UmairL.A. wildfire victims face financial anxiety amid recovery
Homes burn above Pacific Coast Highway during the Palisades Fire on Jan. 8, 2025, in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Photo by Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images Alicia Kalvin…
These are the 10 most underrated places to travel, say travel agents
Klaus Vedfelt | Digitalvision | Getty Images Looking for travel inspiration for 2025 and beyond? Look no further: CNBC asked 10 travel agents for their recommendations of the most underhyped…
How tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico may impact U.S. consumers
President Donald Trump on Jan. 27, 2025 in Doral, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump has repeatedly discussed imposing tariffs, both on the…
Wealthy leaders on financial advice for kids: Investing, budgeting and inheritance
Sally Anscombe | Getty Images Entrepreneur Eric Malka had to completely shift his mindset when he sold his company and became an investor. Since then he’s learned many lessons he’s…
Here’s how workers feel about return-to-office mandates
Justin Paget | Digitalvision | Getty Images Many workers hate the prospect of returning to the office five days a week — so much so that they’d quit their jobs…
Vanguard’s $106 million TDF settlement offers a key lesson about taxes
D3sign | Moment | Getty Images There’s an important lesson for investors in Vanguard Group’s recent $106 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over its target-date funds: Being…
Mortgage rates aren’t likely to fall any time soon — here’s why
The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty Images Mortgage rates have risen in recent months, even as the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates. While those opposing movements may seem…
CFPB fines Equifax $15 million over errors on credit reports
Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Equifax $15 million over errors tied to consumer credit reports, alleging the company failed to conduct proper investigations of…
Here’s the inflation breakdown for December 2024 — in one chart
A customer browses eggs on partially empty shelves at a grocery store in Lawndale, California, on Jan. 2, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Inflation ticked up…
Health care jobs are in demand in 2025 — one can pay $385,000
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc | Digitalvision | Getty Images The health sector holds many of the best job opportunities for workers in 2025, due to factors like high labor demand…
