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In a time when inflation is at a 40-year high and prices are surging on everything from gasoline and food to furniture and cars, many consumers are focused on how to better handle their money. Developing practical strategies for saving, spending and investing can help you build an emergency fund,…

Gail Maitland and her husband have been house hunting in the Syracuse, New York area since the fall. She tells Bankrate it’s been a dispiriting experience so far.

Americans can expect a robust labor market over the next year, but job creation is bound to slow as the economy loses some momentum and the worker pool remains tight.

Home prices are still soaring. Affordability grows more challenging by the month. Even so, homeownership remains very much part of the American dream, a Bankrate survey finds.

The Biden administration confirmed Wednesday morning that it has extended the federal student loan payment pause through Aug. 31, 2022, saying in a press release that this extension will allow for a “responsible phase-down of pandemic relief.”

Wherever they go, consumers are seeing spikes in prices as they buy everything from homes to insurance to airline tickets.

As mortgage rates surge and everyone awaits the Federal Reserve’s next move, market watchers are fixated on the dramatic rise in consumer prices. Inflation, and the Fed’s response to it, will drive mortgage rates in the coming year.

"Insurance companies are reacting to higher repair and equipment costs by increasing their premiums," says Bankrate analyst Sarah Foster.

For the past decade, American homeowners grew accustomed to mortgage rates that once would have been unthinkably low. The rate on a 30-year loan started with a three or a four, maybe even a two.

Most experts in a recent Bankrate survey say that stocks are a better investment option than bonds for overcoming high levels of inflation. Bankrate’s First-Quarter Market Mavens survey found varied opinions on the sustainability of current inflation levels, but there was general agreement about the best investment to beat it:…

It may have been a rough start to 2022, but top market watchers still expect stocks to climb over the coming year, according to a Bankrate survey. The First-Quarter Market Mavens survey reveals that analysts anticipate the S&P 500 will rise more than 11 percent over the next 12 months.…