Linda Stern

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Just when you may have thought that federal tax policy was set - that January's "fiscal cliff" deal meant you could go about your financial life with...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - This is the time of year when high school seniors start to calm down and their parents start to get anxious. The students have received those coveted...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Here is something the nation's criminals are quickly learning: There's no point in getting yourself all dirty with guns and drugs and the sex trade when you...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied to a record high on Tuesday, and if you are anything like the typical investor, that made you want to race...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many thousands of U.S. federal government workers could face painful choices in the coming weeks: will they cut the cable or the dog walker or the therapist?...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The mutual fund industry is getting a little nervous about all the Washington talk about limiting tax loopholes and perceived shortcomings of the current retirement system. Its...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There comes a moment in a retiring worker's life when he has to decide what to do with the money in his 401(k) plan. He can leave...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Experienced money managers like to say you shouldn't "let the tax tail wag the investment dog," meaning you shouldn't let concerns about the tax effects of an...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Make resolutions if you must: When you vow to track every dollar and never waste money again, you feel all clean and shiny for at least a...