Financial Planning

If you live in or have visited a big city, you’ve probably run into street vendors – people who sell everything from hot dogs to umbrellas – on the streets and sidewalks.

As parents, we encourage our children to work, so they can learn important values about work and independence.

Stocks notched a solid gain as dovish comments from Federal Reserve officials boosted the market’s recovery from early August lows.

When looking for income-generating investments, some investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks.

Stocks ended last week with modest losses, masking a volatile five-day trading period that saw investors embrace recession concerns and then dismiss the slow-down talk as speculation as the week progressed.

Today’s subscriptions typically offer autopay, which is convenient and quickly forgotten for many.

Raising a child is expensive and can cost over a quarter of a million dollars, excluding college.

Stocks had a mixed, see-saw week as disappointing corporate reports unsettled investors who appeared to rotate away from some leading groups in favor of other names.

By any measure, the tax code is huge. It is over 2,000 pages long, and even longer with footnotes.

While Americans are entitled to take every legitimate deduction to manage their taxes, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) places limits on your creativity.