Medora Lee

Trump Accounts , touted by the White House as a game-changer to get children on the path to building savings, can hurt their access to disability benefits as adults if parents aren't vigilant, financial and legal experts say.

The number of millionaire renters is surging as affluent Americans increasingly choose mobility over homeownership.

Millionaire renters are on the rise, growing at a faster pace than millionaire homeowners, according to a report from RentCafe.

Annual COLAs are meant to help beneficiaries, mostly seniors, keep up with inflation and maintain the same standard of living, but most recipients say they've fallen short, according to AARP.

America's wealthiest want to gift the nation's children stock to help them start building their financial future, but like everything else, there are pros and cons, financial experts say.

Donors can use this as an opportunity to offload appreciated shares, giving them a tax advantage. But such calculations aren't unusual for wealthy donors and aren't only used by the rich. All Americans can directly donate appreciated shares to churches and other nonprofits to avoid capital gains tax on the shares if they sold them and take a tax deduction for the full fair-market value of the donated shares.

Medora Lee, USA TODAY Nationwide lottery spending continues to rise as billion-dollar jackpots increasingly become the norm, according to LendingTree.

Most Social Security and SSI recipients will receive their regular checks in November, with one exception.

Americans hold more of their wealth in stocks than real estate for the first time since World War 2, reflecting a possible shift in what defines the American Dream, some financial experts say.

Halloween candy sales are down from last year due to high chocolate prices, but tax pros have a loophole to help Americans stretch their candy budget further and keep the tricksters away.