Saving + Spending

Will Health Savings Accounts Be the New 401(k)?

By Mark Miller, Reuters

If HSAs are to play a major role financing healthcare, they will need to be more robust and less expensive - and more transparent to consumers shopping for the best deals.
How Much Money Do You Need to Be Wealthy? Here’s What Most People Say

By Beth Braverman

Americans’ collective net worth has risen in recent years, thanks to a healthy stock market and steadily increasing home values, but most people think they need a lot more money to feel financially...
Tax Day 2017: Where to Get Free Stuff and Special Deals

By Donna Doyle, dealnews.com

The days inch ever closer to April 18 and some of us are still scrambling to get our taxes filed in time. If this rings true for you, you can look forward to Tax Day for one reason — free stuff! Lots...
Where Americans Spend Their Money: The 25 Top Stores and Restaurants

By Yuval Rosenberg

Here’s an amazing new measure of just how deeply Walmart is ingrained into the fabric of American life: Last year, 95 percent of U.S. consumers bought something from the retailing behemoth, either in...
Why 2017 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year to Buy a Car

By Janna Herron

The record-setting car-buying boom appears to be over—and that’s good news for anyone in the market for a new set of wheels. Thanks largely to cheap gas and auto loan rates near historic lows, U.S...

Consumer Confidence at a 16-Year High: What Are Americans So Excited About?

By Anthony Mirhaydari

The big news this week isn't that the Dow Jones Industrial Average narrowly avoided the longest losing streak since the 1970s. Nor is it the new Justice League trailer or word the Oakland Raiders...
That’s a Lot of Peeps: Why Easter Spending Will Set a Record This Year

By Beth Braverman

Easter spending will jump to its highest level ever this year.
This Big Washington Battle Could Hit You in the Wallet

By Brad Wolverton, NerdWallet

If you’ve ever had to dispute a charge on a credit card, fix a mix-up with your mortgage or stop a debt collector from hounding you, you’ve benefited from the work of a federal watchdog agency that...
Americans’ Household Wealth Hits a New High

By Janna Herron

Americans, on the whole, are richer than ever. The combined net worth of U.S. households hit $92.8 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2016, due to big gains in the stock market along with steady...
The 10 US Companies With the Best Reputations – and the 10 Worst

By Janna Herron

Amazon is the big winner in new survey of attitudes toward U.S. corporations. The online retail giant recorded the highest score for reputation among 100 top companies, and is celebrating its win...

The Social Security Mistake That Can Cost You Thousands a Year

By Paul Solman, CNBC

For shame, for shame if you are among the millions of Americans making, or soon to make, the most common of all Social Security blunders: using "break-even" analysis to decide when to take your...
Here’s Why You Should Never Co-Sign a Loan

By Janna Herron

Of course, you want to help your kid out. But skip co-signing that car loan unless you’re willing and able to foot the entire bill, because there’s a good chance you’ll have to. Almost two in five co...
4 Mistakes That Can Crush Your 401(k)

By Kelli B. Grant, CNBC

Access to a workplace retirement plan can be a valuable financial perk — if you're using it wisely. Some typical missteps could cost you tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course...
5 Hot Discounts for Memorial Day Weekend

By Brian O'Connell, MainStreet

O.K., Memorial Day isn't exactly the biggest shopping weekend of the year, but it is the most active shopping weekend from January 1st to May 31st, and that counts for something. "Memorial Day is the...
4 Mistakes You’re Making When It Comes to Credit Card Rewards

By Millie Dent

If you were handed $100, chances are you wouldn’t toss it in the garbage. But that’s basically what many Americans are doing when they fail to use a rewards card or aren’t optimizing the rewards they...

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