Bill Saporito

Bill Saporito is an assistant managing editor of TIME and directs the magazine's coverage of business, the economy, personal finance, and sports.

Recent Articles

I Once Called English Football a 'Tragedy' on the Cover of TIME. Who Knew It Might Have a Happy Ending?

Once again, English fans are chanting that 'it's coming home.' Only this time, the expectations are real

By Bill Saporito

Why a Rate Hike Is an Indicator of a Healthy Economy

Forget about your brackets in the March Madness pool. The surest bet this month has been that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates at next meeting. And it did, boosting the federal funds target...

By Bill Saporito

Why Market Timing Never Works

Don’t try to time the market. Don’t chase performance. How many times have you heard those admonitions? Not enough, apparently. Data recently released by research firm Morningstar once again demonstrated that as investors we’re still...

By Bill Saporito

Why It's Now An Empty Nesters' Housing Market

There’s a mismatch in the housing market. Demand is rising, yet homebuilders don’t have the capacity to create the supply the way they did in the boom years. They haven’t banked as much land, they...

By Bill Saporito

There's a Brilliant New Way to Pay Less for Your Flights

Here's exactly how to save a ton of money on airfare—especially if you book last-minute

By Bill Saporito

Why the Best Investment Move is the Least Obvious in Today’s Stock Market

Know when to hold ‘em

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Travel Insurance Is No Longer Just for the Over-Prepared

Aggregation is changing the business

By Bill Saporito

Is the 8-Year Auto Loan In Your Best Interest?

Crunching the numbers

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Making Good, Plus a Profit

A new type of company lures activist entrepreneurs

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All Adorable Puppies Should Die

Bud wasn't wrong to move back to marketing beer as beer, no matter what craft purists say

By Bill Saporito

S&P Settlement Is Odious — and Business as Usual

The settlement is huge news and proof that the shady arrangement between Wall Street and Washington is back to business as usual

By Bill Saporito

The Blizzard That Won’t Go Down in History

Behind the botched predictions

By Bill Saporito

Hershey Had Every Right to Block 'Real' Cadbury Bars

This candy was crushed for a good reason

By Bill Saporito

Why the Big Blizzard Fizzled in New York

Inside the imprecise art of weather forecasting

By Bill Saporito

Texas Takes a Hit

Shale Riches created jobs and wealth. Now the state faces life after the boom

By Bill Saporito

Sarah Palin Is Right: It's a Blurry Line Between Edible and Pettable on the Frontier

As an equal-opportunity omnivore living in Manhattan, I have to respect Palin’s point

By Bill Saporito

Soccer's Brightest American Star Chases a Title

Closing time for Landon Donovan

By Bill Saporito

The Air Bag Blowout

Air bags are meant to save lives. Now a massive recall shows how they can turn deadly

By Bill Saporito

Thanksgiving Travel Tips

If you have to travel this Thanksgiving

By Bill Saporito

Everything You Need to Know About Takata's Air-Bag Recall

So far, 7.8 million cars have been recalled from 10 manufacturers over explosive airbags

By Bill Saporito
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