What’s a mother to do when her expertise involves the U.S. tax code? Yes, as Benjamin Franklin pointed out, taxes are one of life’s two certainties, and they touch every facet of our lives. Tax knowledge is highly useful.   

For most Americans, buying a home is the biggest investment they will make. There are ways to make it less taxing.

Hope springs eternal for sports bettors​, as they typically expect to break even on future wagers even when they have consistently lost money in the past. 

Now we know roughly how overconfident many gamblers are. A new study by Stanford University researchers finds that the average online sportsbook customer expects a gain of 0.3 cent for every dollar wagered. In reality, sports bettors lose an average of 7.5 cents per dollar wagered, reflecting “widespread over-optimism about financial returns,” according to Matthew Brown, a Stanford doctoral student and lead author of the study.

Good luck getting a safe-deposit box.
 
Longtime deposit-box renters are getting kicked out of their boxes by banks that are shutting down or scaling back the service. Customers say they have been struggling to find the small boxes traditionally kept inside vaults to store family heirlooms and other valuables.

While tapping a retirement plan for an early withdrawal should always be a last resort, it can be unavoidable. The cause could be a job loss, a natural disaster like a wildfire, or even an opportunity like a coveted house for sale.

Between a jump in inflation and the mood of millennials to rent instead of own, buying rental property has been on an uptick in recent years.

Should you take the plunge on a rental property? Experts offer a qualified yes, provided you do your homework first. Here are 10 things to consider before diving into an investment property.