Building or rebuilding credit with secured credit cards
Access to credit is nearly essential in the modern age.
Waffle House eggsplains it all
Gasoline, rent, insurance, even toilet paper.
Wealth from thin air: All about meme coins
There are many ways in which President Trump is different from his predecessors, but one notable distinction is his willingness to monetize his political success.
The slow, inexorable decline of mutual funds
More investors each year are discovering the advantages of exchange-traded funds over traditional mutual funds.
Common financial mistakes and how to avoid them
No one charts the perfect course in life and steers it flawlessly, and financial missteps are often the tuition we pay for a degree from the school of hard knocks.
Nippon purchase of U.S. Steel would strengthen national security
In December 2023, Japan's Nippon Steel agreed to acquire the struggling U.S. Steel in a win-win deal that would bring much needed capital investment to help restore the ailing steelmaker's competitiveness and preserve over 4,000 union jobs in Pennsylvania and Indiana. Then politics interceded.
Jimmy Carter, deregulator in chief, RIP
When he entered office in 1977, Jimmy Carter inherited an economy already struggling with the twin demons of rising inflation and sluggish growth.
Roaring 20s redux?
There's no other way to describe the U.S. economy today than roaring. Growth is gaining steam, with last week's upward revision of third quarter gross domestic product to an annual rate of 3.1%.
Hopkins: Generosity is a gift to ourselves as well as others
Following a visit in 1831-1832, French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville marveled at the innate generosity of the citizens he encountered in the nascent American democracy.
Time for year-end financial checklist
With the end of the calendar year comes a few tax deadlines, as well as some opportunities to lighten the burden and prepare for next year.