For homeowners in Hurricane Dorian’s anticipated path, insurance claim preparation may be worth adding to your to-do list. The storm, which pummeled the Bahamas for 48 hours and left widespread devastation across the island nation, is churning northward and parallel to southeastern U.S. coastline with sustained winds of 105 mph as of Wednesday. While Dorian

Joho | Cultura RM | Getty Images Looking for a college major that will help squash your student loan debt? Consider electrical engineering. Recent graduates in that field are earning the highest median annual salary — $72,600, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Longer term, electrical engineers earn a median salary of $99,070,

Whether you’re a business owner, an employee with a side hustle or an investor with a hefty capital gain, a key tax deadline is coming up. Taxpayers who pay the IRS every quarter must make their third payment for this year by Sept. 16. For the 2019 tax year, the quarterly deadlines are April 15,

Gentle encouragement or financial incentives could result in more people setting aside at least some of their tax refund for emergency savings, a new study suggests. The research shows that among taxpayers who used a prepaid card from H&R Block to receive their 2017 refund, those who were sent messages about saving their refund were

Americans — especially women — are feeling less secure about their finances today than just a few months ago. Overall, cardholders are paying their balances in full less often and feeling less confident about doing so in the future than at any time in the past year, according to a monthly credit card confidence survey

New investors don’t know what they don’t know. When you don’t know much about a subject, sometimes the first advice you come across appears solid. Thoroughly research a company so you know if the stock would be a good investment for you. Don’t buy when stock prices are high. Think carefully before you make your

Image Source | DigitalVision | Getty Images For many minorities in America, it’s an all too familiar scene. An applicant who is a person of color and and applies for credit is either denied or gets much worse terms than a white borrower. In fact, an investigation by the National Fair Housing Alliance, a Washington

If you’re in the market for a new car, there’s a good chance you’ll find some decent deals during the long Labor Day weekend sales push. With vehicles sitting on lots longer and dealerships eager to make room for next year’s models, automakers have boosted their discounts ahead of the three-day weekend. The average incentive

In the midst of a tit-for-tat trade war between the U.S. and China, Labor Day sales may be your best chance to avoid the impact of higher prices for some products you buy. Tariffs on goods traded between the two countries have already increased in several stages since early 2018 and recently escalated again. Just

Homeownership eludes millions of millennials. There is a whole host of reasons, including personal preferences and economic disadvantages, that explain why the homeownership rate for the largest generation in U.S. history is lower than that of their parents and grandparents. “In my generation — I’m a baby boomer — you bought a home as quickly

Pgiam | E+ | Getty Images A financial advisory firm has been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with defrauding former professional football players. Former principals of Cambridge Capital Group Advisors, Philip Timothy Howard and Don Warner Reinhard, allegedly took more than $4 million from around 20 retired NFL players to invest in private

Source: SmartAsset Retiring early can take some careful financial planning, especially in a era when many Americans have to keep working not only past 65 but well into their 70s just to make ends meet. Where you decide to settle down to ease into your golden years is a huge factor in just how far

Author and investor Danielle Town used to be afraid of the stock market. Financial statements, numbers and spreadsheets all made her eyes glaze over. “I was such a reluctant investor,” said Town, co-host of the podcast “InvestED. “ “Yet, we can find a way to make this stuff become actually a joyful part of our

KTSDESIGN | Science Photo Library | Getty Images Hackers are increasingly targeting the education industry, leaving students’ information vulnerable to identity theft and other types of fraud. Colleges, training providers and other private educational companies received more malicious emails than any other sector in the first quarter of 2019, according to Mimecast, an email and

Don Humbertson, a 64 year old lung cancer surviver, is examined by Dr. Wade Harvey at the Clay-Battelle Community Health Center March 21, 2017 in Blacksville, West Virginia. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images After paying into Medicare through payroll withholding for many years, you might think your coverage will be free once you

Andrew Bret Wallis | DigitalVision | Getty Images You’ve just landed back in the U.S. after a 10-hour overseas flight. You’re jet-lagged, hungry, weighed down with overstuffed carry-on and duty-free bags, and in desperate need of a shower. How could things get any worse? Try the endless line snaking up to passport control. You can

If you live in a hurricane-prone area, now’s a good time to check your insurance and how financially prepared you’d be if disaster were to strike. While the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season has been a quiet one so far, Dorian has disrupted that. Now a Category 1 hurricane and expected to cross over Puerto Rico

Jeffrey Coolidge | The Image Bank | Getty Images Financial literacy is an important and necessary life skill. While we don’t widely see it on the classroom agenda, many are surprised to learn that it has been a formal part of the American education system for more than a century. The inconsistency occurs as financial