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With annual “open enrollment” season approaching for choosing health care options, get ready to pay more. No matter what happens with national health care reform, employers already are shifting part of the rising cost of care to employees.
College students won't be tempted with free goodies to sign up for credit cards come February when new marketing restrictions and other rules will take effect.
The stock market bounced back, just as it has for nearly three decades. It just doesn't feel that way.
It’s the three-digit number that can have a huge impact on your life — now and in the future. I hear from a lot of people about their credit scores. In most cases, they want to know why their score dropped and what they can do to bring it back up.
Teresa Bondora and her family abandoned their two-story brick home in Atlanta rather than fall behind on their mortgage and $30,000 worth of home renovation debt.
The Obama administration's sweeping plan to stop foreclosures is expected to help millions of Americans save their homes from the sheriff’s auction. But as the broad outlines of the plan sift through the lending system, it’s already clear that millions more won’t be helped.
President Obama’s plan to trim the rising pile of home foreclosures contains a comprehensive list of new ideas and old ones — an acknowledgment that there is no single solution to the housing crisis at the heart of the recession.
The White House said Friday a much-anticipated plan to help struggling homeowners will be announced by President Obama in a speech Wednesday in Arizona. In the interim, banking giants Citibank and J.P Morgan said they would halt new foreclosures on owner-occupied home loans through March 6.
The morning after she lost her job, Patty Powers expected to wake up with that feeling of dread you get when you realize that something bad has happened, like a death in the family.
The White House is considering a proposal to head off potentially millions more home foreclosures by using federal funds to buy up at-risk loans and then refinance them with more affordable terms.
There are countless personal finance books that advise readers on budgeting, investing and paying down debt. Few leave the tips aside and ask you to question your relationship with money and the reasons you spend what you do.
Cristi Harris and her husband are both relatively secure in their jobs, and they’re far enough away from retirement that the recent stock market drop isn’t weighing heavily on them.
Earlier this year, Elvert Howard wined and dined women at fine restaurants in Chicago. Now, he's treating gals to happy hour appetizers and drinks at T.G.I. Friday's.
The financial crisis gripping the country had already created widespread confusion about what these problems might mean for ordinary Americans, and that was before a week of political bickering over a massive financial rescue package for Wall Street.
After the Federal Treasury announced its $85 billion bail-out of American International Group last week, many consumers wondered if their insurance policies were safe.
Despite the stomach-churning drops on Wall Street and the bad news about failing financial institutions, ordinary investors do not appear to be streaming to banks and brokers in large numbers to pull their money.
Paying for a college education — with a price tag now north of $50,000 a year at some top-priced private schools — has never been easy.
Light-skinned immigrants in the United States make more money on average than those with darker complexions, and the chief reason appears to be discrimination, a researcher says.
Getting started with a 529 college savings planA 529 savings plan lets families invest for college in much the same way as 401(k) plans let families save for retirement.
4 life-changing events that impact your financesGood or bad, there are major life transitions that carry daunting challenges along with them. And these huge changes don't just affect your life - they impact on your finances, too.
Tip 8: Do you really need a 60 lbs. bag of wings?If you ever leave the grocery store with a slight sense of bewilderment at what you've just bought, you are not alone.
Best of both worlds? Combined pension/401kAn alternative retirement plan may become available in January offers a guaranteed pension-like retirement benefit alongside a 401(k).
Amid panic, uncertainty, they retired anywayIt took guts and good planning to decide to retire in the middle of the deepest recession in decades.
You can handle debt issues better than agenciesReduce your debt by 60 percent! Stop collection calls! Be debt free in 12 months!
Long-term jobless face frayed safety netFor millions of out-of-work job seekers, unemployment insurance is providing an increasingly tenuous financial lifeline.
Financial Terrorism in AmericaThe Taliban is no threat to the security and well being of this Nation, yet we will spend trillions to try to suppress them. The greatest threat facing this nation (as with all great threats) is from within our nations borders.
What to know if your bank failsDozens of banks have failed this year. What do you need to know if yours is next?
Recession over? Readers sure don\'t believe itDespite government data showing the economy growing again, hundreds of msnbc.com readers wrote to say they don\'t see the recession ending where they live. The Answer Desk.
Those who cash out 401(k) plans are at riskMillions of workers take a huge chance with their retirement savings every year: They cash out their 401(k) accounts when they lose their jobs or move to new employers.
High Taxes Driving New Yorkers Out Of State In Increasing Numbers New Yorkers are fleeing the state and city in alarming numbers -- and costing a fortune in lost tax dollars, a new study shows.
How A Health Care Insurance "Mandate" Could Leave Many Worse Off The proposals now before Congress would require just about everyone to buy health insurance or to get it through their employers — which would generally result in lower wages.
What's pushing oil prices higher?Why are oil prices rising so high? The Iraq war is one reason, but there are at least seven others. MSNBC.com's Answer Desk explains.
Report: IRS eyes 100,000 for tax credit fraudThe U.S. Internal Revenue Service is probing more than 100,000 doubtful claims of a tax credit meant for first-time home buyers, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Tuesday.
Senior citizens react to Social Security freezeThe Greatest Generation is not daunted by the prospect of no increase in their Social Security payments. They are puzzled, though.
Social Security makes it official: No COLAThe Social Security Administration makes it official Thursday: There will be no cost of living increase for Social Security recipients next year, the first year without one since automatic adjustments were adopted in 1975.
No job and student loans due? Don't fretIf you need extra time to pay your loans, here's what you need to know.
Obama seeks $250 payments for seniorsPresident Barack Obama is calling on Congress to approve $250 payments to more than 50 million seniors to make up for no increase in Social Security next year.
States crack down on pushy debt collectorsWith many Americans in dire financial straits, states are cracking down to make sure aggressive debt collectors target only people who legitimately owe them money.
Pensions agency reports deficit of $18.1 billionThe federal agency that insures private pension plans for millions of Americans logged a deficit of $18.1 billion this year, a big improvement from last year as a new law helped to put the agency on better financial footing.
Fearful or greedy about stocks? This might helpPhilips has teamed up with a Dutch bank to develop a system of warning home traders when they're about to make a decision to buy or sell stocks while feeling overly emotional.
Obama Dollar Retreats Most Against Commodities in "Wealth Shift"Obama's effort to lead the world economic recovery by spending the U.S. out of its recession is undermining the dollar, triggering record commodities rallies as investors scour the globe for hard assets.
Out of work, out of options, into retirementNew research suggests some older who lose their jobs in this recession may have little choice but to be pushed out of the work force earlier than they would like.
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