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A good credit score matters. Here’s how to build and improve yours
Thanks to record-high inflation and rising interest rates, it’s becoming tougher to keep debt at reasonable levels and maintain good credit. In fact,
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Do You Really Need to Put 20% Down on a House? Here's What Experts Say
Conventional wisdom says you need 20% for a down payment when buying a home. But real estate experts say otherwise. Here's why Getty Images / Grace
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Fed's Powell: High inflation poses a threat to job market
WASHINGTON (AP) — Warning that high inflation could make it harder to restore the job market to full health, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said
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Here’s How Working After 62 Can Change Your Social Security Benefits
Continuing to work after age 62 can affect your level of Social Security retirement benefits, whether you are receiving benefits at the time or not.
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When Choosing Funds for Your College 529 Plan, Don’t Make This Mistake
The average cost of public in-state college tuition, fees, room and board in 2020-21 is $26,820 a year and $54,880 for a four-year private college, according to a recent study by the College Board. For a child born today, the four-year cost of college is expected to be $526,629 for private and $230,069 for public, acco
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Are You—and Your Business—Ready For Inflation?
If the past two years have taught us anything, it’s that businesses must be quick to adapt to new and fast-changing market conditions.
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Flexible work programs can help retain working women if designed thoughtfully
We are facing a gender equality crisis. The numbers have made for a steady string of headlines recently: We hit a 33-year low in women’s labor participation in January, and nearly 3 million women have dropped out of the workforce compared to a year ago. Since February 2020, women have lost a net of 5.4 million jobs, ac
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How to save more when inflation makes your money count less
When it comes to spending power, inflation means that things cost more and that your money becomes less valuable. When a period of high inflation hits
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Maximum employment? What it means post-pandemic may have changed already
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U. S. unemployment rate hit a record low of 3.5% a year ago, but that bit of history comes with a footnote. It arguably was not the best overall time for workers in recent decades. That honor goes to the final months of 2000. Even though unemployment rates were a bit higher, wage growth was s
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Small Business Owners Ask: Am I Paying My Employees The Right Salary?
By Rieva Lesonsky Survey after survey of small business owners indicates that attracting and keeping employees is one of the biggest challenges today. And with the unemployment rate still low, that problem is not likely to go away soon. A few months ago we noted that, according to a survey from Kelton Global, commissio