The Soaring Cost of Homeowners Insurance Just Broke Another Record
Why record-high premiums aren’t coming down anytime soon. By: Adam Hardy – Editor: Katherine Peach – 4 minute read he cost of homeowners insurance is continuing its meteoric rise, according to a new...
View ArticleSticker Shock: Homeowners Fed Up With Higher Insurance Rates and Slower Claims
By: Martha C. White – Editor: Katherine Peach – 8 Minute read Feel like you’re paying more but getting less when it comes to your homeowners insurance? You’re not imagining it. New research finds that...
View ArticleSnack Sales Slump as Consumers Lose Appetite for High Prices
By: Pete Grieve – Editor: Katherine Peach – 4 Minute read High prices for popular branded snack foods are pushing some consumers to cut back or choose more affordable alternatives. Several companies in...
View ArticleFrom Costco Chicken to Whiskey: Prices for These 6 Items Have Somehow...
By: Pete Grieve – Editor: Katherine Peach – 6 Minute read It feels like everything is more expensive these days — and for the most part, that’s true. However, some companies have made a point of...
View ArticleNew Study Finds the ‘Optimal’ Length of a Workweek (and It’s Not 40 Hours)
By: Pete Grieve – Editor: Julia Glum – 4 Minute read Most employees don’t have much say in the length of their workweek: A full-time position stipulates a certain number of hours, and that’s how much...
View ArticleHome Insurance Price Hikes Are Far Outpacing Inflation. Here’s Where Premiums...
By: Adam Hardy – Editor: Julia Glum – 5 Minute read In recent years, homeowners insurance prices have risen far faster than inflation, with the national average premium for a typical policy reaching a...
View ArticleCan Skipping Avocado Toast and Lattes Really Help You Buy a House?
By: Jordan Chussler – Editor: Julia Glum – 9 Minute read We all have our vices, and they come at a cost — literally. The average American shells out thousands of dollars annually on bad habits: a...
View ArticleWhich Is Worse: a Recession or a Bear Market?
By: Martha C. White – Editor: Katherine Peach – 8 Minute read The tech-heavy Nasdaq officially entered a bear market on Friday, driven lower by Wall Street’s fear about the economic fallout of...
View ArticleThese 21 Universities Have the Most Billionaire Alumni
By: Pete Grieve – Editor: Julia Glum – 6 Minute read What do Michael Bloomberg, the Winklevoss twins, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, former U.S. commerce secretary Penny Pritzker, Patriots owner...
View Article‘No Place to Hide’: Where and When Trump’s Tariffs Will Hit Your Wallet
By: Adam Hardy – Editor: Julia Glum – 7 Minute read President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs last week aimed at narrowing the trade deficits between the U.S. and its trade partners. The taxes...
View ArticleWant to Avoid Auto Tariffs? Here’s How to Find Out if a Car Is Made in America
By: Pete Grieve – Editor: Katherine Peach – 7 Minute read As tariffs begin to reshape the auto industry, there’s suddenly a new question that’s top of mind for car buyers: Was this vehicle made in...
View ArticleNew Social Security COLA Estimate Ticks Down After Inflation Data
By: Pete Grieve Estimates for the next cost-of-living adjustment to Social Security moved downward this week as new consumer price index data showed inflation cooling to 2.4%. Inflation fell to the...
View ArticleSnack Sales Slump as Consumers Lose Appetite for High Prices
By: Pete Grieve – Editor: Katherine Peach – 4 Minute read High prices for popular branded snack foods are pushing some consumers to cut back or choose more affordable alternatives. Several companies...
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