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The power of compound interest can turn modest contributions into big savings for retirement.

The gender wage gap and taking time away from the workplace for caregiving duties make saving for retirement a bigger challenge for many women.

Here’s how to use your home equity in combination with an annuity contract to produce late-in-life income.

Saving money can be as simple as a quick phone call.

Someone asked “What is the cheapest thing you bought that turned out to be very valuable or expensive?” and netizens share their best stories. The post 35 Times People Bought Ridiculously Cheap Things That Turned Out To Be The Best Purchases first appeared on Bored Panda.

Growing social media interest in method of tracking spending and saving prompts banks to get in on the act

The scandal, revealed by the Guardian, didn’t occur in a vacuum. The right’s casting of the poor as parasitic benefits cheats underpins it all, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

To maximize what you can collect, it’s crucial to know when you can file, how delaying filing affects your checks and the income limit if you’re still working.

CPAs do the important number crunching for tax preparation and filing, but tax planners look at the big picture and come up with tax-saving strategies.