Personal finance
Companies are betting these employee benefits will help them in the ‘Great Reshuffle’
Paul Bradbury | OJO Images | Getty Images Millions of Americans are quitting their jobs and rethinking what they want when it comes to work and work-life balance. Companies are responding, meeting their employees’ needs in areas such as remote work, flexible hours, four-day workweeks, compensation and more. This story is part of a series […]
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How to avoid a tax filing rejection if last year’s return is still pending
Drakula & Co. | Moment | Getty Images The IRS is backlogged and still sifting through tens of millions of pending returns, including many of last year’s filings. If your 2020 return is part of the pileup, there’s a special step for your 2021 electronic filing. The agency processed more than 61.9 million returns as […]
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Vanguard reclaims top target-date fund manager spot, leapfrogs Fidelity and BlackRock
Thomas Barwick | Digitalvision | Getty Images Vanguard Group captured the most new investor money in its target-date funds last year relative to other asset managers, reclaiming the top spot it’d held for over a decade before being dethroned in 2020, according to a new Morningstar report. Target-date funds, or TDFs, have become popular in […]
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Here’s how to take a sabbatical, even if your company doesn’t offer one
Katherine Ullman spent part of her sabbatical in Colombia. Courtesy: Katherine Ullman Katherine Ullman was burned out from working intensely during the Covid-19 pandemic and was questioning her next career move. A two-month sabbatical from her job was just what she needed to reevaluate her life. In December, Ullman, who is 33 years old and […]
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Almost 645,000 people still hadn’t gotten their third stimulus checks by last fall, Treasury says
Irinascreativephoto | E+ | Getty Images Almost 645,000 people who were eligible for the third round of stimulus checks hadn’t gotten their payments as of mid-September, according to a U.S. Department of the Treasury report published Thursday. The American Rescue Plan authorized the federal government to send up to $1,400 to each person who qualified, […]
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Here’s how to settle your loved one’s estate after they pass away
Arya Akmal. left, with his father Khosrow and son Dmitry in December 2018 at the University of Maryland, College Park. Arya Akmal Settling an estate is not just for the rich. When a loved one dies, someone will have to take care of debts and distribute assets. If the deceased had property — a house […]
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How to avoid a 6-figure tax penalty on foreign bank accounts
Chuyn | Istock | Getty Images Whether you’re an expat or U.S.-based, you may need to report your foreign accounts to the U.S. Department of the Treasury by April 15 — or face costly tax penalties. The anti-money laundering Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 requires Americans with overseas assets to disclose holdings via a Report […]
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The SEC climate rule: 7 things investors need to know
Gary Gensler, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, at the SEC headquarters in Washington, on July 22, 2021. Melissa Lyttle/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday unveiled a sweeping proposal to expand investors’ insight into the threat that climate change poses to public companies and how they contribute to a […]
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5 money-saving tips from a TikTok lawyer who reads the fine print
Reading the fine print means you could be saving money that you might not have otherwise known about, according to Erika Kullberg, lawyer and founder of Plug and Law, a legal tech start-up for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Kullberg found that you could be eligible for compensation for everything from getting bumped from your flight […]
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Inflation is spiking the cost of pet parenthood yet owners are still splurging on care
Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images Pet parenthood is getting more expensive, but many owners are still willing to splurge, according to a report from Rover, an online pet marketplace. Rising costs and inflation are a growing concern for Americans, affecting everyday expenses like groceries, gasoline and housing. Pet parents are also feeling the […]
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