When you're shopping for a financial product like a savings account or CD, it can feel like you have to learn a new language to make sense of your options. Banks love to toss around terms like "APY" ...

Toni Husbands was a staff writer with CNET Money. She began writing about personal finance to document her experience paying off $107,000 of debt, which is detailed in her book "The Great Debt Dump." ...

Companies pay dividends when they distribute a portion of their earnings to shareholders. Dividends can be paid in cash or additional shares of the company's stock, usually on a quarterly basis. Not ...