Why your ‘fixed’ mortgage payment keeps going up

Rising property taxes and surging homeowners insurance costs are pushing up the amount that homeowners must pay monthly alongside their mortgage.Read...

Can colleges still deliver in the age of AI? One Ivy League school is investing $30 million to improve career outcomes

College students are increasingly worried that artificial intelligence will upend their future career plans.Read More

New bipartisan bill would let retirees use their 401(k) to make direct charitable donations

Under current law, qualified charitable distributions — which are available to people age 70 1/2 — can only be made from...

Trump Accounts have a ‘tax-advantaged’ alternative, CFP says — yet few families are capitalizing

Trump Accounts, which launch this summer, will offer another tax-deferred savings option for families. But experts say 529 plans offer greater...

ACA enrollment may fall by 5 million people this year, analysis finds

Enrollment in the health insurance marketplace may plummet amid a lapse in federal subsidies that reduced insurance premiums for millions of...

Is the teen summer job a thing of the past?

A summer job was once a seasonal tradition for millions of American teenagers looking to earn some pocket money and get...

Could Trump Accounts be a model for Social Security? Here’s what experts say

New Trump Accounts for children could “become Social Security personal accounts,” Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, recently said. Here’s what experts say.Read...

Jeff Bezos says bottom half of earners should pay zero in income taxes

Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos on Wednesday called for zero federal income taxes on the bottom half of earners.Read More

The 5 biggest financial concerns for retirees, according to new research

Inflation, rising health care costs and fears of outliving savings are fueling new financial anxieties among retirees, with one in five...

Lawsuit over federal student loan caps highlights impact on nursing shortage

Some states are challenging a Trump administration rule that caps student loans for those pursuing graduate degrees in nursing and other healthcare...