Personal Finance

Disagreement over money is one of the chief sources of tension for couples, numerous studies have shown. Get your marriage off to a strong start with these six smart financial to-dos now that you’ve said "I do."

This Friday the 13th, you might be taking some extra precautions to ward off bad luck, perhaps carrying around your rabbit’s foot or other good luck charm. But how about taking some extra precautions when it comes to your financial situation?

You made a decision to work with a financial professional and have started to interview prospective candidates. You notice some candidates have a string of letters after their name. Chances are that alphabet soup refers to one or more professional designations. Here are three things it pays to know about financial designations.

U.S. securities regulators like FINRA want you to keep these nine tips in mind this World Investor Week—and every week—when you invest.

Pressure tactics and sound investing rarely, if ever, go hand in hand. This holds true when it comes to pressure to sign legal documents that give someone else the authority to make decisions on your behalf, such as a Power of Attorney, or POA.

Drawing on the findings of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation's National Financial Capability Study of more than 25,000 American adults, the FINRA Foundation has developed five tips to help consumers both manage their day-to-day financial challenges and build a brighter financial future.

Financial fraud routinely follows on the heels of disaster. Hurricane Harvey and the historic flooding it left it its wake, and the widespread damage caused by Irma, are no exception. We are issuing this Alert to warn investors that investment scams may come your way touting stocks and other investments with the promise of huge gains in the wake of Harvey and Irma

A new era in securities settlement has arrived. T+2—the new, and shorter, standard settlement cycle for securities transactions in the U.S.—is now a reality.

Hurricane Harvey’s destruction is a forceful reminder that you rarely have very much advance warning to prepare for natural disasters. For this reason, it's important to assemble a financial emergency kit now, ahead of a crisis. Here are 5 things your kit should include.

It’s tempting to put off until tomorrow some of the important decisions about what happens to your retirement assets when you die. But it pays to plan ahead, especially for accounts that aren’t transferred by will or trust. Start here: Make sure there are designated beneficiaries for any retirement savings plans and pensions you own or may be entitled to.