Until the coronavirus crisis, nothing had been able to slow the pace of annual college tuition increases. Year after year, college costs edged higher, rising 3% to 5%, on average — outpacing inflation and family income. However, in the midst of the pandemic, schools are under pressure to keep these increases in check. Several institutions said
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Image Source | DigitalVision | Getty Images As President Joe Biden advocates for sending additional stimulus checks to millions of Americans, he is also moving help those who missed out on earlier payments. On Friday, Biden issued an executive order asking the Treasury Department to re-evaluate its delivery structure for stimulus checks to make sure
President Joe Biden signs an executive order during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House on Jan. 21, 2021. Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Joe Biden ordered federal labor officials on Friday to clarify when unemployed workers can refuse a job offer and continue to collect
freemixer | E+ | Getty Images With a new year underway, there is no better time to hit the refresh button and create a path towards financial wellness. Yet if you try to put everything on one to-do list, it may feel overwhelming, said Amy Richardson, a certified financial planner with Schwab Intelligent Portfolios Premium.
Even as cases of coronavirus rise, restoring in-person education remains a top priority for the new administration. On his first full day in office, President Joe Biden released a plan to reopen schools, which includes ramping up testing, accelerating the pace of vaccinations and providing more funding for educational institutions. Under Biden’s plan, schools could tap disaster relief
Hermione Granger | Moment | Getty Images In the last few weeks, bitcoin has been on a wild ride, surging to record highs and then wiping hundreds of billions of dollars from the cryptocurrency market days later. The volatility shows why curious investors should pause before putting money into the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin had an epic
(L-R) Doug Emhoff, U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Jill Biden and President-elect Joe Biden wave as they arrive on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol for the inauguration on January 20, 2021 in Washington. Joe Raedle | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Wednesday is expected to extend the federal ban on evictions through
US President-Elect Joe Biden speaks at Major Joseph R. “Beau” Biden III National Guard /Reserve Center in New Castle Airport on January 19, 2021, in New Castle, Delaware, before departing for Washington, DC. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Wednesday plans to extend the payment pause on federal student loans
Trevor Williams | DigitalVision | Getty Images As some stocks have climbed to record highs, you may have been tempted to double down on a favorite pick, like Tesla or the latest initial public offering. But at least one money expert is sounding the alarm that some investors may be overexposed to individual stocks. Christine
DEA / M. BORCHI | De Agostini | Getty Images Waiving PUA overpayments “It’s up to the states,” said Andrew Stettner, a senior fellow at the Century Foundation. “I am hoping [they] will seek to follow the idea that there are a lot of mistakes made with PUA.” Most states do waive overpayments made through