Betterment is a pioneering robo-advisor that began with a simple promise: to provide hands-off wealth management at a fraction of the cost of a human financial advisor. For more than a decade, ...

Everywhere you go, you’re surrounded by advertisements. You see them every time you surf the Web, watch TV, read a magazine, or drive down the highway. A report by Media Dynamics estimates that the ...

When my friend Deni found herself a broke single mom with four young children, she didn’t know how she would make her rent payments each month. To make ends meet, she rented out the master bedroom and ...

If, like many Americans, you’re fed up with big bank fees and poor customer service, you might be considering other options when it comes to banking. Three of the most popular alternatives are online ...

Choosing a checking account can be an overwhelming process. Between online banks operating nationwide and brick-and-mortar banks and credit unions serving your home region, there are hundreds if not ...

Despite its popularity, flipping houses isn’t the only way to make money fixing up undervalued assets. If you have the right temperament and know-how, you can also turn a profit flipping cars. I’ve ...

According to The Vision Council of America, approximately 164 million Americans wear eyeglasses. Additionally, the average consumer reports spending nearly $130 for their frames, and almost 40% of ...

At any given moment, thousands of companies around the world trade publicly. For investors looking to pick individual stocks, that raises a crucial question: How do you choose which stocks to buy?

Once upon a time, when you reached 65 or so, your colleagues threw a party for you, you ate a slice of store-bought cake, and then you retired and never worked another day. When the average life ...

In a contract for deed transaction, the buyer skips the traditional mortgage lender and works out a deal directly with the seller. I’ve done a contract for deed deal as the seller, and it has worked ...

If you’ve ever experienced the frustration of your credit card chip not working, you’re not alone. The convenience and security provided by chip-enabled cards have become essential in our modern era ...

We evaluated more than 100 banks in California on metrics including interest rates, product mix, online and mobile banking, and customer service quality. But only 10 earned a spot on our list of the ...