Maskot | Digitalvision | Getty Images Workers are sour on the job market — but that pessimism may be somewhat misplaced. The Glassdoor Employee Confidence Index in January fell to its lowest level since 2016, when the career site began tracking the metric, it said Monday. The index measures how workers feel about their employer’s … Read more
D3sign | Moment | Getty Images Tax season has kicked off and the IRS has started to process 2023 returns. If you’re expecting a refund, there are a few ways to get the money faster, experts say. Often, “self-inflicted mistakes” cause refund delays, according to Mark Steber, chief tax information officer at Jackson Hewitt. The … Read more
A Tasmanian couple has been saved from an online investment scam by their bank teller, who refused to allow the couple to transfer $40,000 from their account. The request immediately set off alarm bells for Erin Bugg, a customer adviser at NAB Bank. The couple told her they had tried to transfer $40,000 — the … Read more
The Federal Reserve is expected to announce it will leave rates unchanged at the end of its two-day meeting this week, after recent reports showed the economy grew at a much more rapid pace than expected and inflation eased. “In many ways, we already have a soft landing,” said Columbia Business School economics professor Brett House. … Read more
Fotostorm | E+ | Getty Images Millions of American workers are paying for early access to their paychecks. In some cases, it can come with a steep price. So-called “earned wage access” programs, which operate either directly to the consumer or through employers, let workers tap a portion of their wages before payday, often for … Read more
Disney+ users will soon have to fork out more for their subscriptions as the streaming service hikes its prices in coming weeks. The company will bump up prices for Disney+ users by 29 per cent from March 5 as they introduce a new subscription option. The streaming service offers movies and hit TV shows such … Read more
A money expert has revealed the six bank accounts you need to manage your finances in 2024. Téa Angelos, from Queensland, explains how she splits her income into six different savings account to help her budget and manage her spendings every month. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: The six bank accounts you need. For more Personal … Read more
Soon after they got married in 2022, Heather MacLean and Scott Kyrish decided they needed a financial advisor. Each of them had spent years diligently living below their means, and moving in together had cut their costs even further, with MacLean giving up her $1,000-a-month apartment to split the roughly $1,300 mortgage payment on the … Read more
By many measures, Generation Z is doing well. Compared with their parents at this age, young adults are more likely to have a college degree and work full time — particularly women, who are not only achieving increasing levels of education but also earning more. However, Gen Z adults are also less likely to own a … Read more
Florida has regained its status as the best state for retirees in 2024. That’s according to WalletHub’s latest “Best and Worst States to Retire” study. In 2023, Virginia took the top spot and knocked Florida down to No. 2. WalletHub used three main categories to rank the retirement friendliness of all 50 states: Affordability, which … Read more
