BETH PINSKER

Articles by BETH PINSKER

How to beat newly hot real estate markets

How much house will $2 million get you in the United States these days? How much house will $2 million get you in the United States these days? You could buy 25 pretty nice four-bedroom, two-bath homes in Cleveland, Ohio.

Nov 19, 2014 11:37 AM EST

How to budget for three popular retirement trips

Where is retirement going to take you? If you're like most people, you're dreaming of grand European tours, African safaris, maybe even Antarctica.

Oct 09, 2014 11:44 AM EDT

Five ways to get help with your 401(k)

When Chris Costello wanted to test his new online 401(k) advice service called blooom, he asked his sister if she would let him peek under the hood of her account.

Oct 08, 2014 11:47 AM EDT

How to choose the best rehab facility

This summer, I had the arduous and rushed task of picking a rehabilitation center for my dad, as post-operative complications left him too ill to return home at the time, yet the hospital was keen to discharge him.

Oct 02, 2014 12:36 PM EDT

FSA rollover helps workers save, but few flex it

The U.S. Treasury Department changed a rule last October to allow employees to roll over $500 of unspent Flexible Spending Account money, ending years of a use-it-or-lose it policy, but most workers have yet to reap its benefits.

Sep 10, 2014 11:12 AM EDT

'I don't take insurance' not always a doctor deal breaker

Some doctors really mean it when they say they do not take health insurance. For others, it is more of a nuanced statement.

Aug 20, 2014 3:21 PM EDT

Estate planning for the young, rich and childless

For many single or childless individuals, the question of how to distribute their worldly wealth after they die is wide-open and complicated. A charity? Alma mater? Distant nieces and nephews? A cat?

Aug 13, 2014 1:50 PM EDT

The undercurrent in weddings and marriage? Money is taboo

The couples interviewed in the new documentary "112 Weddings," which premiered on HBO in late June, don't talk openly about money. There are sideways glances and pained looks, but as they reminisce about their weddings and talk about how their marriages have gone, they simply do not go there.

Aug 13, 2014 1:46 PM EDT

Americans borrow less than 25 percent of college costs in 2013: study

American families borrowed less to pay for sending their children to college in 2013 than in the previous two years, according to a report from student lender Sallie Mae.

Aug 13, 2014 1:42 PM EDT

U.S. benefits enrollment season to bring more cost cutting: study

When benefits enrollment season arrives this fall, employees around the country can expect to see the impact of corporate cost-cutting on their finances.

Aug 13, 2014 1:25 PM EDT