Collecting air miles is a benefit of travelling – but how do they work? If you've ever seen people flying first class and wondered how they do it, it's often by using points rather than cash. Find out ...

There are four broad types of credit cards to choose from depending on your goals: credit-building cards, balance transfer cards, low-interest cards and rewards cards. To find the right credit card, ...

Joel O’Leary is a full-time Personal Finance Writer at Motley Fool Money, covering credit cards, bank accounts, investing, mortgages, and other personal finance topics. Joel has been writing about ...

American Express Platinum Card® just got a major update, adding several new benefits and improving others. Along with the update came an annual fee increase to $895 (see rates and fees). But the new ...

More than a third of all Americans have a credit score below 670, according to Experian. And many don’t realize what’s hurting their credit until they’re denied a loan or hit with higher costs. Your ...

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Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) ...

The Chase Sapphire Reserve® annual fee goes up to $795 for existing cardholders starting Oct. 26. If you downgrade to the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card, you can preserve your account and points with ...

Business funding rounds are critical events in the lifecycle of a startup, marking the transfer of equity or debt in exchange for capital. This capital is used to fuel growth, development, and ...

Mortgage rates have already edged down some to around 6.35% as of Sept. 11 from around 7% in January. Many consumers have been on the sidelines lately waiting for interest rates to drop before buying ...

According to the latest data from Bankrate, 2 in 5 Americans have kept a financial secret from their partner [1]. The results of this survey are even more troubling when paired with another statistic: ...