The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced its first interest rate cut of 2025, and the central bank hinted at two more coming before the year's end. While this is welcome news for borrowers, it's not ...

My checking account used to be the center of my financial universe. Every dollar I earned landed there, and at one point I had over $30,000 just sitting in checking doing absolutely nothing. Then I ...

If you’ve suddenly noticed that your Amazon account is showing up as an Amazon Business account, you might be confused about how it happened and what it means. Many users don’t even realize they’ve ...

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When my wife was a baby, her auntie opened a gift account and invested a few thousand dollars in a low-cost mutual fund. Today, 36 years later, that account is worth about $45,000. We've never touched ...

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For many, funding a 401(k), IRA or other retirement account is the first order of business as they save for long-term goals, and for good reason: These accounts offer significant tax benefits. But tax ...

Rates on certificates of deposit (CDs) were high at this point last year, and many consumers opened new accounts to take advantage of them. Now, though, some of those CDs are starting to mature. "A ...

These days, I'm very popular in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and even Albania. At least, that's what it looks like based on this list of recent attempts to sign in to my Microsoft ...

Do you remember Myspace? It was an early social networking website similar to Facebook. Launching in 2003, it had a lot of activity between 2005 and 2008. It was a place to connect with and follow ...