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If you've got a "lost decade" or two somewhere in your life don't panic. You can still reach early retirement much sooner than you think.

Both major indexes fell over 1%.

A federal judge says “someone” may be going to jail over this.

To much applause, Chuck Schwab past week surprised the Street with his zero commissions policy on stock trades. This makes Charles Schwab as a stock one gigantic interest rate play because they arbitrage client credit balances, paying out much less than they earn on reinvestment.

A cash cushion is not the same as an emergency fund. And yet, it could mean the difference between spending your remaining years in a comfortable retirement, or an anxious one.

The Department of Education continues to violate court orders, and a judge is not happy.

The IRS usually can audit for three years after you file, but there are many exceptions that give the IRS six years or longer. The IRS has no time limit if you never file a return or file fraudulently. The IRS can also audit forever if you omit certain tax forms.

Gold held in exchange-traded funds reached its all-time high last month, according to a report released Tuesday.

The scammers allegedly stole millions of dollars from student loan borrowers.

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Are we heading for a recession or does the U.S. market outlook remain optimistic?

To understand the actual impact a minimum wage will have on the standard of living for the residents in a state (and their ability to save for retirement), we have to dig a bit deeper than simply taking the numbers at face value.

About a year ago, we wrote a popular blog post on pumpkin spice season. Based on Twitter data and search trends, we could see that pumpkin spice season had started earlier than ever, and was bigger than ever.

Medicare Advantage plans are expanding their personal care benefits for 2020

Brokerages will cumulatively lose billions of dollars in revenue.

The wealthiest are different—they pay the lowest tax rate.

Ready to sink some money into the market? Pull out your smartphone.

A remarkable, newly discovered Mickey Mantle autographed baseball has soared to $17,324 in a Mile High Card Company auction, with three days left till closing.

Just in time for the open enrollment and up pops evidence of another shortfall for President Obama’s signature legislation.

Today’s column addresses withdrawing an application for Social Security retirement benefits, what happens with Social Security disability benefits at certain ages, survivor's benefits and domestic partnerships, submitting an application and whether to file early or later.