When a five- or six-figure check hits your account, it can feel like instant money. In reality, a quiet chain of bank rules, ...

Sure, you may have written a check to pay your monthly rent or give a $50 gift to your niece. But do you understand what each part of a check means and its purpose? While paper checks are not as ...

You might expect a big check to clear instantly. You put it in your account, the balance goes up, and that's that. But banks don't treat large deposits the same way they treat smaller ones, and the ...

The goal for many adults is to retire at 60 or even younger. But leaving the workplace early takes planning, guts and ...

Why pay more for banking than absolutely necessary? Here's how to find a bank or credit union that won't take money from your ...

An elderly, widowed parent with excess IRA income wants to gift retirement funds to a daughter’s boyfriend but fears ...

In trying to help grown children, parents can hurt their own retirement security. Here’s how to stop the flow of money.

If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive — and grating — voice. Credit...Illustration by Giacomo Gambineri Supported by By Sam Kriss In the quiet hum of our digital ...

Dear Eric: A year ago, a former councilmember campaigned for someone who had barely lived in my city of 35,000 a few years.

Your primary bank account is for safety and smooth transactions — not for growing long-term money. Here’s how to choose the right bank and what to do with larger amounts instead.