What is the fastest-growing age segment of the U.S. population? Answer: 85 and above. That is great news, but it raises issues as well, including the need to cover expenses of long-term care as we live longer.
Conventional wisdom holds that interest rates are destined to rise significantly over the next couple of years.
Social Security recipients look forward to October with interest, for this is the time of year during which they find out how much of a benefit increase they will enjoy in the year ahead.
Last week, the President announced an agreement to freshen up the North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA.
Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau released its annual report on income and poverty in America.
Aretha Franklin had her first number one hit in 1967. But when she died last week at age 76, there was no way to RESPECT or even to divine her wishes regarding her $80 million estate. That's because like some other wealthy celebrities, she never got around to writing a will.
The raging student loan crisis is often cited as evidence that many young people enter adulthood with a deficit in their own financial literacy.
Another investment scam made the news last week, this time close to home.
Nearly half of all Americans with an account at a financial institution hold that account at a credit union.
For most families, a home mortgage represents both their largest single expenditure and their biggest monthly obligation.
