People line up outside a Kentucky Career Center hoping to find assistance with their unemployment claim in Frankfort, Kentucky, June 18, 2020. Bryan Woolston | Reuters You would think having decades of experience should help in a job search. Yet it’s holding many older unemployed workers back during the coronavirus pandemic. Harry Hache, 59, was
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Josephine Flood | CNBC How to read this guide Follow along from start to finish, or jump to the section(s) you want to learn more about. Introduction Saving for retirement is the gnarliest of delayed gratification challenges. Tucking money away today in retirement accounts with the intention you won’t touch it for decades is not
U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden answer a question during the second and final presidential debate at the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, October 22, 2020. Morry Gash | Pool | Reuters During the pandemic, federal student loan borrowers have been given a break
Nitat Termmee | Moment | Getty Images These days, it’s harder than ever for consumers to know if they’re getting good financial advice. Current rules make it easy — and legal — for brokers to recommend investments that aren’t in the best interest of their clients. This framework has been in place for years on
People line up for early voting at the Jackson Heights branch of the Queens Public Library in New York on Oct. 24, 2020. Stephanie Keith | Getty Images Before you head into the voting booth next Tuesday, get to know where the presidential candidates stand on your taxes. Democrat Joe Biden is calling for tax
Courtney Keating | E+ | Getty Images The U.S. stock market has had a volatile year, and choppy swings up and down show no sign of subsiding anytime soon. The roller-coaster ride can be worrying for those saving for, in or near retirement, yet financial advisors say that people with investment portfolios should stick with
The ads popped up on social media. Earn as much as 7% interest on your savings by opening an account with a new start-up. In this historically low interest rate environment — when the average savings account pays just 0.09% annual percentage yield — the offer might have sounded too good to be true. Many
Tom Merton | OJO Images | Getty Images With the election less than a week away, the phones are ringing off the hook for estate planning attorneys and accountants. That’s because wealthy families fear that an overhaul of the estate and gift tax exemption — the amount of assets they can transfer without a 40%
Student loan borrowers may see more relief still in the pandemic. ViT Postman | iStock | Getty Images Student loan borrowers benefitting from a pause in repaying their loans are hoping it will continue. If the moratorium isn’t extended, they’ll have to reach for their checkbooks come January. In March, the U.S. Department of Education
A banner on a controlled rent building in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 9, 2020. ERIC BARADAT | AFP | Getty Images Millions of jobless Americans are poised to lose their unemployment benefits at the end of the year without action from Congress to extend temporary aid programs. A federal program paying benefits to gig workers
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images A new bipartisan retirement bill has perks for seniors and savers shouldering student debt. The legislation, proposed by House lawmakers on Tuesday, would raise the age at which seniors must start drawing money from their 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts to 75. Under
House Ways and Means Committee ChairmanRep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., (left) and ranking member Kevin Brady, R-Texas. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images Bipartisanship is not what most of us would expect in a divisive election year. Yet that is what we saw when Democratic and Republican House members came together and introduced
SelectStock | Getty Images When asked whether they want a second $1,200 stimulus check, most Americans will say yes. But Washington lawmakers aren’t so sure. The fate of those payments and other additional coronavirus stimulus aid — namely additional enhanced federal unemployment benefits and loans for small businesses — has been up in the air
2021 marginal income tax rates Individual Income Tax Rates Single Married Filing Jointly Head of Household 10% 0 to $9 950 0 to $19 12% $9 951 to $40 525 22% $40 526 to $86 375 24% $86 376 to $164 925 32% $164 926 to $209 425 35% $209 426 to $523 600 37%
Sharp enrollment declines due to the pandemic have taken a severe financial toll on many colleges and universities, and the impact may last for years to come. To that point, 67% of higher education leaders said decreased revenue from tuition and student housing are the biggest challenges they now face, according to a recent poll
filadendron Social media isn’t just for selfies and connecting with your coworkers and family anymore — it can also be a great place to learn about managing your money and even find a financial advisor. Platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram have surged in popularity in the last decade as places to socialize
Cocoa the dog with Sarah O’Brien the personal finance reporter Cameron O’Brien You might think that a person who covers personal finance would be naturally smart about money in her personal life. Er, no. Not at all. Grownup financial stuff? My mistakes have been plentiful. How long has this been going on? I’m closer to
Amid coronavirus and an economic crisis, saving for college may no longer be a priority — or even a necessity. With many families struggling to stay afloat, regular contributions to a 529 college savings plan could take a back seat to paying more pressing bills or daily expenses. At the same time, market volatility as
Carson Noel, right, has been unemployed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Carson Noel Carson Noel is running out of options. When the coronavirus pandemic hit in early March, two full months of work he’d lined up as a freelance journeyman in live events disappeared. “For the past seven months, I’ve been living off
President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden during the final presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, on Oct. 22. Jim Watson and Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump isn’t the only one who’s “prepaid” his taxes. Millions of other Americans have, as well. At least that’s the