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Intelligence is a work in progress. Maximize yours with these quick and simple daily habits.
These so-called "boomerang" employees already know how your company runs, which puts them far ahead of new hires.
Coffee: Plenty of us swear by our daily caffeine fix. Coffee has to be one of the cheapest addictive substances in the world, and as an added bonus it doesn't give you cancer.
Can you diagnose a company's problems by the way it abuses the English language?
Before you forget about LeBron, there's one more lesson to learn.
Americans lose an estimated $40 - $50 billion a year to investment scams, according to the Financial Fraud Research Center. And, contrary to popular perception, it’s not just the most vulnerable or gullible among us who fall prey.
We all face stress, and it's what we do when we're stressed that defines the outcome.
Finding a reasonably priced hotel room is not necessarily a slam dunk in the Internet age.
A recent study found that short cellphone breaks help to improve employees' moods.
If you are like most home buyers and sellers, chances are you'll want a qualified real estate agent to help you through the process.
If you could easily make several hundred extra dollars a year with minimal effort, would you do it?
Pulling up to the gas station can be an exercise in sticker shock, especially if you live in California or New York. But it’s not just the price of crude oil that determines gasoline prices.
Vacillating between vindication and outrage, business owners are far from unified over the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby decision.
Who would like to remember more of what they see, hear, and read? Everyone!
Make the most of a staycation with 10 local (and affordable) activities.
Research finds that early-rising employees behave less ethically at the end of the day when their energy is low.
Despite skyrocketing tuition (and student loan debt), many young adults are still enrolling in college.
Want to boost morale? Flexible working hours, at least during the summer, could help.
As the large Baby Boomer generation moves into retirement, identifying and understanding these differences can help couples and singles of both sexes make more accurate financial plans for retirement.
Many people fantasize about financing a good chunk of their retirement by selling their current home,buying a smaller place and investing the difference for income. In reality, however, they often reap far less profit than they might have hoped.
As the price of a college education continues to soar,many American families are counting on significant outside help to foot the bill.
Now is the time to get finances back on track and dig out of debt.
Now that summer is fast approaching and many of you readers out there might soon be looking for employment, we wanted to share one of our favorite tech tricks with you — automated job searching.
While there’s no doubt that money will play a big role in determining your living arrangements in retirement, that role may involve factors you never even considered. In fact, some don’t involve money at all.
If you are going through a divorce or legal separation and you or your spouse have money in retirement plans, you will most likely be required to share these assets.
Now that the Supreme Court has issued its landmark ruling to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), same-sex couples should be hammering out joint financial plans, much like those that heterosexual pairs create when they marry.
There seems to be a traditional brick-and-mortar bank on every corner of most cities, but also growing are the ranks of ebanks, which provide all their services online.
By Greg DaughertyTaxes probably aren’t the first thing on your mind when you decide to get involved in a worthy cause. But your volunteer ventures could still earn you some welcome deductions.First, however, make sure that the organization is eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions. As a general rule, churches, synagogues and other religious organizations are eligible, as are nonprofit schools and hospitals. If you’re feeling kindly toward your local, state or federal government, tho...
Despite what you see on TV and what the conventional wisdom says, most of the home improvement projects with the greatest return on investment are unglamorous.
When you factor in mortgages, car loans, student loans and credit cards, the average American is more than $225,000 in debt.
You know you want to get rid of old belongings, but what will get you the biggest bang for your stuff?
Perhaps you lost a job and had trouble keeping up with your bills. Or you found yourself with an unexpected expense that ate up your budget. There are a lot of ways one’s credit can take a hit.
After mortgages and student loans, credit cards are the biggest source of debt for U.S. households.
Schools spend a lot of time teaching children reading, writing and arithmetic. Unfortunately, math lessons rarely include a course on how to manage finances.
Owning a home is still many people’s idea of the American dream. Yet purchasing a home still requires a major financial investment and a long-term commitment.
It can be unsettling when a debt collector tracks you down and inquires about repayment. But owing money to a creditor does not place you completely at its mercy.
Tax scams that use email and phone calls that appear to come from the IRS are common these days. These scams often use the IRS name and logo or fake websites that look real.
If you have a child under age 17, the Child Tax Credit may save you money at tax time. Here are some key facts the IRS wants you to know about the credit.
Most employers give Forms W-2 to their workers by Jan. 31. If you haven't received yours by mid-February, here's what you should do.
Are you on the go but need the latest tax information at your fingertips? There's an app for that.
Did you change or a dependent change names last year? If the answer to either question is yes, be sure to notify the Social Security Administration before you file your tax return with the IRS.
You don't need to be a tax expert to run a business, but knowing the basics about taxes can help you run it better.
A budget plays a vital role in helping manage your money, getting out of debt and staying that way. It is also a must for ensuring your long-term financial future.
Learn how health care reform may impact your finances.
Beginning in 2015, U.S. businesses with 50 or more workers must provide health insurance to "full-time" employees, meaning workers who log at least 30 hours a week, on average.
Each year millions of people have their tax returns prepared for free by volunteers. These volunteers are part of the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and Tax Counseling for the Elderly programs.
Recent data breaches remind consumers to secure financial information.
April 15 might seem a long way off, but tax time has a way of sneaking up on people. Do not wait until the last minute to get your financial documents in order.
As you resolve to make some changes in 2014, do not forget about improving your financial health.
Whether you are recovering from a holiday spending hangover or simply resolving to do better fiscally in the future, the clean slate of a new year is a perfect time to reassess your finances.
Make 2014 your fiscally fittest year yet by kicking these bad money habits.
This may be the most wonderful time of the year. But the holiday season also can be one of the costliest.
Returning to school requires an upfront financial commitment. But college can be affordable when you put these tasks on your personal syllabus.
The deeper Americans go into debt, the greater the need for debt relief assistance. If you find yourself in very serious debt, here is what you need to know about getting help.
Many of those who have suddenly find themselves without incomes are facing tough times. These steps can help see you through this lean time.
If your home is one of the 60 percent of U.S. households that have a pet, here are some things that you can do to ensure the well-being of your beloved furry family member without breaking the bank.
Retirement can sound almost too good to be true. Unfortunately, fewer than half know how much to save in order to maintain something close their current lifestyle.
There are a number of valid reasons why you need to keep watch of the people you add and keep on Facebook. More lending outlets are turning to checking social connections online to evaluate people's loan eligibility.
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