Under current rules, the federal estate tax won’t ever affect you unless you’re quite wealthy. But that could change rapidly, even if you are far from rich.

Tax time is always complicated for freelancers and business owners, but this year, it is especially swampy.

This past year may have been one of the most complicated tax seasons ever, but there are also recent updates that may affect your taxes when you file your return next year.

As Tax Day approaches, an underused part of many health care plans could offer a chance to significantly reduce your tax bill.

It was inevitable: When companies made it simple to apply for a job online, applications poured in. To wade through this ever-rising tide of resumes, human resources departments are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence systems to pluck out the candidates

There are hundreds (if not thousands) of financial podcasts out there offering

Special savings accounts for people with disabilities are getting fresh attention as a way to safely put aside all or part of federal stimulus payments.

The problems plaguing those seeking loans from the government’s revived small-business relief program have ranged from simple to shocking.

A FedEx driver handcrafting soaps. A hairstylist hawking porkless bao buns. A restaurant manager repurposing denim jackets.

People who missed open enrollment for Affordable Care Act health insurance late last year will get another opportunity to sign up, starting this week.

Many parts of the GameStop story – the wild swings over the past couple of weeks in shares of the video game retailer and a few dozen other out-of-favor stocks – are not exactly new.

A new, shorter version of the federal student aid form is aimed at encouraging more families to complete it and qualify for financial help. But tweaks to its underlying formula could reduce aid for some families, particularly more affluent ones with more than one child in college.

The new year is a good time to focus on paying down credit card balances accrued over previous months, particularly during the holidays, even if, like many Americans, you are carrying less credit card debt than you were before the pandemic.

For Ashlie Ordonez, owner of the Bare Bar Studio, a spa in Denver, vaccinations for the coronavirus can’t come soon enough. While she anticipates better days later this year, surviving until then will be a struggle, and she knows the next few months will be lean ones.

Getting a master’s in business administration is about a lot more than book learning.

Consider this unnerving situation: You apply for a loan only to learn that your credit report is marred by a delinquent debt — one that you have already paid or maybe don’t recognize.

WASHINGTON — U.S. imports from China are surging as the year draws to a close, fueled by stay-at-home shoppers who are snapping up Chinese-made furniture and appliances, along with Barbie Dream Houses and bicycles for the holidays.

Sylvia Lopez, who was laid off from her job this year because of the pandemic, saw an adorable pug puppy named Ted online. For $400, a price advertised as a promotion, she bought the puppy and then paid more than $800 to have it flown from Virginia to her home in Texas, where she and her fam…

Dr. Greg Ribakove, chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, likes to source his own investments. As part of a group of doctors, he invests in medical companies where the club has firsthand knowledge.

Imagine a 401(k) where there’s no investment menu of stock funds. Instead, you get to make one that aligns with your values.

As annual open enrollment proceeds for Affordable Care Act health plans, millions of Americans have signed up for low-cost coverage. But some people, like those who earn too much to qualify for financial help under the health care law, may find the cost of a plan daunting.

Golf has been having a boom year since courses that were closed in the pandemic reopened in June.

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When Dray Farley was 15, he watched a video his favorite gamer had posted on YouTube. But it wasn’t about Call of Duty.