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Are you paying too much for your 529 college savings plan? If you’ve bought through a broker or adviser, the...

Home buying has been out of favor since the mortgage crisis of 2008-2009. That’s when everyone learned the dangers of...

Too many Americans are living on the edge, burdened with debt that grows like a cancer and made vulnerable by...

The $1.5 trillion dollar student loan burden weighs heavily on graduates, their parents and the economy. Here are some resources...

The best new benefit that companies are offering employees is help in paying down their student loans. It’s a growing...

The first step toward reaching your financial goals is knowing where you stand now — and at all times. And...

  Have you noticed that one part of the federal government that isn’t shutting down is the Internal Revenue Service?...

There’s a vast difference between traders and investors, although both have the same goal: to make money in the markets....

Is this the time to hedge your financial bets and buy gold? It’s always important to have some price perspective....

Don’t look back! If the calendar can start over, so can you. In every aspect of life — but particularly...

This is a perfect time to reflect on some Savage Truths that sadly must to be relearned in every economic...

One steep recession and 10 years later, Americans are once again buried in credit card debt. The latest Federal Reserve...

“Chicken money” is money you can’t afford to lose. It’s that simple.  The amount of chicken money you need depends...

Thinking about income taxes is different this year because of the new tax laws. For some people, tax time will...

Every year at this time I write a column suggesting money smart holiday gifts for children. The goal is to...

Did this year fly by faster than ever? The holidays are here again. And now that we have expressed our...

Here are three things you must do now to make sure your IRA or 40l(k) accounts don’t get caught in...

Morningstar has assigned its top Gold rating to the Illinois Bright Start 529 College Savings plan, for the second year...

We shouldn’t be surprised when inflation returns to impact our lives — both in our spending decisions and in our...

If your retirement funds are invested in the stock market, you simply can’t afford to ignore the signals the market...