J.D. Blackwell articles

If you're only paying the minimum amount on your credit card balance each month, it'll take you a long time to pay it off, because you're only paying the interest and not the principal.

You thought you and your ex had a clear plan to sell the home with a realtor, split the proceeds, and move on with your lives. Now that your ex-husband wants to handle the sale himself, you may need guidance so as not to derail your financial outcome.

If a spouse has almost emptied your joint bank account on the eve of divorce proceedings, you need to review strategies to protect your finances and restore some fairness.

Paying off high-interest student loan debt is a major step in the right direction, but if you dipped into your 401(k) to do so, you’ll be on the hook for a lot more tax.