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#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Coronavirus OutbreakliveLatest UpdatesMaps and Cases13,000 Approaches to TeachingVaccine InformationTimeline Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story your money adviser I.R.S. Pushes Back Start of 2020 Tax Filing Season The agency will start accepting returns on Feb. 12, about two weeks later than usual. […]

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Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main storyTips for Reducing Credit Card Debt, Even if Balances Are Already Lower While American balances are down over all, interest can still add up. If your stimulus check isn’t going to cover basics, consider reducing your debt. Credit…Till Lauer Jan. 15, 2021, 9:00 […]

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Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main storyTheir Finances Ravaged, Customers Fear Banks Will Withhold Stimulus Checks Banks have the power to decide whether to let overdrawn customers gain access to the stimulus money being deposited into their accounts, but they have taken different approaches. Morgan Banke was hoping her […]

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Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story retiring Saving at Work for Retirement: A Perk Coming to More States in 2021 The automatic I.R.A., administered by state governments, will be more widely available. “I didn’t have to invest a lot of time figuring it out, and it’s free,” Denise […]

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story your money adviser A Worrisome Drop in College Aid Applications The pandemic has already led to one “lost class” of freshmen. The low rate of completing the financial aid form may signal another. Credit…Brian Britigan Dec. 18, 2020, 9:00 a.m. ET Fewer […]

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main storyWorkers Tap Retirement Savings as a Last Resort At least two million workers have turned to their workplace retirement plans for cash under temporary rules created during the pandemic. But so far, most people have left their accounts alone. Tyler Mathiesen, 24, lost […]

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Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Wealth Matters Invest Like a Pro (Athlete)? It Could Be Profitable, and Risky With interest in private investments on the rise, getting into deals can take more than money. The cachet of pro athletes is one group’s way of differentiating itself. Dr. […]

Golf has been having a boom year since courses that were closed in the pandemic reopened in June. Even with the hiatus, rounds of golf played this year are now nearly 11 percent ahead of last year’s pace, according to the National Golf Foundation. In October, typically the end of the golf season in many […]

Lately, Sam Jacobs has been having a lot of conversations with his family’s lawyers. He’s trying to gain access to more of his $30 million trust fund. At 25, he’s hit the age when many heirs can blow their money on harebrained businesses or a stable of sports cars. He doesn’t want to do that, […]

The president-elect is considering tax changes that could affect stock sales, selling a family business and leaving money to heirs. But we still don’t know how much he’ll be able to do.

Under the pandemic relief program, taxpayers can deduct up to $300, even if they take the standard deduction. And even if $300 doesn’t sound like much, it’s “a big deal” to the needy.

The nation’s balance of power is at stake as both senators from Georgia face runoff elections in early January. The campaigns have been bitter, and they stand to get more so. But here is one matter that the four candidates agree on, even if some of them have come to it begrudgingly: Owning and trading […]

Volunteering has fallen sharply in the pandemic, creating an enormous financial burden on the nonprofit organizations that have long depended on the free assistance. Now, leaders of many nonprofit groups are looking for new ways to generate donations — to pay for both the rise in demand for their services and the work no longer […]

This is the time of year when seniors face a barrage of messages about their Medicare coverage — everything from insurance companies’ direct mail blitzes and television ads to the federal government’s emails and mailings. All of it focuses on the fall open enrollment season, the annual opportunity to change coverage. From Oct. 15 until […]

With two mortgages, three children and $83,000 in student loan debt, the financial strain finally became too much for George A. Johnson and Melanie Raney-Johnson. New bills kept piling up: The couple had to buy another car when Mr. Johnson wrecked one in a snowstorm, but their insurance didn’t fully pay off the totaled vehicle. […]

Sarah Figueroa had worked for several years to build a company, called Geojam, that would connect fans at concerts and give sponsors a look at what was working and what wasn’t. “The dream was to connect people through music, in real life,” Ms. Figueroa said. “I’m at a concert. You’re also a fan. Let’s link […]

Workers struggling to save for a rainy day are increasingly likely to get help from their employers as the economic slowdown in the pandemic has underscored Americans’ need for a financial cushion. Large companies like UPS, as well as banks, foundations and municipal governments, have recently announced programs that encourage workers to set aside cash […]

Four years ago, I didn’t have a plan. Donald Trump was the surprise winner of the 2016 presidential election, and I wasn’t quite sure what to say to the people who were on the verge of losing their minds. In the wee hours of Nov. 9, 2016 — as futures trading suggested that the U.S. […]

Here’s an election prediction you can take to the bank: Whenever the count is over and no matter who wins the presidency, tens of millions of people are going to be elated and millions of others are going to be despondent. But regardless of the emotion driving them, people acting in the heat of the […]

If you’re eligible for a health savings account, now may be a good time to open one. H.S.A.s can help you pay for medical treatment and medicine that insurance doesn’t cover. Typically, money is deposited into an H.S.A. before taxes, grows tax free and is tax free when you withdraw it as long as you […]

Social Security has always seemed like a future problem, with experts long predicting a benefits squeeze in the decades ahead. But the coronavirus has put tens of millions of Americans out of work, and economists are predicting that the recovery will take years. That means the future is now. If nothing is done to shore […]