If your portfolio is invested in exchange-traded funds, you may have had a very good 2025. The S&P 500 — the index tracked by the three largest ETFs on the market, per ETF Database – returned about 16% in 2025. But in theory, depending on which funds you held, you could have done quite a…
Many U.S. workers are ringing in the new year with a raise as new minimum wage increases take effect in states and localities across the country on Thursday. More than 8.3 million workers are expected to benefit from minimum wage hikes in 19 states, which will collectively add an estimated $5 billion in earnings nationwide,…
Colleen McCarthy was working a corporate job she was never “super excited about” when she started creating floral arrangements in her free time. Two years later, she’s designed floral arrangements for stars like Sabrina Carpenter and Drew Barrymore through her business Colleen Rose Florals. McCarthy, 27, grew up in Ridgefield, CT. She majored in environmental…
Before moving to New York City in 2013, Cintia Diaz didn’t have any professional culinary experience on her resume. At home in the Dominican Republic, she’d cooked for her family, but she was a stranger to the restaurant business. In New York, that quickly changed. Diaz took on various restaurant roles over the years, from…
A 2025 poll from the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital at the University of Michigan asked American parents of children ages one to 18 about their views on various child health topics including bullying, internet safety, lack of physical activity, parental stress and diet. The Mott poll report, released in August, found that a majority of…
With 2026 around the corner, many people are eyeing tips and tricks to bring into the new year at home and at work. And while many are considering a new morning or evening routine, there are two other routines you might want to incorporate into your schedule, specifically at work, to better focus when you…
Getting a bachelor’s degree isn’t the only way to land a lucrative job anymore. Resume Genius’s latest report identified the jobs that offer the highest pay without requiring a four-year college degree, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The report demonstrates that “there’s no one way to get a high-paying job,” according…
After years of steep increases, renters are finally seeing sustained price relief, a trend that appears to be carrying into early 2026. In November, the median asking rent across the 50 largest U.S. metro areas was $1,693, down about 1% from a year earlier and marking the 28th consecutive month of year-over-year declines, according to…
Americans are more anxious about the holidays this year, according to the American Psychiatric Association’s Healthy Minds Poll. Forty-one percent of U.S. adults say they anticipate more stress related to the holidays this year than last year, compared to 28% in 2024 and 29% in 2023. They list numerous reasons including missing someone in their…
Performance review season can be nerve-wracking, but there are several ways employees can set themselves up for success. The best thing employees can do for themselves is to practice “emotional management,” according to career coach Sarah Baker Andrus. Remaining calm and engaged during the meeting will leave a good impression, she says, while becoming defensive…
