Halloween is still a month or so away. Is it really time to start preparing for holiday gift giving? The answer is easy: Yes! Christmas and other winter holidays can turn into major expenses for American families. In 2016, holiday retail sales in the United States totaled $655 billion, according to ...

5 excellent resources to get familiar with now It’s go time for parents of high school seniors, who are heading to college a year from now. College visits should be wrapping up. Standardized tests scores should be just about polished. And the hard work of filling out those college applications has...

There’s no question: Buying a car -- used or new -- is expensive. The average price for a new car topped $34,000 in June 2017, according to Kelley Blue Book analysts. Meanwhile, in 2016, the used-car transaction price reached a record high at $19,200, according to Edmunds. Considering that financi...