Personal Finance

The way you shop on Black Friday/Cyber Monday can determine how much debt you have to deal with over the coming year. Here are five ways to minimize the damage and stay in control of your finances.

Deciding when to retire is one of the most important financial decisions you will ever make. See why you should take care not to retire too soon, and how to prepare financially for retirement.

Older Americans have been going bankrupt at increasingly faster rates in recent years. This checklist can help you adjust your retirement plan and budget plan to reduce the chances of filing bankruptcy in retirement.

Retirees may be reluctant to downsize, but it can help them preserve retirement assets and find a home better suited to their current lifestyle. Learn about the benefits of downsizing and when to make the decision.

The tax cut gave many Americans more take home pay, but not all of them will get to keep it. See why under-withholding may mean more people owing the IRS next April -- and what you can do to prepare.