A few intentional decisions before you pack away the decorations can save you hours next year — and make the holidays feel lighter, not louder.

Hundreds of new Christmas songs are released every year, but each time December rolls around, the same small handful of classics races to the top of the charts. Will anything new ever break through?

Be extra cautious when one product is pitched as doing everything at once: insurance plus investing plus tax saving plus retirement plus children’s education. Sometimes bundled products can be fine, ...