Careers and Finance

Right now, despite all the new money creation, inflation remains tame.

The trauma of 2020 was real. Once we can accept where we currently are in 2021 we have options to react differently.

For the survivalists, as well as everyone else, the start of the year is an ideal time to review what’s coming in and more importantly, what’s going out especially as it pertains to your emergency money preparations.

Some prominent companies were bolstered by the pandemic and are sharing the wealth with investors in their dividends.

New COVID-19 relief checks, taxes, health care — it’s all on the line. Here's how having Joe Biden in the White House may affect your finances.

Use this guide to see which yields matter most for savings accounts, stocks and bonds — and which you can ignore.

“Get What’s Yours for Health Care: How to Get the Best Care at the Right Price” (Simon & Schuster), available in early January, will help you find the best health insurance, top-quality physicians and hospitals in the most cost-effective way.

Baseball cards, piggy banks and investing apps join longstanding staples like Monopoly in the 2020 class of Money Smart Kids Hall of Fame inductees.

As a time management coach who has been working with clients all over the United States and the world, I’ve found that goal-setting is actually more essential in 2021, in order to maintain your productivity but also your sanity.

Here's what made it into Congress' latest stimulus bills.

The generous gift and estate tax exemption, rising to $11.7 million in 2021, may be on the chopping block. The exemption is set to expire at the end of 2025 — that is, if political and fiscal pressures don’t lead to a change sooner.

Job seekers in today's market can expect more zoom interviews, less open positions and more questions about how they're broadening their horizons.

It's still possible to have a COVID-19-safe outdoor gathering during winter.

As 2021 begins, business owners big and small confront a rapidly shifting landscape.

Make sure you get both of the stimulus checks you're entitled to in 2021.

Though employers want employees who can adapt, learn new skills and take on new positions, but a minority of employers believe their employees are capable of doing that.

Consumers don't have to settle for less than top-tier service at these banks.

Job loss and a slowed down economy cast a more ominous gray shadow, while a revitalized housing market, a positive outlook on remote work and the stock market were basking in the bright yellow illuminating sunlight in 2020.

Even before the pandemic, there were signs of trouble with the office market in the handful of cities where the “creative class” had been flocking. In 2018, net migration to New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco was negative, while the U.S. economy grew at a healthy 2.9%. Creative magnets like London and Paris were experiencing similar declines.

You may not have gotten your full social security allotment due to some faulty SSA adjustments. Learn what you can do here.