Scam robocallers stole nearly $1 billion last year and these states don’t charge sales tax on back-to-school shopping

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Scam robocallers are getting so creative, they stole nearly $1 billion last year

Over 1,500 robocalls were placed every second last month, but how do you know if they’re fake?

How investors are abolishing ICE — in their portfolios

Protesters are taking financial action in response to the Trump administration’s family separations at the border.

Do student loans help you earn more later in life? It depends on who you are

Black, Hispanic and white graduates carrying student debt all face different outcomes.

These states don’t charge sales tax on back-to-school shopping

Parents expect to spend more than $300 on clothing, footwear and school supplies.

Half of U.S. homes are now more valuable than before the real-estate bubble burst

The median home value has risen more than 8% over the past year.

Want to delete Facebook? Read what happened to these people first

Some social networkers had enough of cat videos, while others were spooked by the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

After my father and stepmother died, her sons took over the family home and sold our belongings

This woman’s stepbrothers have turned their back on her and even deleted her from Facebook.

99% of Americans don’t make this easy money-saving choice on health care

Most people should approach doctor referrals differently.

Even on the subway, wealthy New Yorkers have a very different experience

Subway delays mirror the social and economic inequality of the city.

America’s 1% hasn’t controlled this much wealth since before the Great Depression

The top 1% took home 22% of all income in 2015.

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Congress just dodged hard decisions about flood insurance again

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Worker pay and benefits climbing at fastest pace in 10 years, ECI finds

American workers are finally reaping the benefits of the lowest unemployment rate and best jobs market in decades: Wages and benefits are rising at the fastest pace in a decade.

The mysterious slump in how much Americans save is a mystery no longer

One of the big mysteries over the past few years was how Americans managed to keep spending and prop up the economy even as their savings rate sank to a 10-year low. Well, mystery solved.

Emotions are getting the best of stock market investors

Emotions are an enemy of investors; prudent investors try to get them under control, says Nigam Arora.

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