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Getting stuck with an unexpected tax bill can be stressful and unsettling. Here are six ways to reduce your tax bill to a more manageable size.

Whether you're taking a DIY approach to filing your taxes this year or working with a professional, here are 5 filing tips to help make things a little easier.

The market adage is “as January goes, so goes the year.” Is it true? According to an analysis by Fidelity, January returns are positive about 75% of the time the full year turns out positive. But the data continues to be open to interpretation.

Employee stock options have increasingly become a piece of total compensation over the last few years, particularly for people employed in high-growth industries such as technology-related sectors. But what happens if a slowing growth picture results in your firm downsizing?

While the equity markets, as measured by the S&P 500 index, was up in the third quarter, December was a disappointment from the gains seen in October and November. Inflation is dropping, if slowly. Employment is lower, but strong, which is supportive of the economy, and GDP returned to positive. What’s causing the volatility?

We’re on the home stretch of a year in which “unprecedented” doesn’t even begin to capture it. Nothing went according to plan, for anyone, from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the Fed’s domestic attempts to combat inflation.

Economic data showed some movements in the right directions, both up and down. The Federal Reserve responded by talking about letting the economy catch up to the rate increases already enacted. Does that mean that the path forward will be smoother and potentially skirt a recession?

The Fed raised the key short-term interest rate by another 75 basis points at the September FOMC meeting, but the big news wasn’t the well-anticipated rate increase.

When it comes to compensation, many companies now provide equity and stock-based benefits to their employees.

Equity compensation can be a complex subject. Here's what you need to know about the value, risks and tax implications that go along with equity compensation.

Both SRI and ESG investing are strategies that allow an investor’s portfolio to reflect their personal values. Learn more about these strategies and how they differ.

This article explains basic information about cryptocurrencies, including what they are and how to use them.

In 2017 we saw the first huge success of cryptocurrencies, with their total market capitalization hitting an all-time high of $600 billion in the month of December. Before capitalizing on crypto yourself, it’s important to understand what this cryptocurrency space is all about.