Financial stress is the mental and emotional strain caused by money worries, and it often spikes after the holidays due to accumulated credit card debt.   Creating a clear plan that includes budgeting, debt repayment, and emotional self-care can help you regain control and reduce overwhelm. With the right strategies and…

Opening a Roth IRA might be the single best retirement decision you can make. While Roth IRAs don’t offer immediate tax gratification like other types of retirement accounts, they do give you tax-free growth and you’ll never have to pay any taxes on withdrawals if you follow the rules. In…

President Donald Trump’s push to restrict Wall Street investors from buying up single-family homes in the name of promoting affordability could have the opposite effect and push prices higher, investors are warning. Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that directs federal regulators to promote home sales to individuals and to…

Image: Getty Images; Illustration: Bankrate Mixed action for home equity rates in the latest week, with both products landing at their lowest level in three years. The benchmark five-year $30,000 home equity loan fell six basis points to 7.92%, according to Bankrate’s national survey of lenders. At the same time,…