Laura Cohn

With high-interest checking, low fees and reimbursements for ATM withdrawals, these financial institutions are gunning for your business.

Sometimes whittling down credit-card balances trumps saving for retirement.

Warm weather and a low cost of living lure retirees from the U.S.

Before you ditch the daily grind for good, do a complete benefits checkup.

Your best bet is to keep on contributing, stick with stocks and try not to raid your account.

Medicare will not travel with you overseas, so before retiring abroad get your health insurance in order.

New exchange-traded funds let you bet on platinum and palladium, too. And don’t forget silver.

Train for a new profession or launch a business with help from Uncle Sam.

No matter how much you make, these tips will help your income go further.

With interest rates near zero, banks are using debit-card rewards programs to entice new customers and retain current ones.

We combed through hundreds of offers to find the most generous programs.

Online master's degrees are getting more students -- and more respect.

The prospect of tax-free income in retirement may be too good to pass up, regardless of your age.

Royce translates its stock-picking skills to bargain-priced foreign companies.

Some states are scaling back their retirement plans to help close the funding gap in their pension systems.

Holding down trading keeps a lid on costs and can reduce the tax bite, too.

Decamp mid month and other ways to save without schlepping it yourself.

Some new retirees may get smaller payouts as employers struggle to fund pension plans.

A Wall Street aristocrat delivers steady results by investing in firms with loyal customers.

To maximize your savings, try these tactics.

Funds that hold onto stocks longer tend to let investors hang on to more of their assets.

Which card to use? A combination of both is the best one-two punch.

It pays to pay attention because banks are tweaking rates all the time.

We put together a diversified bond portfolio using inexpensive exchange-traded funds.

Looking for higher rates and lower fees? Switch to a small bank or credit union.

These five exchange-traded funds give investors a stake in gold, silver, platinum and palladium.

State treasuries are holding nearly $33 billion in unclaimed assets. Some of it could be yours.