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A savings account is one of the basic financial accounts offered by banks and credit unions. It’s an account that everyone should have. These accounts help you save for goals or potential emergencies, ...

An FSA can help you cover health care costs and lower your taxable income. But there are some rules you'll need to follow. Danni Santana spent nine years as an editor and business journalist covering ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday formally introduced his ‘Trump Account” program with a twist: A multibillion-dollar ...

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In school, I learned the basics of personal finance, such as budgeting, saving, and spending. However, I wasn’t taught how to ...

Last week, the Federal Reserve implemented a 0.25% increase in interest rates, marking the 10th consecutive rate hike since March 2022. This adjustment establishes the Fed's benchmark rate at 5% to ...

Laurie Sepulveda is a MarketWatch Guides team senior writer who specializes in writing about insurance, investing, personal loans, home equity loans, mortgages and banking. She lives in North Carolina ...

David McMillin writes about credit cards, mortgages, banking, taxes and travel. Based in Chicago, he writes with one objective in mind: Help readers figure out how to save more and stress less. He is ...

All babies born between 2025 and 2028 will get a gift from Congress and President Donald Trump: a $1,000 deposit into a ...

A money market account (MMA) is a type of insured bank account that works like a hybrid between a checking and savings account. A money market account typically earns a higher interest rate than a ...