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How Fed rate hikes affect your credit cards, mortgages, savings rates

The Impact of a Fed Interest Rate Hike

Your Social Security check could be 2.8 percent bigger next year

Real Estate Vs. Stocks: Which One's Right For You?

20 IRA Mistakes to Avoid

Note: This article is part of Morningstar.com's 2018 Guide to IRAs special report. A version of this article appeared on March 10, 2016. For a vehicle with an annual contribution limit of just $5,500 ($6,500 for those over 50), investors sure have a lot riding on IRAs. Assets across all IRA accounts topped $8.4 trillion in 2017, making the vehicle the top receptacle for retirement assets in the U.S., according to data from the Investment Company Institute. In addition to direct annual contributions, much

What a Thriving Global Economy Means for Stocks

Investors had a lot to be thankful for in 2017, including strong stock market returns--the S&P 500 was up more than 20% last year. But something else happened that was even more remarkable than a ninth straight year of stock market gains. For the first time since the recession, all 45 countries tracked by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development enjoyed GDP growth. That includes Brazil and Russia, which had, until recently, been in a recession. Investors and financial experts have been

Tax Guy: 10 things you need to know about the new tax law

Tax Guy: Here are the best ways to reduce your tax bill this year

As the global economy picks up, inflation is oddly quiescent

SEC Enforcement Probe Led to Renewed Look at 2016 Hack

3 Tricks for Getting the Most Out of Your HSA

A version of this article originally published in March 2016. Anytime you read about health-savings accounts (HSAs), there's the obligatory windup about how quickly they're growing. And the uptake has been notable, mainly due to the growth in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs), which workers must be covered by in order to contribute to an HSA. A survey by America's Health Insurance Plans showed that the number of Americans covered by HDHPs--and who are, in turn, eligible for HSAs--rose by two million

Five Ways to Avoid a Cyber Attack