Personal finance

At Winooski High School in Winooski, Vermont, students in Courtney Poquette’s personal finance class are learning about money management, including figuring out how they can afford items they may want to have in their first apartment.  “You’re going to have to buy all of the things that you want,” she explains to her students. “And

Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images Sales of electric cars are poised for a boom, spurred by factors such as federal policy, technological advances and environmental concerns. To that point, 41% of Americans are at least somewhat likely to buy an electric vehicle as their next car, according to a recent poll from the

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 27: Student loan borrowers gather at Supreme Court the evening before the court hears two cases on student loan relief to state the relief is legal and needs to happen immediately on February 27, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for We The 45 Million) Jemal Countess |

Whitebalance.oatt | E+ | Getty Images For newcomers getting started in investing, or those who just want to ensure they’re making the wisest moves, experts generally have one piece of advice: Open a Roth individual retirement account. “There’s just no question that that is the better place” for their money, according to IRA expert and

In this article MORN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Edwin Tan | E+ | Getty Images Breakups are always hard. The relationship with your financial advisor is no different. But there are some telltale signs it’s probably time to call it quits, experts say. “When it comes down to it, it’s a business relationship,”

Rosley Majid / Eyeem | Eyeem | Getty Images Following recent bank failures and ongoing market volatility, it may be tempting to try to time the market. Of course, buying low can be a good thing. But a continuous mindset of buying and selling in response to market changes may not be. Why? Because time

Sergey Mironov | Moment | Getty Images If you had a surprise tax bill this season or your refund was smaller than expected, it may be a good time to review your paycheck withholdings. The IRS collects taxes throughout the year, typically through paycheck withholdings for W-2 employees or quarterly estimated tax payments for self-employed

In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT D3sign | Moment | Getty Images The returns savers stand to get on their money are the highest they’ve been in 15 years, thanks in part to stubborn inflation, which pushed the Federal Reserve into hiking interest rates over the past year. Top-yielding online savings account rates are

The outlook for newly minted graduates doesn’t look as good as it once did. Employers plan to hire about 4% more new college graduates from this year’s class than they hired from the Class of 2022, according to a report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers. However, that’s down significantly from earlier projections:

In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sdi Productions | E+ | Getty Images As a pandemic-era policy winds down, millions of people on Medicaid may lose their coverage — even though they remain eligible, advocates say. For the last three years, due to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, states have been

Students have just a few weeks to figure out which college they will attend ahead of National College Decision Day on May 1, which is the deadline many schools set. But with a record-breaking increase in applications pushing acceptance rates to all-time lows, some college-bound seniors may have a tough decision to make, or pivot to

Uwe Krejci | Digitalvision | Getty Images The number of new electric vehicles eligible for a $7,500 federal tax credit fell by almost half on Tuesday, as new rules issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury took effect. However, consumers in the market for an electric passenger vehicle can still access a tax break