Personal Finances

How to Talk to Your Children About Money in These Uncertain Times

Children may not understand the stock market or inflation, but they can pick up on their parents’ financial worries. Experts offer advice on dealing with the subject.

By Ann Carrns

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Facing the Trump Tariffs, Markets Are Bracing for an Economic Storm

The markets face a baffling prospect: continual disruptions from the White House with potentially severe consequences.

By Jeff Sommer

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Gen Z Re-Evaluates Their Budgets as a Global Trade War Rages

Some young adults with disposable incomes for the first time in their lives are trying to make sense of how tariffs are affecting how they should save and spend.

By Paulette Perhach

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Losing Your Home Close to Retirement Age: What to Consider Before You Sell or Rebuild

Losing your home in a disaster when you’re at or near retirement age can derail your finances and jeopardize the funds you were counting on.

By Constance Sommer