Fg Trade | Istock | Getty Images If your three-year auto lease is coming to an end soon, be aware that your car may be worth far more than you realize. The 2022 average trade-in value for 2019 model-year vehicles is 33% higher ($7,208) than the predetermined residual value — a vehicle’s worth at the
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Tara Moore | Getty Images Retirees who are feeling the pinch of higher prices, take heart: There could be a much bigger Social Security cost-of-living adjustment next year. A preliminary estimate from The Senior Citizens League, a non-partisan senior group, finds that the 2023 cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, could be as high as 7.6%, based
Anchiy | E+ | Getty Images Lawmakers are considering a proposal to let 401(k) plans include annuities as a “default” investment option. Under a bill in the House, as much as 50% of a participant’s contribution could be put in an annuity, under certain circumstances. The idea, said supporters of the provision, is to help
Nkeki Obi-Melekwe performing in “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical” on Broadway. Photo: Manuel Harlan Nkeki Obi-Melekwe is soaring high as the star of Broadway’s “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.” Yet when Covid-19 pandemic shut down Broadway in March 2020, she was suddenly one of millions of unemployed workers. At the time, she was an alternate
Getty Images If you’re considering a Roth conversion, your timing and yearly planning can significantly reduce the tax bite, financial experts say. The popular retirement savings strategy allows higher earners to skirt the income limits for Roth individual retirement account contributions. While the maneuver may kickstart tax-free growth, you’ll owe levies on pretax deposits. And
The IRS and state tax agencies have programs to help taxpayers prepare returns. Here, Robert Smith from the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance assists Geraldine Gruenthal, of Levittown, New York, at a free tax preparation session in Bellmore, New York on April 1, 2017. Newsday Llc | Newsday | Getty Images This
In less than two weeks, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has escalated into a full-fledged humanitarian crisis. Already, 2 million people have fled Ukraine, but as many as 5 million could be displaced as Russian troops continue to advance toward major cities. Many people around the world want to help Ukrainian refugees, whether by donating money, medical supplies or
The U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. Caroline Brehman | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Education has directed the companies that service federal student loans not to send out notices about payments restarting in May, according to two people familiar with the matter. Servicers that would have sent out
Richiesd | E+ | Getty Images If you want to change careers, you are not alone. It turns out the “Great Resignation,” also known as the “Great Reshuffle,” has many Americans rethinking the type of work they are doing. Some 53% of employed U.S. adults who quit their job in 2021 changed their occupation or
Nine-year-old student Roberto Nieves Fernandez studies personal finance topics on his laptop using online resource center SmartPath. SMARTPATH Florida is poised to become the largest state to make a financial literacy course mandatory for high school graduation. The Florida Senate on Friday unanimously passed SB 1054 and sent it to the state House of Representatives,
marekuliasz | iStock | Getty Images As conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to send shock waves through the markets, many investors may be questioning what, if anything, they should do next. The most common advice is to stay the course. That can be difficult on days like Tuesday, when fresh losses prompted both the
A “now hiring” sign is posted in the window of a restaurant in Los Angeles on Jan. 28, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images The pandemic-era phenomenon known as the Great Resignation remained a hallmark of the labor market in early 2022, according to federal data issued Wednesday. Nearly 4.3 million people