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How to break into your retirement piggy bank in the during the coronavirus crisis
The piggy bank of last resort, known as your 401(k), is far easier to crack now for those enduring financial trauma in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. No one...
Ford dividend cut a sign of more coronavirus troubles ahead
Ford Motor did what anyone would do when staring at a dramatic loss in cash flow. It took a step back and aimed to keep as much money in its...
Why your trip to the auto repair shop should happen sooner than later
If you've been delaying that car repair, Jenni Newman has some advice: Don't wait to take your car to the shop. The coronavirus and its growing tally of sick and...
Susan Tompor: Latest tax scam holds your info for ransom. Here’s how to spot it and other fraud
Most of us find it nerve-racking enough that we're forced to focus on gathering our piles of paperwork to fill out our tax returns. Now adding to our stress, we...
Susan Tompor: Why student loan debt is ballooning for those 50 and up
Retirement should be filled with plenty of carefree days, peppered with a few bucket-list-worthy adventures. Headaches, such as student loans, ideally should be long gone. But increasingly, some retirees are...
Susan Tompor: 5 year-end tax tips to get your money safely through the holiday season
Stop, take a deep breath and wait for a warning from the Internal Revenue Service before you pull out that plastic to jump on yet another holiday deal on a...
Susan Tompor: How do you make more money when the Fed cuts rates?
No one has been getting rich stuffing their money into a savings account and it's bound to get even tougher, as the Federal Reserve shifts further into a rate cutting...
Robocalls are out of control. Here’s how to keep from getting scammed
Some days, you cannot pick up the phone without running into yet another fraudster demanding money. Maybe it's not a bad idea to just avoid unknown callers. The con artists...
Spike in auto insurance premiums driven by high-tech features
The gee-whiz gadgets on new cars — the backup cameras, the large touch screen controls, the blind-spot monitoring — make us all feel a little safer about navigating the roads....
When it comes to credit, many consumers – particularly Millennials – don’t understand the score
Many consumers, particularly Millennials, don't really understand the score. Only one in five consumers know that bad credit scores are likely to increase finance charges by more than $5,000 over...