The “American Dream” of retirement – hang up the working clothes at 65 and hit the golf course – is becoming an impossible dream for many Americans who keep on working because they can’t afford to retire. But still others are choosing to delay or skip retirement...
The sun sets in the west, but in economic terms, it may just be starting to rise. After Asian economies, led by China, began to surge a few years ago, economists and market watchers claimed that the future belonged to the East. Leaving the US and the struggling...
The mortgage interest deduction has been around since 1913, and to this day it remains one of the most valued provisions in the real estate tax code. But new revisions to tax laws could change all that, as lawmakers argue that this venerable exemption really does...
The Internet makes financial transactions quick and easy, and for investors it’s practically an indispensable tool. But as we’ve pointed out in previous posts, unwary users can find themselves vulnerable to scammers and hackers who can empty bank accounts, hijack...
Celebrity chef Paula Deen’s very public fall from grace has hit the news in many ways. From outrage among foodies to concerns about the financial fallout as company after company has dumped her, the collapse of Deen’s empire has rippled throughout the economy....
