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Take a look at our list of American cities with the lowest costs of living. Is one of the cheapest cities in the U.S. right for you?

Medicare Part A and Part B leave some pretty significant gaps in your health-care coverage. Here's a closer look at what isn't covered by Medicare.

If you don't make the right choices to fill in the health coverage gaps, you could end up with high Medicare premiums and big out-of-pocket costs.

Your options may look a little different this fall. Meanwhile, the cost of coverage continues to climb.

We offer up several ways to get the most bang for your buck whether investing in yourself or others.

With no place to go and businesses closed, we are saving more than ever.

Isolated seniors are particularly vulnerable to pandemic-related scams.

You may still pay a change fee for tickets in basic economy, though.

As you're signing up for Medicare, you must learn the basics of Medicare Part A, Part B, Part D, medigap plans, Medicare Advantage plans and even doug…

Safe places to stash cash are earning next to nothing, so what can you do? Dividend-paying whole life insurance may be one option to consider.

If you lend money to a friend who has fallen on hard times, don't count on getting it back.

But banks are not required to lift the limits or stop charging fees for excessive transactions.

How my parents’ wise rules (and kicking me out of the nest, but in a nice way, years ago) helped me become financially independent.

Circumstances beyond its control have forced Amazon to move its annual Christmas-in-July Amazon Prime Day blowout sale in 2020 to ... later. Prime Da…

Furloughs, job cuts and early retirement are on the minds of many pilots. Now is the time for them to get their finances in order.

Medicare beneficiaries will soon receive a debit card in the mail that they can use to pay for prescription drugs.

If you have a budget, you may need to tweak it, and if you don’t … what are you waiting for?

It’s not sexy, but budgeting has many benefits, and millennials need all the help they can get.

Yom Kippur teaches us the value of reflection, and that’s something that all investors and retirement savers could benefit from right now.

Here’s how to know if you qualify – and how you should take advantage.

Thanks to pioneers like Ruth Bader Ginsburg, women have come a long way in this country … or have we? A look at the progress, the continuing struggles…

Annually adjusted contribution limits and other requirements must be met if you're covering health care costs with a Health Savings Account.

With competing financial priorities throughout your lifetime, it could be easy to overlook life insurance, especially in your younger years. But life …

Work remotely – really remotely – in these appealing destinations offering special visas for American workers.

From LLCs to trusts, protections are here to help — not just companies and individuals, but our whole economy itself. So, anyone struggling in these t…

In the wake of COVID-wracked nursing homes, increasingly more people are looking at options to age in place with long-term care insurance.