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What this debt expert with an 842 credit score would do if she had to start over with no money and bad credit
Leslie Tayne, 48, remembers being in her early 20s and unable to pay her private and federal student loans from law school. Her first job out of law school only paid $28,000 a year, and she was unable to afford both her minimum loan payments and her basic living...
What Should You Know Before You Create Your Will?
Pandemic or not, it’s important to consider what would happen to your bank accounts, your home, your belongings — i.e., everything you own — and, perhaps, your dependents, if you’re no longer here. Read more...Investment Advisory Services offered through Investment...
Here’s everything you need to know about the stimulus debit cards
Approximately four million Americans will receive their coronavirus stimulus check in the form of a prepaid debit card. Read more...Investment Advisory Services offered through Investment Advisor Representatives of Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc., a...
Planning for retirement and stressed out? Here’s a silver lining.
Health is top of mind for many Americans during the COVID-19 crisis, but so is wealth — and in some cases, hopes and dreams for a comfortable future. Read more...Investment Advisory Services offered through Investment Advisor Representatives of Cambridge Investment...
6 Social Security Rules You Should Know by Heart
There's an old joke about Social Security I wanted to tell -- but then I realized no one will get it. Social Security's long-term solvency may be the butt of a few jokes, but you can't question this: The federal retirement program is currently keeping nearly 15...
29 recession questions, answered
We recently asked the Yahoo Finance audience to submit questions about the coronavirus pandemic and the sharp recession it has suddenly caused. Here are answers to 29 of them: Read more...Investment Advisory Services offered through Investment Advisor Representatives...
Some auto insurers are giving refunds because of the coronavirus outbeak — here’s how you can get a break too
As some auto insurance companies start giving refunds and credits to commuters stuck at home during the coronavirus outbreak, there’s an easy way drivers with other carriers can catch the same break — just pick up the phone and ask. Read more...Investment Advisory...
Federal Reserve unveils details of $2.3 trillion in programs to help support the economy
The Federal Reserve on Thursday released long-awaited details regarding its Main Street business lending program and several other initiatives it is undertaking to backstop the reeling U.S. economy. Read more...Investment Advisory Services offered through Investment...
Mark Cuban: ‘Capitalism will lift us up from where we are’
Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks and investor on “Shark Tank,” told Yahoo Finance on Tuesday that “capitalism is what’s going to save us” when we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Capitalism didn’t get us here. A virus did,”...
Now Is The Best Time In History To Do A Roth IRA Conversion
Currently, six factors are converging to make Roth IRA conversions more promising for more IRA owners than ever before. Read more...Investment Advisory Services offered through Investment Advisor Representatives of Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc., a...