Personal Finance

My life motto has always been: Buy what you need, and invest the rest. This attitude towards money has helped me accumulate over £100,000 in retirement savings since my mid-20s from a workplace and private pension.

With home prices high, American families are grappling with the prospect that homeownership might remain out of reach for them for a long time.

Americans have long accumulated wealth by owning their homes, but a new study predicts that spiking insurance rates and climate disasters now herald an era of widespread losses.

The cost to rent is coming down faster in some areas of the U.S. than others. Here are some of the most and least affordable spots.

If your social calendar is burning a hole in your wallet, there are steps you can take to spend less while maintaining good relationships.

As the community of Pacific Palisades, California, burns, ProPublica’s Tim Golden reflects on how the blaze will transform his hometown.

It’s hard to hand over a big portion of your retirement savings when you’re old or getting there. Every fiber in your being shrieks “mistake.

Japan is a top destination for travelers in 2025.

Sebastian Mallaby is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of five books, including, most recently, “The Power Law,” an account of the venture-capital industry.

A key part of retirement planning is knowing how to tap retirement accounts without running up a huge tax bill. Retirement brings so many questions.