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Dubai’s glitzy hotels are slashing prices and pushing staycations to fill rooms. Loading audio narration… With air travel limited and governments around the world advising their citizens not to travel to the UAE, hotels are offering staycation deals to ease the impact of lower international tourism.The Jumeirah hotel chain, which…
There’s good news for potential homebuyers: mortgage rates continued to trend down this week. In January, rates hit 7.04%, the highest level since last May. This week, however, 30-year rates dropped to 6.76% for fixed-rate mortgages, according to Freddie Mac. “This week, mortgage rates decreased to their lowest level in…
Trusting someone with your life savings is stressful. Realizing the professional you hired might be taking advantage of you is worse. Many investors stick with subpar advisors out of guilt or the sheer dread that finding a new one is too much work. But ignoring the warning signs can be…
If you’re turning 65 this year, I have a number for you: $135,000. That isn’t the price of a luxury sports car or a down payment on a beach condo. According to the latest Milliman Long-Term Care Index, that’s the average amount a 65-year-old needs to set aside right now…
Recently, my sons visited the adult daycare wing of the nursing home that shares their preschool building. The children were working on a simple sticker project when one of the residents, a man living with dementia, began to struggle with the steps. He looked frustrated and one of my boys…
At a recent workshop for parents of high school juniors, I felt my eyes glaze over as the facilitator shared some discouraging trends about the college landscape. Loading audio narration… More students than ever are applying to college, he explained, but schools haven’t kept up with demand. With acceptance rates…
Annual inflation increased to 2.8% in February, an unexpected decline from 3.0% in January, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Inflation increased 0.2% monthly after rising 0.5% the previous month. Core inflation, which excludes volatile energy and food prices, grew at a…
Hryshchyshen Serhii / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on FlexJobs.com.Sometimes, when you’re in the midst of a job search and you’ve been giving it your all, despite your best efforts, you just can’t find a job. As a result, you may find yourself feeling defeated and thinking, “That’s…
The decade between the ages 55 and 65 may be the most consequential period of your financial life. This is the red zone — the final stretch where your earning power typically reaches its zenith and your margin for error narrows. If you want to retire by 65, you are…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jen Affleck, who stars on Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives”. It has been edited for length and clarity.Growing up, I thought success was selfish. Being raised in Mormon culture, I learned that the women were supposed to be at…
