Personal Finance: Holiday shopping looks a lot different this year
Not so long ago, Thanksgiving dinner was a time to create a battle plan for the ritual Black Friday 5 a.m. doorbuster sales.
Personal Finance: Beware mutual fund capital gains distributions
If you own traditional mutual funds in a taxable account (outside your IRA or 401(k)), be on watch for your annual capital gains report. If your fund reports a gain, you will be required to pay taxes on it even if you did not sell any shares of the fund.
Personal Finance: Artificial intelligence — revolution or bubble?
Question to ChatGPT: Is there an AI bubble? *
Personal Finance: Americans have a beef with burger prices
"I'm not a vegetarian, but I eat animals who are." -- Groucho Marx
Personal Finance: Chattanooga’s role in credit equality for women
Tuesday will mark the 51st anniversary of a major victory in the struggle for women's equality.
Personal Finance: Glide path for a smooth tax year
The end of the year is fast approaching, and another tax year is right around the corner. Fortunately, there are a few actions you can still take before year end to lighten the load come April 15. Here are a few ideas to consider.
Personal Finance: A friendly tip on TIPS
The 2021 spike in inflation came as a rude awakening for a generation of investors who haven't experienced the phenomenon since the early 1980s (or never for the younger set).
Personal Finance: Manufactured housing deserves some love
America has a housing crisis. The U.S. needs at least 4 million additional dwelling units to ease the crunch, but the rate of new construction is lagging far behind the pace necessary to address the shortage.
Cyber scams: AI meets human trafficking
A recent monograph by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond outlines the evolution of scams from old school to high-tech.
Understanding required minimum distributions
The ubiquitous Individual Retirement Arrangement, or IRA, was first created in 1974 as part of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act in response to several catastrophic pension failures.