Category: Finance

Wouldn’t it be convenient to wrap up the year with straightforward shopping advice? Alas, the retail landscape is still chaotic. So it’s hard to tell which products (if any) will be listed at an affordable price point this month. If you’re looking for the short…

If you’re in serious debt, you know how hard it can be. There’s the harassing phone calls, the threatening notices and insufficient funds to cover anything more than the necessities. And it feels like you can hardly keep up. You’re nowhere near paying it off,…

A stock-keeping unit, or SKU, is a unique alphanumeric code that is assigned to an individual product. SKUs appear on products as unique identifiers and are used to optimize inventory management and make tracking more efficient. In contrast, a universal product code, or UPC, is…

This article provides information for educational purposes. NerdWallet does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend specific investments, including stocks, securities or cryptocurrencies. When it comes to investing, diversification is key. By spreading your wealth around, you’re less likely to suffer a major…

Ranta Images / Shutterstock.com Maybe you’ve heard that Social Security payments are getting their largest cost-of-living adjustment in decades next year. That certainly sounds like a good thing on paper, but the devil is in the details. After all, you’ve probably also heard there’s monster…

2020 asked a lot from us. We faced new challenges and reckoned with old ones, and often the world’s problems collided with our own individual needs. Help — whether in donations or even just attention — might’ve been hard to give when you required some…

Is your credit card debt slipping out of your control? It’s designed to happen that way, you know. Maybe something unexpected happens, and you get a little behind on your bills and rely on your credit card to get by. Next thing you know, you’re…

Let’s face it: Some people are just night owls. As much as those morning people with their 4 A.M. alarm followed by a 60 minute Crossfit routine and a homemade breakfast want to think otherwise, some of us were just designed to function better in…

Andrey_Popov / Shutterstock.com It’s never been more important to have a powerful credit score. Your credit score has an enormous impact on your life. A strong credit score means paying less when you borrow for a mortgage, car loan and other loans. It could mean…

sirtravelalot / Shutterstock.com Editor's Note: This story originally appeared on SmartAsset.com. A financial planner is a type of financial adviser who can help you set and meet long-term goals like saving for your children’s college education, retiring by a certain age or planning out your…