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Take these steps so you don't get hit with inactivity fees.

When life takes a toll, here's how to brighten your prospects.

Many insurers will give you a discount of about 5% on your homeowners premium for installing an automatic standby generator.

Follow these tips to save on equipment and rounds of golf.

Here's how to help children learn to set goals and reach them.

Get into the habit of saving and investing early.

Pay yourself first by setting up automatic contributions from checking to savings or investment accounts.

New ways of making payments and borrowing money aren’t always better than traditional banking.

You could improve your finances with the cash you get back from Uncle Sam.

You can learn a thing or four from Mom and Dad… such as how not to handle investing, spending and saving.

A study finds that market pundits have less than a 50/50 chance of getting it right.

The next time you need a loan, be sure to ask your credit union whether it will match a competitor's interest rate.

Every stock has a story, and the plotline on which I built my case had run its course.

We show you how to get back into the market without heartbreak.

Today's retirees have more than two and a half times the retirement assets of retirees some 30 years ago.

From taxes and credit to saving and money management, you can get lost in the complexity and abundance of financial issues. But by learning some simple ...

With decades to go until retirement, young workers can afford to invest aggressively.

A reader asks if she can use her FSA to help cover her grandsons' dental costs.

Make sure you get your money back when you move out of a rental property.

Use the shiny metal as a hedge against financial catastrophe.

Invest in stocks, your career and even your love life. Our ideas are designed to pay dividends.

There’s only one thing better than getting a good price on something, and that’s getting it for free. Our annual list of freebies is packed with ...

These days, it helps to look for a little extra yield.

A weekly look at personal finance tips and insights others are offering.

We help you target the best and avoid the worst.

Keep the costs of decorations, parties, entertainment and dining out under control.

A weekly look at personal finance tips and insights others are offering.

You can improve your finances by staying home rather than braving the stores the day after Thanksgiving.

A weekly look at personal finance tips and insights others are offering.

Take advantage of special offers on or around November 12 if you've served our country.

Whether you’re buying a gift or treating yourself, use our tips to score free delivery and returns.

A weekly look at personal finance tips and insights others are offering.

Take advantage of free or discounted items and services on November 6.

A weekly look at personal finance tips and insights others are offering.

They're pricey, but they promise to shed a lot of light and cost you less over time.

Follow these tips to help offset the recent rise in gasoline prices.

The drought's damage to the U.S. corn crop puts the ethanol industry on the spot.

There’s only one thing better than getting a good price on something, and that’s getting it for free.

Follow these five steps to keep your utility bill under control when temperatures soar.

Having a million bucks these days isn’t as rare as you might think. In fact, according to Phoenix Marketing International, a firm that tracks the affluent ...

Sometimes getting more of something or combining services can lead to lower costs.

Leasing a home solar power system can deliver savings on your electric bill immediately -- if you live in the right place.

Use the resources to hire a qualified contractor.

Psst. Your finances are leaking. Don’t be embarrassed! It happens to everyone. We all have holes in our budgets that waste money, often without our ...

Ramped-up efforts to diversify U.S. energy use are paying off. The United States is lessening its dependence on imports from politically shaky parts of ...

A mom of four shares her tips for keeping meals at restaurants affordable.

Both industries are surviving on economic merits, not government help.

Several establishments are offering special deals for moms.

Take advantage of an active market for cards that are gathering dust.

Gasoline prices have been rising. Paying $4 a gallon (on average) when the heavy driving season begins this summer is not out of the question. What if ...