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AI Has Eliminated Entry-Level Jobs but These Graduate Careers Are Still Flourishing
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Child Care Is Eating 20% of Family Income—Forcing Parents to Drain Savings and Delay Big Purchases
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The Fed Cut Rates 3 Times—So Why Are Some Savings Accounts Still Paying 5%?
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The Great Wealth Transfer: Why Inheriting a Home May Not Make You Rich
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IRS Staff Cuts May Delay Your Refund. What You Can Do To Smooth the Process
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Here are the Hottest Destinations for Movers, and How the Hype Can Change Your Cost-of-Living
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How to File Your Taxes for Free in 2026—What Cost-Conscious Filers Need to Know
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How Does Your Income at 45–54 Compare to Others? Find Out Where You Stand Now
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Where Your $10K, $25K, or $50K Earns the Most Right Now—Without Stock-Market Stress
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This Medicare Mistake Could Leave You With an Unexpected Bill
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How The Fed's Latest Moves (Or Lack Thereof) Affect Your Finances
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Avoid Refund Delays: IRS Phasing Out Paper Checks, Update Your Tax Return with Bank Details
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Social Security Payments For February 2026: Here's When to Expect Yours
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Is This the Missing Link to Securing Guaranteed Income in Retirement?
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Americans Say They Know More About Reality TV Than Saving Money—Here’s How That Costs You Every Day
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This CD Rate Jumps After a College Basketball Win
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Rapper Nicki Minaj Will Make Donations To Fans' Trump Accounts
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Buying a Home Is Cheaper Than Renting in 57% of Counties—Here’s the Catch
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The Fed Isn’t Moving Rates—Yet the Top CD Rate Is Higher Than Earlier This Month
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A New Tax Break For Business Owners Could Deliver Big Savings
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Average Social Security Benefit for Retirees in 2026 Revealed—Here's What to Expect
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How Long Will it Take to Recover if AI Displaces Your Job?
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I Used AI to Buy a Car—Here’s Where It Works and Where It Doesn’t
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How So-Called Peanut Butter Raises Could Affect Your Paycheck in 2026
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Get Your Tax Refund Faster with These Filing Strategies
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Could the Poverty Line Actually Be $140,000 a Year? What the Latest Data Suggest
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What This Week’s Fed Meeting Could Mean for Mortgage Rates
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Could Using 401(k)s as Down Payments Make Saving for Retirement Even Harder?
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The Fed Meets This Week—What It Could Mean for Savings and CD Rates
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Car Payments Just Reached a New High—Even With Loan Rates at a 3-Year Low
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Self-Employed? Here's What You Need To Know This Tax Season
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Today’s Top Cash Rates, Before the Fed Decides
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Like Many Others on LinkedIn, Indiana Football Star Fernando Mendoza Is #OPENTOWORK
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2026 Brings Key Student Loan Changes—How They Could Impact You
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Workers Claim Nepo Babies Are Costing Them Jobs, New Survey Shows
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Trump Promised A 10% Interest Rate Cap On Credit Cards—What Happened To It?
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Mortgage Rates Could Dip Below 6% in 2026—But the Window May Be Brief
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Home Sellers Now Outnumber Buyers by 47%: What It Means for Prices
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Everything You Need to Know for the 2026 Tax Filing Season
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Nearly 60% of People Skip or Delay Medical Treatment Due to High Costs—Here's What to Do Instead
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2026 Tax Brackets: Key Changes and How You Can Prepare for Them
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Average Time Americans Spent Saving for a Home Down Payment in 2025 Revealed
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Spotify Is the Latest Streamer to Hike Prices. Why You Should Watch Out for 'Subscription Creep'
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Where To Put $10K—Or More—Right Now for a Safe, Low-Risk Return
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Can’t Afford That House? Find a Friend to Buy With
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Bilt’s 10% Interest Rate Is Turning Heads—But It’s Not the Lowest APR Right Now
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Recurring Donations Are Surprising Consumers. Here's How to Spot Them.
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Older Workers Could Use 401(k) Funds to Buy Annuities Under Proposed Bill. But Should They?
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3 Common Money Regrets Americans Faced Last Year and How To Avoid Them in 2026
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Have $20K To Stash in Savings? Earn a Solid Return—Plus Hundreds in Bonus
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Trump's Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Could Mean 'Diminished' Rewards, Points and Miles
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Could Savings Rates Go Lower If Rates Drop? This Expert Says 'Lock Those Yields In.'
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Mortgage Rates Just Dropped to a 15-Month Low. Is It Time To Jump on a Rate Lock?
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Four-Fifths of Credit Card Accounts Could Vanish Under Trump's Rate Cap, Experts Say
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DOJ’s Powell Probe Has People Asking One Big Question: What Happens to Interest Rates?
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How Childhood Hardship Can Cut Retirement Wealth by 50%
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Financial Advisors Explain the Latest Changes in Retirement Advice. Here's What to Know
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AI Has Replaced Entry-Level Jobs but These Graduate Careers Continue to Thrive
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Roblox, Grok In the Spotlight as Strategies for Keeping Kids Safe Online Keep Evolving
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Where to Put $10K—or More—Right Now for a Solid, Low-Risk Return
President Donald Trump speaks at the U.S. Capitol.
Trump Unveils New Strategy to Slash Mortgage Rates. What It Could Mean for Homebuyers.