Taylor Tepper

The best money market accounts (MMAs) offer high rates, minimal fees and low minimum deposit requirements. Many also provide easy access to funds, allowing account holders to write checks or make debit card purchases from the account. The right money market account for you will depend on your financial goals and how much cash you’re […]

Gold is having a moment. An ounce of bullion currently hovers around $2,800—near all-time highs and up by roughly $1,000 over the past three years. Meanwhile SPDR Gold Shares (GLD), a popular gold ETF, is up 38% in 2024, or about 18 points better than the stock market. The dramatic rise went i

Who said high-yield checking accounts are dead? TAB Bank, an online financial institution based in Utah, recently debuted a checking account named . The account partners yield with rewards, offering a tidy and . The combination of high-interest checking and cash-back rewards without any balan

Shein and Temu have quickly become go-to sites for Americans in search of a cheap water bottle or dress. But the era of quick growth of these e-commerce sites might be stifled if Washington closes a tax loophole that could bump up the sites’ prices. The Biden administration recently announced

The economy is the top issue on the minds of voters heading into the 2024 presidential election, and Americans are divided on which candidate will improve their personal finances, according to a Forbes Advisor and Talker Research survey of 2,000 registered voters. Of these, 48% were Democrats, 39% w

As smartphones have found a place in the pocket of nine-of-10 Americans—and into the hands of nearly everyone under 50—digital wallets have proliferated. More than 5 billion people around the world are expected to use a mobile application, such as PayPal or Apple Pay, by 2026 as banks try to make

Inflation may have (nearly) returned to normal. But prices don’t feel normal. The Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate by 50 basis points in September as inflation has moved closer to its 2% target. This was the first rate cut since the onset of the pandemic and might be a turning point in

Borrowers are finally starting to see signs of hope. Mortgage rates are at their lowest point in 18 months—and expected to fall further—after the Federal Reserve cut short-term interest rates by 0.50% or 50 basis points for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. One basis point is one on

Millennials have spent the majority of their adult lives haunted by the specter that they’re doing worse than their parents. If true, this would be a tragic result for the more than 72 million Americans born between 1981 and 1996. Thankfully, it’s not. While Millennials have endured their fair

It’s become fashionable to bemoan the financial prospects of the middle class. Social media is full of pessimism, with some racking up attention by proclaiming,  “the middle class is dead,” while Americans more broadly feel the system is rigged against people like themselves. The recent bout o