LWA/Dann Tardif/Blend Images | Getty Images Your dream home’s beautiful exterior might be hiding a horror show. Prospective homeowners might think they’ve covered their due diligence by reviewing local schools and crime statistics. Yet buyers will need to dig below the surface to find the real deal breakers, including shoddy construction and unreported property damage.
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If you’re heading down the aisle this year, your tax situation is likely the last thing on your mind. Yet at some point, it’s probably worthwhile evaluating what getting married will mean for your taxes. While many couples will see their taxes drop, some face a “marriage penalty” — paying more than if they had
Starting today, an estimated 7.5 million California workers soon will have access to workplace retirement savings. That’s due to CalSavers, the Golden State’s automatic individual retirement account enrollment plan, which officially begins on Monday. The program was established after the state required employers with five or more employees to either join CalSavers or begin offering
File photo of an ITT Technical Institute campus in Anaheim, California. Susan Goldman | Bloomberg | Getty Images At a recent financial aid conference, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said that every school should help its students graduate with high-quality career prospects and minimal debt. Students should be equipped, DeVos added, with information that allows them
Cynthia and Alex are parents to a 6-year-old son, Jake. “It was a dream come true,” Alex said, of becoming a dad. But for the high school sweethearts, conceiving a child was only possible with in vitro fertilization, which was covered by Cynthia’s insurance through her employer. They have what’s called “unexplained infertility.” Cynthia then
You’re working as hard as you can, living the only life that seems possible, but that should not mean just keeping afloat. Yet who has time to make budgets and figure out financial planning? Well, if you don’t want to work forever, it is a worthwhile investment to spend some time learning some money basics.
Peter Mazza, his wife, Megan, and their three children. Mazza, who was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in April, has been unable to access the cancer deferment. Source: Peter Mazza Last September, President Donald Trump signed into law a bill allowing people with cancer to press pause on their federal student loan payments. More than
Retirees lose a collective $3.4 trillion in Social Security income by not waiting as long as possible to tap benefits, a new report concludes. The study from investment firm United Income examines the long-term financial effects of the decisions surrounding when to claim Social Security. Just 4% of retirees make the generally optimal decision of
Democratic presidential candidates New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio (L-R), Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), former housing secretary Julian Castro, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) take part in the first night of the Democratic presidential debate on June 26, 2019 in Miami,
A man walks up the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court on January 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. Mark Wilson | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Supreme Court said Friday that it will hear a case between pensioners and US Bank concerning whether members of a pension plan can sue the fund manager