Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images The IRS began issuing another 1.5 million tax refunds this week to people who received unemployment benefits in 2020. That… Read More »The IRS has issued $10 billion in tax refunds on unemployment benefits. Here’s why another break is unlikely next year
VALERIE MACON | AFP | Getty Images The Covid-19 pandemic prompted the Social Security Administration to suspend in-person services in March 2020. Now, a new… Read More »Still waiting on a Social Security benefit application or new card? New report shows how Covid-19 has delayed mail processing
d3sign | Moment | Getty Images Around 4 million children in low-income families are at risk of not getting a monthly payment of the expanded… Read More »4 million kids at risk of missing monthly child tax credit payments, report says
Yury Karamanenko | iStock Editorial | Getty Images The national ban on evictions will expire in two days, leaving the millions of Americans who are… Read More »The national eviction ban will expire in 2 days. Renters in these states are still protected
MoMo Productions | DigitalVision | Getty Images For some retirees, getting a large pension payment can become a big problem. Let’s say a pension plan… Read More »Congressional proposal would limit when retirees must return pension overpayments
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it will keep its benchmark interest rate near zero despite signs inflation is heating up. While rising prices brought on by supply… Read More »Here are your best moves while the Fed keeps rates near zero
People line up outside a newly reopened career center for in-person appointments in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 15, 2021. Amira Karaoud | Reuters There’s good… Read More »Another 1.5 million refunds are going out to those who paid taxes on 2020 unemployment pay
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images Workers saw their hourly pay in June jump at the fastest clip in over a decade. Yet some of… Read More »Wages are rising, but inflation may have given workers a 2% pay cut
A visual representation of digital currencies. Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images Even though it’s a highly volatile asset, cryptocurrency can help investors build wealth, especially… Read More »Cryptocurrencies can be a tool for building personal wealth long-term
andresr | E+ | Getty Images Millions of Americans are feeling a financial boost from federal stimulus checks and monthly child tax credit payments. Those… Read More »Stimulus checks and child tax credit payments help prompt calls to expand another credit benefitting workers
A gift-card display at a Publix supermarket. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images If you’re like many Americans, you could be sitting… Read More »More than half of adults have unused gift cards. Here’s how to make sure you don’t lose that money
simonlong | Moment | Getty Images Consumer losses due to Covid-related fraud top $500 million, according to data from the Federal Trade Commission. The agency… Read More »Consumer losses due to Covid-related fraud top $500 million
Thomas Barwick | DigitalVision | Getty Images In July, the first of six monthly child tax credit payments went out to more than 35 million… Read More »Here are a few ways to make your monthly child tax credit payments grow
A concert at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre outside Denver. John P Kelly | The Image Bank Unreleased | Getty Images With the pandemic upending… Read More »Entertainers working in multiple states run into tax issues. Here are ways to avoid those problems
lisegagne | E+ | Getty Images Barbarett Corbbins was relieved when she saw an extra $500 deposited into her bank account last week. She had… Read More »Parents cheer the first of six advance child tax credit payments
When it comes to getting into investing, keeping it simple is key, according to investing legend Charles Ellis. In fact, he equates it to parenting… Read More »Want to start investing? Here’s a hint from investing legend Charles Ellis: Keep it simple
Protesters surround the Los Angeles Superior Court on August 21, 2020 to prevent an upcoming wave of evictions in the city. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters… Read More »The national eviction ban ends July 31. What to do if you’re at risk of eviction
Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images More than 1 in 10 Americans invested in cryptocurrency over the past year, according to a survey published by the… Read More »13% of Americans traded crypto in the past year, survey finds
Hispanolistic It looks like the combination of stimulus checks and at least two expanded tax credits will be a boon to most U.S. households. Between… Read More »Between stimulus checks and expanded tax credits, here’s how much federal money you could get
Even before the pandemic, Eden Schiano, 19, had concerns about her first year of college. Schiano suffered from anorexia in high school and was uncertain… Read More »Tuition insurance may help cover costs if a student withdraws from college