The 2026 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is here, and larger checks are arriving this month. There's no ...

The biggest change once I retire is that I won't be "saving" for retirement anymore, so I won't need to replace the pretax money currently going into my 401 (k). Rather than working off a percentage ...

Mortgage Research Center. Rates averaged 5.22% for a 15-year financed mortgage and 5.92% for a 20-year financed mortgage ...

Today's average mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.09%, down 1.52% from the previous week, according to the ...

While inflation remained well below the highs reached in 2022 and 2023, it also proved more stubborn than many forecasters ...

US consumers probably experienced only a modest pickup in inflation as 2025 drew to a close, consistent with price pressures ...

The wage base limit increase means that more higher earners will be paying more in Social Security payroll taxes. For example ...

Indexed earnings are SSA calculations that adjust lifetime wages for inflation. Discover how they affect Social Security ...

Discover how Average Propensity to Save (APS) measures the percentage of income saved. Learn the formula for APS and factors ...

By Toi Degree N.C. Cooperative Extension Food cost is an important concept for both businesses and everyday consumers. At its simplest, food cost refers to how much it costs to […] ...

Central government employees in India could see a significant rise in their Dearness Allowance (DA) under the ongoing 8th Pay ...

TL;DR: Rates remain in the same 6% range that they've occupied for weeks. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our ...