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The average tax refund is about 11% higher so far this season, compared with about the same period in 2025, according to IRS filing data. As of April 3, the average refund amount for individual filers ...

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The cost of living is the amount of money households need to cover the basic expenses of life. The Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

Half of employees now use AI at work at least occasionally. Many of them also don't know their employers' AI strategy. AI is boosting productivity, but not reshaping workflows. Half of all employees ...

Imagine you’re looking to buy a new home. You probably wouldn’t start by calculating the present value of every future hour of comfort the house might provide. Instead, you would look at what the ...

U.S. consumers average about $6,519 in credit card debt, with the highest balances among those with prime credit scores. The overall amount of credit card debt in the U.S. has increased $24 billion in ...

Everyone looking for a mortgage loan dreads the down payment — and that’s understandable since it requires you to come to the table at closing with a large amount of money. But closing costs can pack ...

Michelle is a lead editor at Forbes Advisor. She has been a journalist for over 35 years, writing about insurance for consumers for the last decade. Prior to covering insurance, Michelle was a ...