While 2024 is still new, assessing where you stand in some key areas of personal finance can help smooth the transition to your later years.
Category: Personal Finances
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How Some Families Are Breaking the Rules to Complete the FAFSA
Experts are already encouraging students and parents to exchange usernames and passwords to expedite aid applications. One problem: It’s not legal.
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More Tenants Can Now Add Rent Payments to Their Credit Score
Policymakers view the reporting of an on-time pattern as a way to reduce disparities in homeownership.
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Keeping a Midlife Crisis From Wrecking Your Retirement Plan
Entering your 40s can throw you into an emotional tailspin — one that may lead you to spend more and jeopardize your nest egg.
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Bitcoin E.T.F.s Come With Risks. Here’s What You Should Know.
Federal regulators have made it easier for everyday investors to buy funds that track the price of Bitcoin, using traditional brokerage accounts. Most financial advisers remain skeptical.
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Even if They Didn’t Apply, Some Students Get College Admission Offers
“Direct admission” is increasingly being offered to high school seniors who meet minimum academic qualifications. The participating schools are eager for more applicants.
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Why Is Paying for College So Complicated?
FAFSA, S.A.I., N.P.C., CSS — the acronyms never end. And that’s just the beginning of the mayhem.
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Why Is Paying for College So Complicated?
FAFSA, S.A.I., N.P.C., CSS — the acronyms never end. And that’s just the beginning of the mayhem.
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Consumer Bureau Proposes Overdraft Fee Limits for Large Banks
The options would include charging a benchmark fee, set by the bureau, that would be significantly lower than the current $35 standard.
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For Some Young People, College Is Not Worth the Debt
Because of high costs, some high school graduates have opted to delay, drop out of or forgo attending college all together to avoid student debt that could hang over them for decades.
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After a Rip-Roaring 2023, the Markets Are Taking a Breather
The stock market’s long-term path has been persistently upward, our columnist says, but there have been plenty of setbacks and it’s wise to prepare for more.