Karen Tongson Courtesy: Karen Tongson Karen Tongson never imagined a moment when she wouldn’t be paying back her student loans. As a professor at the University of Southern California, the Los Angeles resident qualified for the public service loan forgiveness program but had heard too many stories of borrowers not getting the government’s promise of
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Milos Dimic | E+ | Getty Images If a new job is what you want in the new year, you may want to start preparing now. That’s because January and February are the best times of year to look for a job, since companies that have a calendar-year budget tend to post new positions during
XiFotos | E+ | Getty Images Inflation is not just a day-to-day worry for Americans. It is now also their top risk for retirement. A survey from Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America finds that 25% of Americans see rising inflation as the single greatest risk to their retirement plans. That’s up from 8%
Employers are feeling particularly generous this season. After a year of unprecedented workloads amid a job market that’s increasingly competitive across nearly every industry, twice as many employers are offering their employees year-end bonuses, compared to last year. Google said it will give all employees, even interns, a one-time cash bonus of $1,600, while Tyson Foods
Nick Emery clears mountains of snow from his driveway on March 14, 2021 in Nederland, Colorado. Helen H. Richardson | Denver Post | Getty Images This winter could be especially cold and expensive. But there are a few ways to keep your wallet full and your family warm. People who heat their homes with natural
The amount of student loan debt in the United States is $1.8 trillion dollars — and counting. The price to get an education has never been more expensive. The student loan crisis has affected a lot of students but statistics show that it disproportionately affects the Latinx community. Around 72% of Latinx students take out
Dana Neely | Taxi | Getty Images Medicare beneficiaries may already be aware that the big jump in their 2022 Part B premiums is partly due to the cost of a single drug. Yet why all enrollees are picking up the tab for Aduhelm — a controversial new medicine designed to slow cognitive decline with
Ines Fraile | iStock | Getty Images Over the course of the pandemic, most people’s office clothes hung in their closets, untouched. Now, with many companies announcing that they’re going fully remote post-Covid, or requiring employees to come in only a few days a week, much of that clothing may become permanently irrelevant for you.
Throughout our lives as students, we work hard to get a good education that will lead us to a solid job and fruitful career. But we aren’t prepared for what happens after graduation — responsibilities such as finding a place to live, getting that first job and paying rent and other bills. You can’t just
Sporrer/Rupp | Image Source | Getty Images How much do you think you’ll need to save for retirement? If you’re in one of these major cities, the answer will be at least $1 million to live an average lifestyle, according to MagnifyMoney. To find the amount needed to retire in each city, analysts used data
In this article CTRU bunhill | E+ | Getty Images A new exchange-traded fund aims to give investors a way to turn corporate transparency into tangible returns. The Ark Transparency ETF, which trades under the ticker CTRU, is the newest product from Ark Investment Management, led by CEO and chief investment officer Cathie Wood. The
RyanJLane | E+ | Getty Images With a rising cost of living, investors may be eyeing I bonds, an inflation-protected and nearly risk-free asset, paying a 7.12% annual rate through next April. While I bonds have relatively low purchase limits, couples may leverage a year-end strategy to increase their holdings. Annual inflation rose by 6.8% in