More than 1 in 10 millennials have fallen victim to ticket counterfeiting, according to a study by anti-counterfeiting outfit Aventus. You probably know someone who’s been scammed by a fake event pass ...

As the writer and cartoonist Allen Saunders once said, “Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.” Personal finance is a perfect example. You can sit down and make a budget that ...

At any given moment, thousands of companies around the world trade publicly. For investors looking to pick individual stocks, that raises a crucial question: How do you choose which stocks to buy?

Equity crowdfunding is one of the most popular nontraditional startup financing options for early-stage businesses because it offers a compelling win-win proposition for investors and founders. Equity ...

Travel always costs more than you think it will. And unfortunately, that’s increasingly by design. As you plan your next getaway, keep a wary eye out for hidden costs and fees. They often get buried ...

For roughly 100 years, there was only one way to make a phone call: through a landline, a network of copper wires that physically linked homes all over the world. If you wanted a phone in your home, ...

Generally, it’s wise to avoid carrying balances on your credit cards. Credit card balances quickly rack up interest charges, eating into your monthly personal budget and hampering your ability to save ...

When Louise (not her real name) went to visit her 98-year-old grandmother, she was surprised to find several cheap candles sitting on her table. Her grandmother explained that she’d bought them to ...

The desire to accumulate physical objects seems to be inherent, present in the little girl who collects Barbie dolls or the late-night TV host who keeps 126 classic cars and motorcycles in a specially ...

Not all jobs require extensive experience or years of postsecondary education. Some entry-level jobs pay quite well, and many offer paid on-the-job training or apprenticeships. Using data compiled by ...

In the summer of 2019, I got an email with some good news. As one of the millions of people whose personal information the 2017 Equifax data breach exposed, I was entitled to compensation from Equifax ...

Julia has a secret credit card that she hides from her husband, Carlos. Whenever she goes out for a little retail therapy, she uses that card and has the bill sent to her office. That way, she doesn’t ...