Partners

How fractional investing can boost your portfolio

With this strategy, you don’t have to wait until you have enough money to buy your first share.

12 Holiday Sales You Should Plan to Take Advantage Of

Find out which holiday-season specials you can't afford to miss.

How to Get the Best Deals at Outlet Stores

Find out how to avoid low-quality goods, and learn ways to get bigger discounts than advertised.

Skip Silicon Valley — 20 Cities with High-Paying Tech Jobs

These other cities are growing in tech, and they're paying well.

Is Ellen DeGeneres the ultimate property flipper?

It's no secret that Ellen DeGeneres is one of Los Angeles's most prolific house flippers.

How much land the government owns in every state

The U.S. government owns over 640 million acres of land across 50 states -- equal to more than one-quarter of the country’s total landmass.

Amazing houses for sale in surprising places

Properties that look like they belong in another country.

Winter retreat bargains: where to buy that's cheaper than Aspen

Skiing is a much-loved winter pastime when the temperatures tumble, but you don’t have to be a millionaire to enjoy a holiday home near the slopes. 

One shrinking Japanese town's plan: Give away houses

As the country's population ages and birthrate declines, drastic measures are being implemented to address a demographic time bomb that is already going off

This is the average Social Security check in each state

Here's how all 50 states and the District of Columbia rank for Social Security benefits, going from the smallest average payments to the largest. The list is based on recently released numbers of retired workers on Social Security in each state and the total benefits they received in 2018.

Should you retire abroad? Here are some things to consider

Maybe you’re excited to put your knowledge of a foreign language to the test. Maybe you can only afford the waterfront retirement property you've always wanted if you move outside of the U.S. Whatever your reasons for retiring abroad, the change can be challenging — here are important things to consider first.

S&P 500 jumps to record high on strong earnings, trade-deal progress

The S&P 500 hit a record high on Monday, breaking above an all-time high set over the summer as investors cheered strong earnings and progress on U.S.-China trade.

Elizabeth Warren's days defending big corporations

Elizabeth Warren had never taken on the federal government before. But in 1995, she found herself up against the Clinton administration, representing the Cleveland-based conglomerate LTV Steel.

Burned in 2008, Americans are refusing to tap their home equity

A once-popular loan Americans use to finance home renovations and college tuition is slowly dying, slashing a lucrative source of revenue for the nation’s largest banks.

3 retirement expenses you may not be planning For

If you don't prepare for these costs, they could put your retirement in jeopardy.

Can $180,000 really last 65-year-old, soon-to-be retiree until 100? It depends.

A financial adviser assures soon-to-be retiree that $180,000 is enough of a nest egg to last until 100. Pete the Planner tells her if that's right.

Fed at a crossroads: Rate cut likely this week, but is this the last hurrah?

The Fed is expected to cut interest rates again this week but attention will focus on signals it gives about whether more reductions are coming