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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
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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
June 5, 2014
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
May 30, 2014
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
May 29, 2014
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
May 23, 2014
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
May 22, 2014
Millennials Have No Idea Who Bernie Madoff Was
And that says a lot about their financial mindset
By Dan Kadlec
May 21, 2014
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
May 15, 2014
Only Rich Kids Should Go to College
The evidence keeps mounting: college loans are holding back young Americans in unprecedented numbers.
By Dan Kadlec
May 14, 2014
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
May 14, 2014
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
May 7, 2014
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
May 7, 2014
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
April 29, 2014
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
April 10, 2014
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
March 28, 2014
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
March 22, 2014
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
March 18, 2014
Millennials Are About to Change Everything You Know About Money IRL
Same story, new generation? Not so fast. Millennials struggle with money like previous generations but they just might rewrite the script.
By Dan Kadlec
March 13, 2014
The Huge Mistake Millennials Are Making Now
Young workers rate international opportunities dead last when it comes to what makes a job attractive. Why travel when you can get all the foreign experience you need via FaceTime?
By Dan Kadlec
March 10, 2014
Obama Wants Kids to Learn About Money
The President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans opens for business Monday and is squarely focused on kids in the effort to empower Americans to take charge of a better financial future
By Dan Kadlec
March 7, 2014
Why Students in Oklahoma Have a Brighter Future
For the first time, the state's graduating high school students must demonstrate a basic understanding in 14 areas of personal finance.
By Dan Kadlec
February 28, 2014
The Economy is Big News--So Why not Teach it?
With the economy on the front page most days the past six years, you might think economics and personal finance would be a prominent subject in our schools. Yet less than half of states require...
By Dan Kadlec
February 12, 2014
Global Internships: The New Key to Getting a Job
As if paying for college wasn't enough, now students are paying to get a high-value internship that will give them an edge in the job market.
By Dan Kadlec
February 4, 2014
The Problem With President Obama's 'MyRA' Savings Accounts
Expanding savings opportunities makes sense. But a big issue is whether people have the means to use them.
By Dan Kadlec
January 30, 2014
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