The IRS recommends three years (shred the rest at the WFMY shred!), but you may want to keep all your W-2s in case Social Security needs verification years from now.

In a world increasingly shifting to digital records, it can be tempting to toss paperwork as soon as it starts piling up. But before you feed the shredder or dump it all in a drawer, there’s a method ...

Are Your Papers in Order? After going through the annual chore of filing tax returns, most people want to put the ordeal behind them. But before banishing the experience from memory, there’s one more ...

Certified Financial Planner Michelle Buria, the Managing Director of Choreo, has some guidelines for how long people need to keep financial documents around. “A lot of records now are electronic, and ...

Looking at your desk, counter or kitchen table, you may be overwhelmed by the stacks of paper that keep getting taller. It probably seems like you get a new bill, bank statement or piece of ...

My wife and I recently moved homes in the area. As part of the moving process, we had to purge a lot of stuff that we no longer used. Our kids are now essentially grown up and moving is a good ...