Beneficiaries who postpone claiming Social Security past full retirement age have the option of receiving a lump-sum payment for up to six months of benefits when they finally apply.

Financial habits can repeat themselves, month after month and year after year, until we consciously break the pattern.

Small businesses must now pay duties on low-value goods they could previously source inexpensively from China and elsewhere.

A new tiered tax rate on the endowments of wealthy colleges and universities could affect spending on financial aid, research, and other college programs.