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D3sign | Moment | Getty Images Taxpayers who use peer-to-peer payment apps like Venmo and PayPal and e-commerce companies such as eBay, Etsy and Poshmark may be receiving a new-to-them tax form next year — one that’s worth some advance planning. Starting this tax year, such companies must use a new, lower threshold when issuing

Getty The annual contribution limit for health savings accounts, or HSAs, will soon get a sizable boost due to inflation, the IRS announced this week. For 2024, the yearly limit for self-only HSA plans is rising to $4,150 from $3,850 in 2023, and the cap for family plans is jumping to $8,300 from $7,750. The catch-up

Carla Gottgens | Bloomberg | Getty Images Americans are upbeat on gold and have soured on stocks — perhaps to their detriment. Twenty-six percent of Americans ranked gold as the best long-term investment in 2023, almost double the 15% who thought so in 2022, according to a recent Gallup poll. The share surpassed that of

Bryan Allen | Getty Images The threat of a recession has weighed heavily on many investors’ minds amid higher interest rates, banking turmoil and layoffs. But you should still try to avoid reactive investing moves, according to financial advisors. Public pessimism about the economy recently notched a new high, according to a recent CNBC survey.

Damir Khabirov After years of low returns, money market mutual funds have recently become more attractive, thanks to a series of interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. But some investors worry about increased risk as the debt ceiling debate intensifies. Money market funds — which are different than money market deposit accounts — typically