Izusek | E+ | Getty Images After weeks of stock market declines amid the U.S.-Iran war, some investors may be eyeing a chance to “buy the dip,” or purchase assets at temporarily lower prices, which can offer higher returns when the market rebounds. But the move carries risks, some advisors say. Buying the dip was…
Jose Luis Pelaez | Getty Images Student loan borrowers will soon be removed from the Saving on a Valuable Education, or SAVE, plan, the Trump administration announced on Friday. The Education Department said it would send guidance to the 7.5 million people who signed up for the now-defunct repayment plan. “In the guidance, the Department…
The US Department of Labor headquarters building is seen at dusk on June 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. J. David Ake | Getty Images News | Getty Images A rule that aimed to raise investment-advice protections for retirement savers has died in court — now, effectively, for the second time. Some legal experts said the…
A sign is displayed at the Department of Labor Frances Perkins Building on June, 2025, in Washington. Kevin Carter | Getty Images The Department of Labor on Monday proposed a rule that would allow 401(k) plans to more easily include alternative assets such as cryptocurrency, real estate and private market assets. The proposal is in…
Andresr | E+ | Getty Images For a growing share of new-car buyers with a vehicle to trade in, an unwelcome part of their old loan follows them in their new purchase: negative equity. An estimated 30.5% of car buyers with a trade-in owe more than the car is worth, according to J.D. Power’s automotive…
President Donald J. Trump exits the House Chamber after delivering the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Feb. 24, 2026. Kenny Holston/the New York Times | Via Reuters As Americans receive their tax refunds this…
Senior couple having coffee in front of suburban home Momo Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images For many couples, money is a source of stress: They might be facing credit card debt or student loans, trying to buy a house, or figuring out child care. Talking about it could help. But people in romantic relationships…
Getty Images | Rebecca Drobis “Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage” is a book about betrayal, heartbreak and loss. But for women, the financial lessons in it are paramount. In her bestselling memoir, author Belle Burden recounts the deeply personal dissolution of her marriage after her husband admitted to an affair and left her abruptly in…
Pheelings Media | Istock | Getty Images The average tax refund is 10.9% higher so far this season, compared with about the same period in 2025, according to the latest IRS filing data. As of March 20, the average refund amount for individual filers was $3,571, up from $3,221 roughly one year ago, the IRS reported on Friday. The…
Tunyada Kongkapan | E+ | Getty Images A growing number of filers are facing tax refund delays amid a government-wide phaseout of paper checks. House Ways and Means Committee Democrats this week sent another letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, with “additional concerns” about roughly 1.4 million IRS notices sent to filers about refund delays…