Money

College is a major expense for many families, but a payment strategy can provide significant tax savings, according to a college funding expert.

The more than three-year-long pause on federal student loan payments is slated to finally conclude within months. Consumer advocates and borrowers are worried.

Jade Weatherington has expanded her business. She now makes money off others teaching her curriculum on Outschool and off courses for adults.

Americans’ average 401(k) balances grew in the first quarter of 2023, per Fidelity’s latest report. Here’s how much they have saved by generation.

Customers of Chase’s online banking services were seeing double transactions, fees and/or payments in their accounts, with the situation not immediately being resolved as of late morning on Friday.

Last year was a mixed bag pay-wise for the women who run companies in the Standard and Poor’s 500, as compensation increased for more than half of them, but the median pay package fell.

Cook County is set to see a minimum wage hike this summer.

Steve Adcock retired in 2016 at age 35. In the years since, he says he’s heard every myth about the pitfalls of early retirement. These are the most common.

Drivers in the Chicago area and across parts of the Midwest will have a chance to fill up for less Thursday, but only between a narrow three-hour window at Circle K gas stations.

Here’s how parents can protect teens from common peer-to-peer payment issues, according to a consumer watchdog.

The Bipartisan Policy Center modeled the Treasury Department’s cash flow, noting what day bills are paid as the U.S. tries to raise the debt ceiling.

Americans are keeping their cars longer than ever.

Vice Media has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. It’s the latest digital media company to falter after a meteoric rise. Vice agreed to sell its assets to a consortium of lenders or about $225 million in addition to taking on a significant amount of the company’s debt. Other parties will also be able to submit bids. The bankruptcy filing...

Illinois residents “deceived into paying for tax services that were available for free” will soon begin receiving checks as part of a nationwide, multistate settlement with TurboTax owner Intuit Inc., Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced this week.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and LeBron James all have massive salaries, but which athlete earned the most money last year?

On some mornings, Angelina Nguyen makes $150 in five minutes.

Jesse Wig, Adam Colucci, and Dan Spanovich purchased an abandoned high school in Homestead, Pennsylvania, and turned it into a 31-unit apartment building.

Notoriously high Silicon Valley salaries help drive up middle class income ranges in cities like Fremont and San Jose.

Drivers on Interstate 5 in Oregon got a chance for a cash grab last week when a driver tossed hordes of bills out of his window.

Billionaire “Shark Tank” star Mark Cuban started his entrepreneurial journey with little-to-no money. Here’s why he says that’s the best way to do it.