(NEXSTAR) – The amount of a retiree’s Social Security payments is based on numerous factors, including that person’s previous earnings, the number of years they worked, and their age at retirement.

With eight years of experience as a financial journalist and editor and a degree in economics, Elizabeth Aldrich has worked on thousands of articles within the realm of banking, economics, credit ...

Everyone looking for a mortgage loan dreads the down payment — and that’s understandable since it requires you to come to the table at closing with a large amount of money. But closing costs can pack ...

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Lucy Lazarony is an experienced personal finance journalist and writer who got her start in 1998 writing about financial topics. She writes accessible and easy-to-understand articles about credit, ...

When it comes to our retirement nest egg, we can't help but wonder where we stand compared to our cohorts. Vanguard's How America Saves report reveals that, in 2024, 401(k) savings rates were at ...

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Range is a big factor when deciding on an electric vehicle, so we gathered EVs currently on sale with published ratings by the EPA for 2025 that offer a minimum of 325 miles of total driving range.

What should investors be looking for when it comes to choosing the best dividend stocks to buy today? At Morningstar, we think that the best dividend stocks aren’t simply the highest dividend stocks ...