Category: Personal Finance
Education resource hub Great Value Colleges (GVC) published its 2017-2018 ranking of the 30 most affordable colleges with the best study abroad programs in America. The ranking was posted on the organization’s website in April. The top three schools on this college ranking of study abroad programs are the University...
College Choice, a leading authority in college and university rankings and resources, has published a ranking of the 35 Best Master’s in Teaching Degrees for 2017. http://www.collegechoice.net/rankings/best-masters-in-teaching-degrees/ Today our schools employ three million teachers and rely on 27,000 programs in 2,000 separate institutions for training teachers. The demands on teachers...
Tax Day is here again, and while that might strike fear in the hearts of some last-minute tax filers, the National Association of Realtors® is reminding homeowners that they can still count on a few significant tax advantages. Those include the mortgage interest deduction, as well as the deduction for...
To test the financial knowledge of Americans, GOBankingRates quizzed survey respondents from all 50 states on basic finance terms and concepts. Respondents were asked the following questions and given multiple answer choices: Which of the following describes a 401k? What does a CD offered by a bank stand for? What...
The Free File Program is pleased to announce that the Free File Alliance, the pioneering public-private partnership between industry-leading tax software companies and the IRS, that makes free tax software available to 70 percent of taxpayers, recently surpassed 50 million users since the program started. Since 2003, the Free File...
As many as 1 in 3 Americans have nothing saved for retirement. Many hope Social Security will cover all their costs once they retire. But for a majority of families, Social Security alone is not enough. It’s important to get an idea now of what your estimated Social Security benefits...
Mortgage rates reset fresh three-month lows, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate now 4.22 percent, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.28 discount and origination points. The larger jumbo 30-year fixed also dropped, to a four-month low of 4.15 percent, while...
To coincide with Financial Literacy Month, COUNTRY Financial has released a new study that looks at what Americans seek financial guidance around the most. The findings from the COUNTRY Financial Security Index reveal notable differences between the way men and women seek out financial help, with men far more likely...