Though the typical car payment has reached its highest levels since 2012, any Fed increase isn’t expected to make a meaningful difference — at least not yet.“Car loan rates will […]
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Back to news homeUsing Your Investment Gains to Help People in Ukraine
In the days since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, plenty of people have tried to predict what it will mean for gas prices or interest rates or your investments.There is no […]
Higher Savings Rates? Don’t Expect Them Soon.
But there are some details to pay attention to: Once you buy the bonds, you can’t redeem them for one year. And if you redeem them before five years, you’ll […]
Buy GameStop, Fight Injustice. Just Don’t Sell.
“He provided a very clear thesis,” Mr. Gogna said, explaining that Mr. Gill’s work was an accessible contrast to other information — “charts, all these dizzying things” — out there. […]
Using Tech to Optimize Your Social Security Benefits
Benefits are adjusted annually for inflation, and they are not affected by the ups and downs of financial markets. Perhaps most important, benefits are guaranteed for life, which makes Social […]
6 Who Finally Got the Public Service Loan Forgiveness They Earned
When the Department of Education announced a plan to fix many hellish problems with its Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, hundreds of thousands of beleaguered borrowers held their breath.Since 2007, […]
Financial Planning for People With Chronic Diseases
Before she became eligible for Medicare, Deborah Rosenwinkel, who lives in Wheaton, Ill., and has rheumatoid arthritis, used a manufacturer’s discount card for Enbrel, a biologic she injected at home […]
Navient Reaches $1.85 Billion Deal Over Predatory Lending Claims
Ms. Hardin enrolled in the Brooks Institute of Photography, one of the schools covered by the settlement, in 2006. After nearly a decade of payments, which included a period of […]
Early Decision Isn’t Binding. Let Us Explain.
Why doesn’t the Common App just say that?“We’ve reviewed as a team and agree with your point that it could be worded more clearly, so we’ll be discussing internally about […]
You’re Going to Work a Long Time. Here’s How to Build in Breaks.
You’re probably going to need to work longer than you imagined when you were first starting out. After all, you might live to be 100.So let’s call it a 50-year […]