Natalia Gdovskaia | Moment | Getty Images As consumer prices climb amid the Iran war, some investors are looking for ways to combat inflation. One option, Series I bonds — a government-backed, nearly risk-free asset — could now be more attractive, some experts say. But others may prefer more flexible options. Newly purchased I bonds…
Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images More graduate students are likely to take out private education loans after new federal loan caps were established in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. That prospect is worrying, consumer advocates and other financial experts say — private lenders are likely to reject many…
US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on September 5, 2025. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump to sign an executive order Thursday to create a new type of retirement account for workers who don’t currently have access to a…
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…
Trump accounts have signed up 5 million children, and 1.2 million are eligible for a $1,000 pilot program contribution, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said during CNBC’s Invest in America Forum on Wednesday. Enacted via President Donald Trump‘s “big beautiful bill,” the new tax-deferred investing accounts for children will officially launch on July 4. While all…
Specker/vedfelt | Digitalvision | Getty Images Amid the U.S. war with Iran, some young investors have gotten their first taste of market volatility. “An early decline can make the market feel unusually dangerous when volatility is a normal part of long-term investing,” said certified financial planner Douglas Boneparth, president and founder of Bone Fide Wealth, a…
A customer pumps gas into their vehicle on Oct. 24, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2027 could climb higher as new government data shows a jump in inflation and gasoline prices, according to one new estimate. The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, could be 3.2% in…
M Swiet Productions | Getty Images Gregory Hutchison, 72, is living most people’s retirement dream. After a nearly 44-year career as an expert in information technology at IBM, Hutchison retired in 2021 with close to $1 million in his 401(k). He and his wife sold their home and downsized to a smaller house by the…
The U.S. Department of Labor headquarters building in Washington, June 21, 2024. J. David Ake | Getty Images News | Getty Images A rule that aimed to raise investment-advice protections for retirement savers has died in court — now, effectively, for the second time. Some legal experts said the outcome could lead unwary retirement investors…
A sign is displayed at the Department of Labor Frances Perkins Building on June, 2025, in Washington. Kevin Carter | Getty Images The Department of Labor on Monday proposed a rule that would allow 401(k) plans to more easily include alternative assets such as cryptocurrency, real estate and private market assets. The proposal is in…
