Sale-leaseback agreements are emerging as a way to give homeowners who've amassed a mountain of equity to tap into that by offering a tempting proposition: get a large sum of cash while staying in your home. While this might sound like an ideal solution -- especially for seniors or those facing financial difficulties -- it's crucial to understand how these agreements work and weigh the potential risks before making a decision. Sale-leasebacks involve selling your home to a company and then...

If you’re one of the kajillion who watched the recent presidential debates, you saw Kamala Harris and Donald Trump throwing punch after punch over lots of things, but there’s one that could impact you in a way that you might not have given much thought to before: tariffs. Tariffs aren't exactly new. In fact, the U.S. has imposed tariffs on countries dating back to 1789. Washington and Lincoln both imposed tariffs, as did Teddy Roosevelt, Trump, and Biden -- even keeping the tariffs Trump...