Financial Education

Why More Access to Credit Is Not a Good Thing

By Martha C. White

How We Can Fix the Economy and Save Capitalism

By Dan Kadlec

Here We Go Again: Is College Worth it?

By Dan Kadlec

This Is How You Give Away a Massive Fortune

By Dan Kadlec
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This Reality TV Show Can Save Your Retirement

Can a reality TV show fix your troubled family finances?

By Dan Kadlec

Workers to Bosses: Take Twice as Much of My Pay

Here's the savings crisis in a nutshell: workers want to save twice as much but won't do it for themselves.

By Dan Kadlec

Here's Proof Cash Is Dying Fast

Only 1 in 10 adults always carry cash. Where does this leave the rest in an emergency? Just fine, thank you.

By Dan Kadlec

We're Traveling, Video Gaming and Hitting the Bars Like Before the Recession

Household spending on consumer goods hit $10 trillion for the first time, driven by experience-craving Millennials and retiring boomers.

By Dan Kadlec

Why Wall Street Is Courting 'Modern Families'

As boomers obsess about launching their Millennial offspring and form new types of households the financial industry is refocusing on what family means.

By Dan Kadlec

Millennials Have No Idea Who Bernie Madoff Was

And that says a lot about their financial mindset

By Dan Kadlec

We've Been Asking All the Wrong Questions About Retirement

Merrill Lynch is making a big bet on a new retirement planning approach based on 'life priorities.'

By Dan Kadlec

Only Rich Kids Should Go to College

The evidence keeps mounting: college loans are holding back young Americans in unprecedented numbers.

By Dan Kadlec

This Is the Easiest City in America for Saving Money

Half of all households spend more than they make. Here are the easiest and hardest cities in which to turn that around.

By Dan Kadlec

Here's a Dead-Simple Way to Guarantee Your Retirement Security

A new, free financial guide for Millennials makes the critical point that saving early is a cure-all. And it's not torture to read.

By Dan Kadlec

Why Starbucks Could Become Your New Favorite Bank

As Millennials come into focus for banks, research consistently shows that this generation knows it must fend for itself and craves trustworthy guidance.

By Dan Kadlec

3 Generations, 3 Paths to the Retirement Poorhouse

Every working generation has a unique plan for retirement. Will any of them get there?

By Dan Kadlec

Your Kids Are Better With Money Than You Are

Millennials show some disturbing gaps in knowledge of personal finance. But boomers were no better at that age--they just didn't have so much student debt.

By Dan Kadlec

Why Millennials Would Choose a Root Canal Over Listening to a Banker

Fed up with indifference, Millennials envision a bank-free existence.

By Dan Kadlec

Kansas Argues Over Teaching Kids About Money

A statehouse debate in Topeka shines a light on common blind spots in the fight for financial education. Some favor in offering it, while others say there is no room in the school day for a stand-alone course in personal finance

By Dan Kadlec

More Proof Americans Think It's a Great Time to Retire

A new survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute finds that 18 percent of Americans are "very confident" they'll live comfortably when they retire, up 5 percent from last year, thanks to planning like a 401(k) plan or IRA

By Dan Kadlec
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