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Terry Savage: What to know for Medicare open enrollment

By Terry Savage

September 25, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

Here’s a look at the headline changes seniors will be forced to confront. And in...

Terry Savage: Why the national debt should concern us

By Terry Savage

September 21, 2026 at 11:15 a.m.

The U.S. national debt now exceeds $40 trillion — a MEGO number, which stands for...

Terry Savage: Login process changing at TreasuryDirect

By Terry Savage

September 21, 2026 at 9:55 a.m.

These government IOUs are the safest repository for “chicken money” — money you cannot afford...

The stock market was good to those investors who chose to hold their steady in their investments in 2020. (Dreamstime/TNS)

The Savings Game: Investing in 2021

By Elliott Raphaelson

January 29, 2021 at 4:19 p.m.

For most investors, 2020 was a pretty good year if they maintained a significant part...

JAY-Z | World-famous rapper Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter founded Roc-A-Fella Records in 1995 as a division of Def Jam Recordings. Although Brooklyn native Jay-Z has become a Black business mogul in several more successful avenues, Rock-A-Fella was an extremely influential hip-hop label for over two decades before closing in 2013.

Notable companies founded by Black entrepreneurs

By Peter Richman

February 1, 2021 at 10:51 a.m.

From the Revolutionary War to today, here are 50 Black entrepreneurs along with their influences...

Pedestrians pass a GameStop store on 14th Street at Union Square, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in the Manhattan borough of New York. Robinhood and other online trading platforms are moving to restrict trading in GameStop and other stocks that have soared recently due to rabid buying by smaller investors. GameStop stock has rocketed from below $20 to more than $400 this month as a volunteer army of investors on social media challenged big institutions who has placed market bets that the stock would fall. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

What’s happening with GameStop? Stock market buzzwords explained

By Jorie Goins

January 29, 2021 at 9:42 a.m.

GameStop and a host of other publicly traded companies including Nokia, BlackBerry and Bed Bath...

WHEN TO START INVESTING | The sooner you can begin investing, the better. That's because the earlier you start, the more time your investment has to snowball and grow more rapidly. When you give your investment more time to flourish as well, you can ride out ups and downs in the market.

How to get started investing

By Kaitlin Miller

May 23, 2022 at 9:25 a.m.

WHEN TO START INVESTING | The sooner you can begin investing, the better. That's because...

Terry Savage: Protect your sensitive identity data with an IRS PIN

By Savage Truth

January 28, 2021 at 12:39 p.m.

Now you can protect your income tax information as easily as you can freeze your...

Why it can feel difficult to make authentic friendships at work

By Fast Company

January 28, 2021 at 12:36 p.m.

Most of us don't have many close friends at work. We consider most of the...

Here is how to stop micromanaging

By Inc.

January 28, 2021 at 12:34 p.m.

Almost no one would admit to being a micromanager. They are just "detail-oriented" or focused...

The Amazon Spheres are the visual symbol of Amazon's downtown Seattle campus. (Kjell Redal/Seattle Times/TNS)

Amazon seeks to block proposal calling for greater diversity in hiring

By Katherine Khashimova Long

January 28, 2021 at 9:58 a.m.

Amazon has asked federal regulators to block a number of shareholder proposals that strike to...

Jill On Money: Why did stocks rise amid all the chaos in Washington?

By Contributed Content

January 27, 2021 at 12:52 p.m.

In a five-day period that saw the Senate flip to Democrats, chaos on Capitol Hill...

Many planners believe the period between the time you retire and the time you turn 72 is the sweet spot for Roth conversions.

Retirement: The pros and cons of Roth conversions

By Sandra Block

January 27, 2021 at 11:42 a.m.

Converting a traditional IRA to a Roth can shield your retirement savings from future tax...