Stephanie Lampkin is the CEO of Blendoor, a merit-based recruiting platform that takes names and photos out of the early ...

A variable annuity is a tax-deferred retirement vehicle that allows you to choose from a selection of investments, and then pays you a level of income in retirement that is determined by the ...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Not all community colleges are created equal. Figuring out which school will give you the best chance of transferring to a four-year college or university can be difficult ...

Absolutely. That's because different investment mixes are riskier than others, and your tolerance for risk decreases as you age. Stocks - which are shares of ownership in a corporation - provide ...

There are two possible ways. The first way is when a stock you own appreciates in value - that is, when people who want to buy the stock decide that a share is worth more than you paid for it.

Hover over any of the 10 Best Places below to see how real estate prices have changed in the past year.

Start by looking at your income. There are income limits for Roth IRAs, so if your income is above those limits, then it's a no-brainer: a traditional IRA is the only one for you. Let's say you're ...

These days, Daymond John is best known as the impeccably dressed star investor of reality show Shark Tank, but his reputation -- and his millions -- were first made as the co-founder and chief ...

Wants to invent the Hyperloop, a system of tubes that lets passengers travel close to the speed of sound, going from San Francisco to LA in 30 minutes. Hopes to perfect a 'rocket plane' to ...

A new Tax Policy Center study looks at the average annual property tax burdens in more than 3,000 counties across the country.

A pension is a retirement account that an employer maintains to give you a fixed payout when you retire. It's a kind of defined benefit plan. Your payout typically depends on how long you worked ...

Not very. The percentage of workers in the private sector whose only retirement account is a defined benefit pension plan is now 4%, down from 60% in the early 1980s. About 14% of companies offer ...