What comes to mind when you hear the phrase, financial freedom? Is it the same thing that comes to mind when you hear the word, retirement? The word freedom indicates being previously constrained or ...

As the Federal Reserve nears the end of a historic cycle of interest rate increases, market watchers are anxiously eyeing evidence of how much those hikes have affected—or will continue to ...

Like “getting in shape,” the term “financial independence” has the ring of being a worthy goal but resists a clear and universal definition. Thus, it’s repeated liberally by everyone from ...

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A big increase in the tax on university endowments is adding to financial uncertainty for the wealthiest colleges in the U.S., leading several already to lay off staff or implement hiring freezes.

The concept of investing is something we start hearing about at an early age. But what does investing mean? Most people understand it at a surface level: saving money now so you can access it in the ...

Does your community involvement and willingness to give to others get you more community and financial security? According to MassMutual’s You Get What You Give Survey, it does for the LGBTQ community ...

Full disclosure rules don't always pertain to or affect small-business owners. Unlike public companies, private businesses have, under some circumstances, no legal full disclosure obligations.

To judge your business's performance, you need good metrics. In addition to last fiscal year's financial statements or the statements for the current year to date, many business owners look at their ...

When the U.S. Department of Education announced on Tuesday that it was eliminating nearly half of its staff, it said that it would “continue to deliver on all statutory programs that fall under the ...