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Dear Big Move, My spouse lost their job during the pandemic and now our mortgages are well over the percentage of income/repayment guidelines. We have young…

The Millennials have taken so much generational bashing that it’s almost become passe. This apparently entitled bunch of the supposedly spoiled should have been the ruin…

Like anyone else, I’ve made my share of financial mistakes, small and large. I’ve sold a house at the bottom of the real-estate market. I’ve bought…

In response to the recent burst of inflation, the government increased Social Security benefits significantly in the past two years. But compared to average pre-retirement income,…

The numbers: Sales of newly built homes in the U.S. inched up in January, even as mortgage rates rose. U.S. new-home sales rose 1.5% to an…

Eligible? One in five low to moderate earners eligible to receive a check from the U.S. Treasury aren’t aware that they need to take action now…

Home prices are so high that nearly half of would-be home buyers say they earn too little to afford a house, according to a new survey.…

In spite of all the changes to work-life over the past few years following the pandemic, one thing that has stayed consistent is the sense of…

In some ways, the match between a company and a job candidate resembles marriage: You court. You plan a future together. If all goes well, you…

For aging parents who were responsible enough to do estate planning, the lawyer who put their will and trust together had them appoint a power of…