Trina Paul

Feb 28, 2025 | cnbc.com | Trina Paul |Megan DeMatteo

We looked at fees, interest rates and flexible repayment options for different credit scores to find the best bad credit personal loans.

Jan 29, 2025 | investopedia.com | Trina Paul

Even as American households have grown substantially wealthier over the past 25 years, those who pay estate tax has shrunk dramatically. In 2021, only one in every 1,300 estates paid the estate tax, new research from Brookings, a progressive think tank, found. That's less than 0.1% of decedents' estates or estates of people who passed away that year. And the share of such estates who pay the estate tax has fallen dramatically over the years.

Jan 28, 2025 | investopedia.com | Trina Paul

Retirees looking forward to increased benefits because of the Social Security Fairness Act may now have to wait more than one year due to reduced funding for the Social Security Administration (SSA). The new law repealed two old provisions, boosting benefits for over 2 million retirees including some teachers, firefighters, and police officers, along with some federal employees and others.

Jan 25, 2025 | investopedia.com | Trina Paul

If you're getting ready to file your 2024 taxes, having some helpful tips can make the process smoother. Tax season is around the corner and taxpayers can submit their returns starting Jan. 27. Most people must file their returns by April 15 this year, but those affected by the California wildfires will have until Oct. 15 to submit them. You're probably already keeping track of a long list of things, like deductions and credits. Here are a few more things to remember as you prepare to file.

Jan 18, 2025 | investopedia.com | Trina Paul

Saving for for your retirement may get easier in 2025 as an increasing number of employers are adopting provisions of SECURE 2.0, a federal retirement law passed in 2022, a recent survey found. According to a survey of employers by Alight Solutions, a retirement record-keeper, many employers either have already incorporated or intend to adopt changes enacted by the law to their 401(k) plans this year.