Before joining Forbes, I reported for the Hartford Courant and the New Haven Register, covering breaking and local news. I'm a wealth reporter at Forbes.[author_bio_separator] A Connecticut native, I ...

If you’re in need of a sofa or a dishwasher, and you don’t have the money to buy either outright, you might think about purchasing one from a rent-to-own store. But think hard – because there are a ...

You’ve probably heard or seen the rent-to-own advertisements online as a potential solution to not being able to afford buying a home—but you probably haven’t heard how they have been used to trick ...

If you’re in the market for a vehicle, you may believe you have two options: leasing or buying the vehicle outright, often ...

Your company's rental inventory includes any items it rents out to customers, from DVDs to steam shovels to tuxedos. The federal tax code treats rental inventory differently from retail inventory.

Natalie Campisi is a senior journalist who covers personal finance, balancing timely news with in-depth enterprise reporting. Her mission is to make complex financial issues clear and accessible for ...