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The High-Class Problem That Comes With Home Equity

You may feel richer as you pay your mortgage down and home values go up. Using that equity is another matter entirely.

Can You Make Your Investment Portfolio Reflect Your Values?

Forget about endowments and their holdings and divestment for a minute. What do you stand for, and how can you make your portfolio reflect that?

You Finished I.V.F. Can You Donate Embryos and Get a Tax Deduction?

Some people may consider donating embryos to researchers in light of Alabama’s I.V.F. ruling and in advance of other state actions. Would it be considered...

Some Colleges Will Soon Charge $100,000 a Year. How Did This Happen?

Some Vanderbilt students will have $100,000 in total expenses for the 2024-25 school year. The school doesn’t really want to talk about it.

A Review of Robinhood’s 3 Percent Cash-Back Card

Charles Schwab stopped offering a 2 percent card years ago, and most banks don’t hand over more than 2 percent either.

The State Had One Woman’s Unclaimed Funds. It Turned Out to Be a Windfall

A financial firm told an account owner that it had turned over her money to the state. When she filed a claim, something strange happened.

The I.R.S.’s Taxpayer Experience Officer Says Open Your Mail Already

Ken Corbin is fixing the phone lines — but those foreboding letters are staying the same.

The Loophole for Grandparents in the New FAFSA Rules

Even amid the botched rollout of the new financial aid form, a rule change will let some grandparents help pay for college without compromising aid...

The $50K Scam: F.T.C., C.I.A. and Amazon Weigh In on NY Magazine’s Charlotte Cowles

New York Magazine’s money columnist wrote about being conned out of $50,000 by crooks pretending to be from Amazon and government agencies. We asked the...

Some Colleges Are Pivoting as FAFSA Delays Drag On

The state schools in California and many other colleges are extending their May 1 commitment deadlines. Some are also creating new aid forms.