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The voices behind our guides. Explore each mentor’s articles and the topics they cover.
Home & Mortgage Mentor
Claire helps first-time buyers make sense of mortgages, closing costs and home insurance, so you know what a home really costs before you sign.
3 articles
Mortgage
Yesterday the Fed raised its benchmark rate, unanimously. Mortgage rates had already moved. Here's what it means for your payment, and the one group that will feel it fastest.
Mortgage
The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark rate unchanged yesterday. The real news was the three dissents in favor of raising it. Mortgage rates have already climbed since spring. Here's how to read the signal.
Mortgage
Rates eased this week just as the spring market gets busy. Here's what today's number means for a real monthly payment, and the one comparison that matters more than the rate itself.
Insurance & Protection Mentor
Daniel is all about protecting what you've built. He breaks down car, home and pet insurance so you know what's covered and where you're overpaying.
18 articles
Pet Insurance
Pet insurance has become one of the fastest-growing workplace benefits. Buying through your employer can be convenient and sometimes cheaper. It is not automatically the better policy. Here is how to judge it during open enrollment.
Car Insurance
The federal car insurance price index has fallen for five consecutive months. A renewal that rises against that trend deserves an explanation, and often a second quote. Here is the process, step by step.
Pet Insurance
Car Insurance
Pet Insurance
Car Insurance
Pet Insurance
Car Insurance
Pet Insurance
Pet Insurance
Car Insurance
If another driver causes the accident, their insurance is supposed to pay. One time in seven, there is no insurance at all. Here is the coverage that steps in, and why its limits deserve as much attention as your own liability limits.
Car Insurance
Pet Insurance
Car Insurance
Pet Insurance
Car Insurance
Pet Insurance
Car Insurance
Banking & Credit Mentor
Ethan watches savings rates, credit cards and banking apps. He helps you find better APYs, skip the fees and use credit without getting burned.
14 articles
Debt Consolidation
The average rate on card balances that pay interest has climbed again, and debt relief offers are everywhere. Some help. Some make things worse. This checklist pulls together everything we've covered this year into one test.
Debt Consolidation
Getting a card company to accept $4,000 on a $10,000 balance feels like a win. Then a tax form shows up in January. Here's how the "phantom income" works, and the one exception that can wipe it out.
Credit Cards
Debt Consolidation
Credit Cards
Debt Consolidation
Personal Loans
Debt Consolidation
Debt Consolidation
A new repayment plan arrives, the SAVE plan is over, and consolidating after July 1 will narrow your options. If you have federal student loans, the next four weeks matter.
Credit Cards
Debt Consolidation
Debt Consolidation
Debt Consolidation
Debt Consolidation
Everyday Savings Mentor
Jake turns everyday spending into savings, from grocery lists and gas prices to member discounts. Small moves, real money back.
3 articles
Everyday Savings
Social Security went up this year, but a chunk of the raise went straight to Medicare, and prices are still climbing faster. With heating season and Medicare open enrollment coming, here's where you can win some of it back.
Everyday Savings
Most families have already started shopping, and most expect to pay more this year. Here's where prices actually went up, and where you can still save.
Everyday Savings
Pump prices are up $1.40 from a year ago, just as road-trip season starts. You can't control oil markets, but you can control a surprising chunk of what you spend on gas.
Investing & Taxes Mentor
Nora makes investing and taxes less intimidating. She covers retirement, growing your money and keeping more of it at tax time.
2 articles
Tax Relief
If some of your income has no tax taken out, the IRS expects you to pay as you go, four times a year. The second payment is due next Monday. Here is how to tell whether that includes you.
Tax Relief
Your 2025 tax year ended in December, but some of the most useful decisions are still open this week. Here's what you can still do, and how to approach it calmly.
