There are unfortunately many factors that can raise your risk of developing cancer, from your genes to how often you exercise. Not to stress you out or anything, but new research suggests there’s ...

Your love life could be affecting more than just your heart. A sweeping new study compared people who are or have been married with those who’ve never tied the knot and found one group faces a much ...

Adults who have never been married had a higher cancer risk than their married or previously married peers, with patterns observed across many major cancer types and particularly strong for cancers ...

Married and divorced spouses can sometimes be entitled to extra Social Security benefits. There are some strict requirements to qualify for this type of Social Security. In some cases, you may lose ...

For federal income tax purposes, your marital status is determined under state law as of the last day of the calendar year. That matters when choosing your filing status. Your filing status is one of ...

Retirement benefits are only one type of Social Security available. If you're married, divorced, or widowed, you could collect extra benefits each month. In some cases, it could boost your monthly ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...