How Applicant Tracking Systems Are Pushing Job Seekers to the Breaking Point

insta_photos / Shutterstock.com According to Monster’s Application Black Box Report, 60% of U.S. job seekers say not knowing whether a human ever viewed their resume is the most frustrating part of the application process. This lack of visibility is what turns many interested applicants into frustrated job seekers, especially when there’s no clear indication that […]

The Big AI Shift: 5 Things to Know as the Job Market Pivots to Older Workers

Johnson / Money Talks News For the first time in maybe ever, being older at work might actually be an advantage. I’ve watched it for 40 years. Anytime a company starts trimming, gray hairs are first out the door. Higher salaries, “outdated” skills, closer to retirement — boom, severance package. That just changed. And the […]

Go Back to Sleep: 6 Jobs for Night Owls Who Are Done Pretending to Be Morning People

Krakenimages.com / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. If your natural rhythm has you working until midnight and sleeping until 10, you already know that most career advice was not written for […]

20 Jobs With the Most Overeducated (and Often Underpaid) Workers in America

Drazen Zigic / Shutterstock.com The American workforce is increasingly educated. In many entry-level roles, that can mean workers bring more schooling than the job formally requires, creating a mismatch between training and opportunity. MyPerfectResume’s Overeducated Workforce Report 2026 analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to identify the jobs […]

20 Top Jobs for a Career Change at 50 (With or Without a Degree)

Take A Pix Media / Shutterstock.com A career change at 50 often means finding work with better pay, flexibility, stability, or long-term sustainability. Good career change options at 50 include consulting, bookkeeping, project coordination, real estate, teaching, and healthcare support roles. This guide covers career ideas, jobs you can retrain for without a degree, and […]

Laughed at in the 2000s: 6 Investments That Made a Few Americans Filthy Rich

insta_photos / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. In the early 2000s, the dot-com bubble burst, erasing fortunes and leaving investors terrified of risk. If you pitched certain ideas back then — […]

Ask Stacy: Should I Pay Off My Mortgage Before I Retire?

Andy Dean Photography / Shutterstock.com A few years back, my friend Tom called me on a Sunday morning. He’d just sought advice from two different financial advisors and gotten two completely different answers. The honest answer? They both were. They were just answering different questions. This is one of the great financial debates, and it […]

There’s Only One Rule for Prediction Markets — Ignore It and You’re the Sucker

Johnson / Money Talks News Picture a poker table. You’re playing your hand straight. But the guy across from you can see your cards — not because he’s clever, but because somebody’s holding a mirror behind you. That’s a prediction market. If you haven’t run into these yet, you will. They’re websites where you bet […]