Mortgage
Key takeaways To prepare for getting a mortgage, figure out what you can realistically afford, how much you’ll have saved…
Key takeaways Using a business credit card for personal purchases isn’t technically illegal, but could violate the terms and conditions…
Key takeaways Your current balance (or outstanding balance) and statement balance are two entirely different figures. Your current balance and…
The Good Brigade/Getty Images Key takeaways A cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is an annual increase in Social Security benefits to help…
Chicago History Museum/GettyImages Mob boss Al Capone was famously convicted of tax evasion. He didn’t pay taxes he earned through…
Key takeaways A 401(k) match allows an employee to receive “free” money from their employer for contributing to their retirement…
In 2024, I completed a “perfect year,” maximizing all of the quarterly bonus categories on the Chase Freedom Flex®* card for…
Key takeaways There are many different ways to invest, but most investors hold stocks or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in their…
Anchiy/GettyImages; Illustration by Hunter Newton/Bankrate Key takeaways To preapprove you for a mortgage, a lender will require documentation proving your…
The Standard & Poor’s 500 – the S&P 500 – is the benchmark stock index in the United States, and…
Image by GettyImages; Illustration by Bankrate Imagine your credit score suddenly dropping by 63 points. For more than four million…
EmirMemedovski/Getty Images If you’ve ever loaned a car to a friend — maybe one with a less-than-perfect driving record —…