Rich in Orchard Beach, Md., likes to check in on his investment portfolio most nights after dinner. It’s a quick look-see to make sure everything is fine, as expected, all right. It was not any of those things when he checked in on Monday, August 12. His shares of Vanguard Wellesley were …
Americans are no more likely to collect the “Freedom Dividend” than they are to win the next Mega-Millions lottery jackpot, but just as playing the lottery can fuel dreams and shape financial priorities, so can the unusual political promise of free money help consumers and savers re-evaluate their finances. The Freedom Dividend is the unconventional …
Face it, you’ve been hacked. Your data has been breached. You are right on the edge of every bad thing that could happen to you when it comes to identity theft, fraud, damage to your financial accounts, credit files and your credit score. And it’s your own fault. Sure, you could blame Capital One, the …
