Wealth

Justin Tallis | Afp | Getty Images Retirement savers in some 401(k) plans are starting to get access to cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. Fidelity Investments, the largest provider of 401(k) plans by total assets, began offering a Digital Assets Account to clients this fall, a spokesperson confirmed. Employers sponsoring a 401(k) plan through Fidelity can choose

Jonathan Alcorn | Reuters If you manage to beat the odds stacked against hitting the Powerball jackpot, don’t forget you’ll have a silent partner in the win: the taxman. The jackpot for Saturday night’s drawing is now the largest lottery prize ever at an estimated $1.6 billion — pretax — if you were to opt

When Colin and Jenoa Matthes left their home state of Utah to embark on a world tour in 2019, they found themselves drawn to the food scenes in places like France and Italy. “We really loved, especially, the food in all of these different countries … and how local and specialized they were in different

America’s billionaires spent a record $880 million on the U.S. midterm elections so far, with most of their spending favoring Republicans, according to a new report. Billionaire spending is up 44% over the 2018 midterms, and is expected to approach $1 billion by next week, according to Americans for Tax Fairness, which analyzed campaign-contribution data

In 2018, I started experimenting with side hustles to pay off my $40,000 of debt in credit cards and student loans. Today, I’ve accomplished that goal — and more. In 2021, I built enough income streams to quit my $98,500-per-year engineering job and work on my businesses full-time. At 28 years old, I am my

In 1999, director Brad Bird’s movie “The Iron Giant” hit theaters. It was a commercial failure, costing an estimated $70 million to make and earning only $23 million at the box office worldwide. The experience reportedly left Bird wondering if he was cut out to make it in the film industry. He had no idea

Gene Blevins | Reuters The jackpot for Powerball’s Monday night drawing is a whopping $1 billion. Sort of, anyway. The advertised number represents the pretax amount you’d get if you were to receive your windfall as an annuity spread over three decades. Yet most jackpot winners choose the upfront one-time cash payment — which, for

Travel demand is still picking up, and so are the prices of flight tickets.  Surging prices are causing some to cut back on spending, but others are finding new ways to pay for their holiday plans. More airlines are partnering with “buy now, pay later” firms to give customers the option to pay for their

The Internal Revenue Services offices in Washington, D.C. Adam Jeffery | CNBC More than 72 million American households will pay no federal income taxes this year, marking a large decline from last year, according to a new analysis. An estimated 72.5 million households — or 40% of total households — will pay no federal income

NFL superstar Tom Brady and supermodel Gisele Bündchen are getting divorced after 13 years of marriage, they announced Friday. “We arrived at this decision amicably and with gratitude for the time we spent together,” the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback, 45, said on Instagram. “We are blessed with beautiful and wonderful children who will continue to be the center

Shapecharge | E+ | Getty Images Investors crashed the Treasury Department website for Series I bonds on Friday as they clamored to lock in a record-high interest rate before a key deadline. I bonds have proven to be a bright spot for investors amid declines in the broad stock and bond markets this year. They

Bradley Williams “absolutely hated” his first job after graduating from college. The 28-year-old said the office environment wasn’t for him — and he quit in three months. Williams’ girlfriend, Cazzy Magennis, had just finished her degree at the University of Exeter, where they met. While their friends were starting their careers in London, Williams and

Kikoncos | Getty Images It’s Sunday morning, and my kids are checking player reports to evaluate their fantasy football lineups. They chatter about wins and losses from the previous week and rumors about a reserve player that looks ripe for a break-out. During the NFL games, they check their phones for player stats to determine

Jose Luis Pelaez | Getty Images The IRS is sharing more details on how to report digital assets for the 2022 tax filing year, according to draft instructions. Since 2019, there’s been a yes or no “virtual currency” question on tax returns, requiring filers to check a box to disclose their taxable crypto activity. For

Late last week, a federal appeals court officially halted President Biden’s student debt forgiveness.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit issued an administrative stay on debt discharges while it reviews a lawsuit filed by six Republican-leaning states. The plaintiffs argue the debt forgiveness would lead to a loss in tax revenue, causing

JPMorgan Chase brought its Advancing Black Wealth Tour to Philadelphia on October 8, 2022. Photo: Steven CW Taylor & Salim Weldon of Steven Taylor Photography A new endeavor from JPMorgan Chase is trying to help close the racial wealth gap. The bank’s Advancing Black Wealth Tour, launched this spring, aims to give attendees the tools

Only 41% of investors with over $1 million have a plan for passing on their wealth to future generations, UBS says. kate_sept2004 via Getty Images Some $84 trillion is expected to be passed from one generation to the next within the next 20 years. And that’s just in the United States. But 41% of those

Becoming a billionaire means caring a lot about making money, right? Wrong, says Mark Cuban. As Cuban built the tech companies in the 1990s that would eventually make him exorbitantly wealthy, he never prioritized personal riches, he told GQ on Wednesday. “I never, ever thought in terms of money,” he said. Instead, Cuban said his

In 2013, I was working as an engineer and making $80,000 a year. But I felt unfulfilled by my job, so I started a food blog called Delish D’Lites. Shortly after, I was laid off from my job. At the time, it felt like a setback. But it was actually the start of something great,

MacKenzie Scott is chipping away at her promise to give away half of her multi-billion dollar fortune. On Tuesday, the Girl Scouts of the USA announced a $84.5 million gift from the billionaire, the biggest donation from a single benefactor in the organization’s history. The money will go toward updating facilities, hiring new staff and