s a bonus: Portfolios without fossil fuels have generally performed just as well as the broader market.
As the number of couples who split after the age of 50 rises, more Americans are looking at a retirement that is drastically different than they had expected.
Readers had a lot of thoughtful objections to this idea. I stand by it as a general rule.
With the plans, workers are automatically enrolled and contribute through payroll deductions. The goal is to help more Americans save for retirement.
A los lectores les preocupa que sus propuestas de campaña pongan en peligro las finanzas de la Seguridad Social.
Readers are concerned that his campaign proposals would put Social Security’s finances on thinner ice, endangering their payments.
There is widespread concern that President-elect Donald J. Trump may end it, since he has tried before. But that may be the wrong thing to fear.
It shouldn’t be so easy to leave benefits on the table.
Los jóvenes tienden a ser más liberales en varias cuestiones relativas a las normas de las relaciones. Pero cuando se trata de citas, la idea de que los hombres deben pagar sigue prevaleciendo en los noviazgos heterosexuales.
Vivian Tu is one of a new wave of female influencers who are using TikTok and Instagram to spread the message of personal finance to millennials and Generation Z.
Many people who should consider filing for bankruptcy avoid doing so out of shame or fear it could ruin their credit. But it can provide much-needed relief.
Esto es lo que el presidente electo ha dicho que podría hacer con tus impuestos, préstamos estudiantiles, Seguridad Social y más.
Workers who are 60 to 63 will be able to put in up to $11,250 in extra contributions, if they can afford it.
Here’s what the president-elect has said he might do with your taxes, student loans, Social Security and more.
Big changes are coming in the next Trump administration. But your investing plans needn’t change, our columnist says.
Here’s how the central bank’s interest rate moves influence car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on an aging couple’s financial plans.
For millions of Americans, paying for the treatment needed to manage their diseases can become its own lifelong problem.
We hate them. The companies that build expense management software know that we hate them. They would like things to be different.
A bumper crop of revisions, including a stronger drug benefit, means the plan you enrolled in for 2024 may not be the best fit next year.
Many rural Americans engage in cashless barter systems to get food and firewood for heating and cooking. They value self-sufficiency, making them wary of government intervention.
Employers are predicting an increase of as much as 9 percent, on average, but are generally avoiding passing along much of that to their employees, industry groups say.
Stocks have risen this year despite uncertainties and outright hostilities in U.S. politics and around the world. But bonds and other markets show signs of concern, our columnist says.
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on the duty one has to rectify accounting errors and other billing mistakes.
One son couldn’t prevent his father from giving about $1 million in savings to con artists, including one posing as a female wrestling star. The two became estranged.
Disregarding politics has worked brilliantly in the United States for a century. But market history offers comfort only up to a point, our columnist says.
Here’s what could happen if you don’t tell your insurer about any teenage drivers in your family — or try to get a separate policy for them altogether.
The I.R.S. estimates that 940,000 people who didn’t file their returns for that year are due back money. The deadline for filing to get it is May 17.
Prediction markets say former President Donald J. Trump has a good chance of winning. So far, the stock market is fine with that.
The surge in offerings is a response to the pandemic, which revealed glaring income inequality, as well as inflation and the resumption of student loan payments, an expert said.
Devastated at the height of the pandemic, cruise lines have become top performers.
Three years of relief from payments on $1.6 trillion in student debt allowed for other borrowing and spending — and will shift into reverse.
A host of issues face the markets, beyond the prospect of a possible default on U.S. debt. Hedge your bets and ride it out, our columnist says.
The forms were originally due in the early days of the pandemic. The I.R.S. estimates that 1.5 million people are owed money, but they must file by July 17.
The rule on price disclosure was written before widespread use of the internet. Regulators are considering an update.
The country’s work force is smaller than it was before the pandemic, sapping economic potential. The government is going to try luring more people off the sidelines.
The pandemic gave consumers an excuse to spend more to make up for lost time. Those who went overboard are trying to reverse course.
In Nuremberg, the stalls are open without Covid restrictions, and big crowds are returning to sip mulled wine and socialize. But amid economic uncertainty, visitors are spending less.
Up to 20 are using some of their budget surpluses to help taxpayers deal with high inflation. But some economists worry that the payments could fuel inflation.
Relaxed rules during the pandemic let workers carry over more of the pretax money, which must be spent on health costs or forfeited, but they’re expiring.
But to be eligible for the relief, taxpayers have to file the returns by Sept. 30. The agency says the average refund will be $750.
Inflation is expected to remain high later this year even as the economy slows and layoffs rise. Already, signs of financial stress are surfacing.