Personal finance

Cabania | iStock | Getty Images Plus With tax season underway, the IRS expects more than 140 million returns from individuals through the April 15 deadline — and many early filers are already waiting for a refund. With taxpayers eager for updates, many have asked “where’s my refund?” online this week, according to Google Trends

A person walks past the New York Stock Exchange at Wall Street in New York on Feb. 3, 2025. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images A “torrid two-year stretch” prompted the S&P 500 to gain around 70%, but that momentum is stalling, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management said in its investment strategy research this week.

By many measures, millennials are doing considerably well financially. Still, fewer younger adults are thinking about retiring in the traditional sense one day. “Retirement is becoming more deprioritized,” said Michael Liersch, head of advice and planning at Wells Fargo. “Ten or 15 years ago that was always the number one goal,” he said. Now, “actually

Many consumers are rightfully concerned about escalating trade tensions. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would impose 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, and 10% tariffs on goods imported from China. He also signaled that tariffs on the European Union could be next.  While Trump has agreed to halt the implementation of tariffs against Canada for at least 30 days

An American flag and a U.S. Department of Education flag fly outside the US Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 1, 2025.  Annabelle Gordon | Reuters With the Trump administration looking for ways to close parts or all of the U.S. Department of Education, many of the country’s 42 million federal student