Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Many Americans are turning to artificial intelligence for financial advice. But getting good or bad advice depends a lot on how well users write their instructions — or prompts — to AI platforms. “I think that there’s a real art and science to prompt engineering,” Andrew Lo, director of…
As parents contend with rising costs and an overall tighter economic climate, more of them are using those challenges as an opportunity to have frank talks with their kids about money, according to a recent survey. Honest conversations — including telling your kids “no” when they ask you to buy something, and explaining why —…
Antonio Garcia Recena | Moment | Getty Images The average tax refund is about $350 higher so far this season, compared with about the same period in 2025, according to the latest IRS filing data. As of March 27, the average refund amount for individual filers was $3,521, up from $3,170 roughly one year ago, the IRS reported on…
Insta_photos | Istock | Getty Images The financial capability of artificial intelligence platforms is improving to the extent that it will likely be able to replace human financial advisors in the future, according to finance experts. However, AI has a major drawback relative to human advisors: a lack of fiduciary duty, they said. And a…
Alistair Berg | Digitalvision | Getty Images Older Americans stand to benefit from tax changes in President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” which went into effect for 2025. “What is the one group of people who are going to be benefiting most from tax changes in the past year? It’s almost certainly going to be…
For most of my adult life, I’ve enjoyed a relatively straightforward tax situation. In most years, I merely made sure the income from my W-2 was correct and clicked through my preferred tax software’s questions to the end. No dependents, no side hustle income, no property in my name. This past year was a little…
We’re not used to so many things going wrong at the same time, especially when, as the days go on, they can’t suddenly go right. Moreover, we can’t process something that seems unfathomable — a short war —when the calendar says it’s no longer short. We also can’t adjust to the notion that no matter…
In 2017, Brittany Greene was on track to be promoted from an assistant to a business analyst position at her company, she says. She’d earned her master’s degree in project management and shadowed with the team. But Greene didn’t get the job — and says her poor credit history played a role. “I actually found…
Travis Di Lombardi-Spicer quit his audio producing job on the spot after getting passed up for a raise in January 2025. The 30-year-old felt artificial intelligence could eventually eliminate his job, and he wanted to do something proactive instead of pocketing his roughly $75,000 a year, from full-time work and freelance projects, and waiting for…
Granger Wootz | Tetra Images | Getty Images The average tax refund is 10.8% higher so far this season, compared with about the same period in 2025, according to the latest IRS filing data. As of March 13, the average refund amount for individual filers was $3,623, up from $3,271 about one year ago, the IRS reported on Friday….
