Achieving financial security and peace of mind often begins with effective savings strategies. And, whether you're just starting your journey toward financial stability or looking to fine-tune your ...

Matt Richardson is the senior managing editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com. He writes and edits content about personal finance ranging from savings to investing to insurance.

With close to a decade of writing and editing experience, Maisha specializes in service journalism and has produced work in the lifestyle, financial services, real estate, and culture spaces. She uses ...

Caroline Banton has 6+ years of experience as a freelance writer of business and finance articles. She also writes biographies for Story Terrace. Amy is an ACA and the CEO and founder of OnPoint ...

With the Federal Reserve increasingly likely to cut interest rates by up to 50 basis points at its policy meeting on Sept. 18, some investments may be poised to rally, or at least hold up better than ...

Interest rates and bond prices exhibit an inverse relationship: when interest rates increase, bond prices decrease, and when rates decrease, bond prices increase. This occurs because newly issued ...

If you have a variety of different types of debt, you may be wondering which can be combined. Most people will consolidate ...

Lenders calculate how much interest you’ll pay with each payment in two main ways: simple or on an amortization schedule. Short-term loans often have simple interest. Larger loans, like mortgages, ...