Personal Finance

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) continued its growth streak in May, releasing monthly activity data that shows a platform firing on nearly all cylinders. HOOD stock is moving. See the chart and price action here. Robinhood’s May Operational Data Total Platform Assets hit $377...

Many retirees spend years worrying about running out of money. But financial advisors say another risk often goes unnoticed. Some retirees spend too little and fail to fully enjoy retirement. "Overspending is risky. But underspending is risky too," financial advisor Zach Teutsch told CNBC, arguing...

More than 60 Democratic lawmakers, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), urged Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Sunday to provide student debt relief to eligible borrowers and halt plans to transfer defaulted student-loan accounts to the Treasury Department. The lawmakers called on the...

Last week, we discussed Gallup's finding that affordability — for the fifth year in a row — remains Americans' top financial concern and that a growing number of households feel their financial situation is deteriorating. Inflation and rising costs are certainly part of the story, but they may not...

Most investors treat the cash balance in a brokerage account the way they treat money in a checking account, assuming a federal backstop sits quietly underneath it. The reality is messier, and the gap can bite when a firm fails or when your yield quietly disappears. The protection behind a bank...

More U.S. homeowners are pulling their properties off the market as buyers push back against high prices and gain greater negotiating power. A Redfin report published Wednesday found that 5.8% of all U.S. home listings were delisted in April, tying December 2025 for the highest level since March...

Financial planners say Trump Accounts could give children a new way to build tax-free retirement savings through Roth IRAs, creating what one tax attorney described as a “legal backdoor” that was previously unavailable to most minors. In a CNBC report published Wednesday, Adam Bergman,...

Some Americans who still receive Social Security benefits by paper check will need to switch to electronic payments as the federal government completes its move away from paper-based disbursements. The Social Security Administration (SSA) said in a blog post published Tuesday that it plans to fully...

Some taxpayers who are still waiting for their federal tax refunds could finally receive their money this month, even though the 2025 tax filing season ended weeks ago. The Internal Revenue Service generally issues refunds within about 21 days for electronically filed returns. Paper returns can...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Monday issued an interim final rule detailing how states must implement new Medicaid work requirements that will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2027. Under the rule, certain Medicaid recipients will be required to complete at least 80 hours...

Americans could pay more to repair or replace their air conditioners this summer after a Trump administration tariff change increased costs across parts of the HVAC supply chain. Industry groups cited in TheStreet report warned that revised Section 232 rules, a trade measure that allows tariffs on...

Americans could face higher grocery prices later this year as drought, rising input costs and crop disease weigh on what is shaping up to be the weakest U.S. wheat harvest in decades. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s May Crop Production report, total U.S. wheat production is...

Americans are continuing to relocate from higher-tax states to lower-cost regions, particularly across the South and Sun Belt. According to a Fox Business report citing recent Census Bureau migration data, states with lighter tax burdens and lower living costs have continued to attract residents,...

Student loan borrowers who take out new federal loans or consolidate existing debt after July 1 could face fewer repayment and loan-forgiveness options under changes enacted through President Donald Trump‘s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Financial planners and student loan experts told CNBC that...

A few weeks ago, we highlighted the growing disconnect between how consumers feel about the economy and how they continue to behave financially. Gallup's annual economy and personal finance survey adds another layer to that story. Even with inflation well below its 2022 peak, affordability — for...