Viaval Tours / Shutterstock.com Despite the economic headwinds of recent years, including rising prices and interest rates, one bright spot has been an increase in new business. Across cities across the country, existing and aspiring entrepreneurs are launching their businesses at rates not seen in modern history. New business applications have surged to unprecedented levels … Read more
Nicole Glass Photography / Shutterstock.com Trump’s recent Cabinet picks include several veteran Wall Street officials, raising questions about how their relationships and financial policies will impact the average investor. Here are five ways these designations can shape your financial future.
AshTproductions/Shutterstock.com Many professionals feel intimidated by the process of requesting a raise, but regular salary reviews are vital to ensuring long-term job satisfaction and financial security. With wages stagnant and inflation growing, job seekers are seeking more salary transparency to secure the income they need now and in the future. Furthermore, many workers are turning … Read more
Victoria Hnatyuk / Shutterstock.com You want to jump into the world of remote work, but you don’t have any formal experience in any of the fields you’re interested in. Maybe you just graduated. You may have spent years as a caregiver. Whatever the case may be, you’re now googling “remote jobs with no experience” and … Read more
As I’ve been saying for a while now, all the potential bad news (regarding mortgage rates) has been largely priced in over the past couple of months. And then some! Meanwhile, anything that could be positive for mortgage rates, such as lower inflation and higher unemployment, has been largely ignored. Rates can’t seem to catch … Read more
Ivan Al-Amin / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking on the links in this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never influences the products or services we recommend. As debates rage over extending the 2017 tax cuts and enacting new tax policies, many Americans are wondering what it all … Read more
Since I started saving for retirement in 1999, I’ve been a proponent of tax-deferred retirement vehicles like the 401(k) and a skeptic of now-taxable vehicles like the Roth IRA. Working in banking, I was already paying taxes and had no desire to pay more. Honestly, I wasn’t familiar with a Roth IRA or a jumbo … Read more
AshTproductions/Shutterstock.com Getting a college degree is expensive. Millions of Americans continue to struggle to pay off tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt. To make matters worse, many workers later end up regretting the major they chose during college. Recently, the US Federal Reserve conducted a survey of 11,000 American adults in its … Read more
Lightfield Studios / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking on the links in this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never influences the products or services we recommend. The Black Friday season is in full swing, and continues to evolve every year. For example, many people shop online on … Read more
Love Love / Shutterstock.com Recession risks are back in the spotlight. Recently, Peter Berezin, chief global strategist at BCA Research, told MarketWatch that he raises the odds of an economic contraction in the United States to 75%, citing proposed tax cuts, tariffs, and spending cuts under the Trump administration. He said that while some sectors … Read more