Peter Cade | Photodisc | Getty Images Many retirees worry about how threats like inflation, living longer or market volatility could impact their nest egg. But one risk — higher expenses, including taxes after a spouse dies — could be less costly than expected, according to certified financial planner Cody Garrett, founder of Measure Twice…
As an adult, a point may arrive when you realize that your aging parents or other older relatives could use your help managing their finances. It can be a tricky transition, experts say, depending on family dynamics and the specifics of the situation. “There are two things potentially in conflict — adult children are worried…
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Voya Financial CEO Heather Lavallee explains to CNBC’s Sharon Epperson why caregivers and people with disabilities may be missing out on key financial benefits, such as ABLE accounts, and what employers should do to help meet these employees’ needs. Source link
Ascentxmedia | E+ | Getty Images Recent and looming changes to the U.S. Department of Education’s student loan repayment plans will affect whether and when millions of borrowers get their debt canceled. The new rules on the government’s income-driven repayment plans, or IDRs, stem from President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act and other policy…
People are reflected at the Capital One building on April 20, 2026 in New York City. Zamek | View Press | Corbis News | Getty Images Capital One filed a lawsuit Tuesday against operators of alleged “scam campaigns,” accusing them of something unexpected: trademark infringement. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the…
A man walks by the dairy section at a supermarket in Houston, Texas, on March 17, 2026. Ronaldo Schemidt | AFP | Getty Images New government data showing rising inflation points to a higher Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2027, according to new forecasts. The Social Security COLA may be 4.2% amid “sharply rising” gasoline,…
Suspending the federal gas tax could bring down prices at the pump. But the move may not provide consumers with meaningful relief, experts say, and it could deplete a key federal fund for highway construction and maintenance. On Monday, President Donald Trump said in Oval Office remarks that he would “reduce” the tax, after saying in an…
Carlos Barquero | Moment | Getty Images The interest rates on federal student loans are likely to slightly increase in the 2026-27 academic year, according to an exclusive analysis provided to CNBC by higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz. Federal student loan rates are typically fixed for the life of the loan. An uptick in interest rates will…
Credit card balances fell in the first quarter of 2026, decreasing by $25 billion, to $1.25 trillion, according to a new report on household debt by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released Tuesday. Still, that’s a 5.9% jump from a year earlier. At the same time, mortgage debt, auto loans and home equity lines of credit…
Vladimir Vladimirov | E+ | Getty Images Millions of student loan borrowers have recently defaulted on their loans, according to new data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Roughly 1 million borrowers fell into default during the fourth quarter of 2025, and another 2.6 million borrowers did so in the first quarter of…