The numbers from Empower Personal Dashboard™ from January 2020 through March 2025 suggest a pattern of lifestyle recalibration, with consumers allocating dollars toward convenience, wellness, and personal enrichment, even as they experience pressure in cost-of-living expenses.
About one in four home sales go to first-time buyers, but some are opting to buy an investment property as their first purchase. Here's this week's money news.
Money is on the move – and Americans are standing at the precipice of big financial choices ahead. On America’s financial scorecard, people rate their happiness with their overall personal finances a 4.97 out of 10, according to new research from Empower – and scores need improvement across the board, as the majority (91%) are prioritizing their financial health and happiness in a year of decisions ahead.
A quiet housing evolution is taking place in backyards across the U.S., as new zoning laws and permitting process make it easier to build accessory dwelling units, also known as ADUs.
As the Fed highlights job and economic strength, this meeting outlines how it's not a situation in which to be preemptive.
For investors with a long-term mindset, managing volatility could offer more than just defense.
Growth turned negative for the first time in three years, but better-than-expected job numbers may help balance concerns of a softening economy.
Some first-time buyers are “rentvesting” — prioritizing the purchase of a rental or vacation property first as an investment while continuing to pay rent themselves.
From sector-focused strategies to volatility-hedging tools to niche themes such as pet care and esports, today’s ETFs are expanding far beyond their original designs.
Interest rates continue to test homebuyers this spring, but the market might be trending in their favor as listings surge and home prices show signs of easing.