Personal Finance

Many of us can identify with the plight of the furloughed federal worker. That’s because we have experienced economically stressful times at one or more points in our working life—and may again. Here is a short to-do list to get you through situations in which employment is interrupted and income curtailed.

It's mid-January. How are those 2019 New Year's Resolutions going? Even if you were not thinking about saving and investing when the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve, the time has not past to hit the rest button on 2019 and set fresh financial goals.

The vast majority of interactions between investors and investment professionals are positive. However, sometimes the relationship doesn’t go as planned and you may find yourself considering arbitration or mediation. There are many factors to consider as you proceed down these paths, such as should you hire an attorney.

Some tips are truly essential to financial health—the kind of information you'll want to avoid getting into the kind of financial trouble from which you might never fully recover. Here are nine super-charged investor tips to start your 2019 on the right track.

Surges and sags—that has been the nature of the stock market in 2018. What should you do in times of volatile markets? In many situations, the answer is sit tight, and take the long view.

There's no escaping the aftermath of too much holiday cheer, whether it's a few extra pounds or the dreaded hangover. And binging on gifts and entertaining can leave a lasting pain, too: credit card debt.

Keeping cryptocurrencies safe involves a different set of challenges than keeping your cash assets, stocks or bonds secure. And crucially, because many cryptocurrencies are not recognized legally in the same way that cash assets are recognized by governments, the same safety nets may not be available if your cryptocurrencies are stolen, lost, or destroyed.

It is a common misconception: investing is only for the rich. But it's not. Investing is for all Americans, young and old, even if it means starting small. For those who don't think they have enough money to start investing, here are four tips to help you get started.

As the name implies, micro investing allows you to invest money in small amounts, often automatically. Some investing apps start you saving by simply rounding up the dollar amounts on purchases you make on a credit or debit card and putting the extra change into an investment account.

These days, so much of our lives happen online. That makes cybersecurity more important than ever before. This National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’ve got five tips to help to stay safer and more secure online.