In today’s housing market, rising costs make the 28% rule harder to follow. In the second quarter of 2025, the median U.S.

In his speech at the Jackson Hole symposium Friday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said current conditions "may warrant" rate cuts.

If a hurricane forces you to cancel or change your vacation plans, knowing your rights and options ahead of time can help you ...

Investors must be able to free up cash to meet short-term needs from time to time. This strategy will help you access capital ...

In our latest Ask the Editor round-up, Joy Taylor, The Kiplinger Tax Letter Editor, answers four questions on what Congress will do next with taxes.

Bonds can act as a financial safety net through good times and bad. But different bonds carry different returns and risks, so do your homework before investing.

For nearly 50 years after President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law in 1935, benefits were ...

As you approach retirement, you may think that downsizing to a smaller home makes a lot of sense. After all, downsizing can ...

Today, the main indexes made modest moves to the downside. At the close, the S&P 500 was off 0.4% to 6,370, its fifth straight loss. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.3% to 21,100, and the Dow Jones ...

Big changes are coming to Social Security in the year ahead, impacting everything from the size of your benefit check to your ...

As their retirement has drawn closer, though, another concern has come into play: The rise of extreme weather events across the U.S. “Climate has become an extra cloud looming o ...

Credit unions are getting in on crypto investing through partnerships with third-party platforms, but the risks to investors ...