If you own your home, you probably have quite a bit of equity at your fingertips. In fact, the average homeowner has around $299,000 of equity in their homes, and about $193,000 of that equity is ...

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Credit card debt is common, and sometimes we end up over our heads before we even realize it. If you're stuck in a no-win situation with credit card debt you can't afford to pay off, a personal ...

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Natalie toggles between news stories and enterprise reporting to bring timely personal finance topics to readers. Her mission is to help inform people of all financial backgrounds about events ...

When it comes to paying down debt, you might have heard that paying off your balance as quickly as possible can help you save money in the long run. And this is often the case. If you pay off your ...

Andrea Riquier is a New York-based writer covering mortgages and the housing market for Forbes Advisor. She was previously at Dow Jones MarketWatch, on the housing market and financial markets beats.

Katie Oelker is a freelance personal finance writer specializing in insurance, credit cards, and travel rewards. She has written for Business Insider, InvestingAnswers, Investopedia, The Balance ...

Robert Stammer, CFA, is the former director of investor engagement at CFA Institute and writes on thought leadership in the investment management industry. Dr. Melody Bell is a personal finance ...

The burden of student loan debt doesn’t fall equally between men and women. In general, women borrow more for their education, and they hold nearly two-thirds of the total student loan debt in ...