Terry Savage

Approximately 27% of U.S. adults aged 60 and older were living alone in 2020, according to the Pew Research Center — and that number is growing every day as baby...

Do you have "chicken money" — money that you want to protect from risk? If so, it should be in short-term CDs, money market accounts or short-term Treasury bills —...

How would you feel if you suddenly lost your health insurance? Frightened? Vulnerable? Well, 4 million Americans, including families with small children, have just faced that terrifying reality. All were...

The United States' credit standing was downgraded from AAA to AA+ by Fitch, one of the rating agencies. It was a very public slap in the face for the United States, but not...

Money is moving faster than ever, and that's a good thing for businesses, consumers and the entire economy. The Federal Reserve has created a new and instantaneous money transfer technology...

Get ready for a budget shock. You knew it was coming — the onset of student loan repayments. But did you realize what a dent it was going to make...

Look into your crystal ball and decide whether you will be in a lower tax bracket when you retire. The future is cloudy. We used to assume that when your...

The financial markets are in their most boring summer days as I write this column. Even news about unemployment and interest rates doesn't seem to rock the stock market. The...

More and more investors are learning the hard way that if you have a complaint against a broker or registered investment adviser, it's going to be tough to get justice,...

Thank goodness for Medicare (and supplements). The program, though costly to the federal government, has provided peace of mind about healthcare to millions of seniors. But there are traps in...