Jackyenjoyphotography | Moment | Getty Images Investors who are skittish about the ups and downs of the stock market can borrow an easy 401(k) investment strategy to calm their nerves and be more disciplined with their money — and reap the potential financial benefits. The strategy is called “dollar-cost averaging.” It entails investing money in
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Harvard Yard, on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Maddie Meyer | Getty Images This year’s high school graduating class faced one of the toughest college-application seasons on record. At the nation’s top schools, including many in the Ivy League, “it’s never going to be harder to get in,” said Hafeez Lakhani, founder
Djelics | E+ | Getty Images Richelle Brooks’ budget is already tight. She doesn’t know what she’s going to do when federal student loan payments resume in the fall. The single mother of two has seen all her expenses rise over the last few years amid high inflation. “I go grocery shopping and spend $300
Pixdeluxe | E+ | Getty Images Retirement savers who withdrew money from their accounts in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic may have just days or weeks left to repay those funds and reap the tax benefits. The CARES Act — a federal relief law passed in March 2020 — allowed savers to pull
Fizkes | Istock | Getty Images Stubborn inflation has driven households near the breaking point, but the pain of high prices has not been shared equally. By most measures, low-income households have been hardest hit, experts say. The lowest-paid workers spend more of their income on necessities such as food, rent and gas, categories that also
baona | Getty Images The rate of inflation has shown signs of easing, following the highest spike in four decades. Yet the shock of rising prices continues to have an impact on consumers’ psyches. “The typical U.S. consumer is looking at the gas station or their grocery store and seeing prices elevated and not coming
File photo of graduates of Baruch College participate in a commencement program at Barclays Center, Monday, June 5, 2017, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Bebeto Matthews | AP In the days ahead, 125,000 graduating high school seniors will receive automatic acceptance letters from the State University of New York, Governor Kathy Hochul announced
Ejs9 | E+ | Getty Images Assessing how fast prices are changing for consumers may sound straightforward. But that’s not always the case — measurement quirks in consumer price index categories such as housing, technology and health insurance mean inflation readings don’t always jibe with the actual prices people pay. The dynamic is important: It
The Senate voted to repeal President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan on June 1, 2023. Biden —pictured here with U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona in October — is expected to veto the bill. Getty Images | Bloomberg A GOP-led effort to overturn President Joe Biden’s sweeping student loan forgiveness plan passed the Senate
dowell | Moment | Getty Images Treasury bill yields have climbed over the past few months, with one-month to one-year terms currently topping 5%, as of June 1. However, there are a few things for everyday investors to know about the Treasury bill purchase process, according to financial experts. Treasury bills, or T-bills, have terms