Hackers are increasingly targeting the education industry, leaving students’ information vulnerable to identity theft and other types of fraud.
Colleges, training providers and other private educational companies received more malicious emails than any other sector in the first quarter...
Approximately 58 percent of millennials Opens a New Window. have been rejected for at least one financial product Opens a New Window. , a new survey has found.
The reason, according to the Bankrate.com Opens a New Window. report...
Thanks to structural and personal reasons, many workers are falling short of adequately funding their retirement accounts, according to the authors of a new report, titled “Why Are 401(k) Balances Substantially Below Their Potential.”
“A 25-year-old median earner in...
One of the questions I hear most frequently from colleagues is: Why are IRA limits so much lower than those for 401(k) plans? There is actually a good answer, but it never leaves people feeling good about our retirement system.
Most of us have been told that when it comes to debt, it’s best to avoid it altogether You’ve heard it everywhere: Aside from a major purchase, like a home, if you can’t pay cash for something, then you can’t afford it.
The time is still right to refinance your mortgage, especially if you bought your home within the last two years, said Mortgage Bankers Association CEO Robert Broeksmit.
That’s because home loan interest rates are at their lowest point since...
If you’re worried about making ends meet in retirement, you’re not alone—around half of Americans feel the same way. As data from my research team at the New School’s Retirement Equity Lab shows, as many as 40% of older workers could face downward mobility in...
When it comes to your money, don’t make these 8 money mistakes.
Here’s what you need to know and what to do instead.
1. Not creating an emergency fund
An emergency fund is the...
Just when you think you have it all figured out, life throws you a curve ball.
Recently, Sarah Wilson, who lives in College Station, Texas, and blogs at GoBudgetGirl.com, hit the emergency trifecta: a computer repair, an unexpected $500...
Perhaps it’s time for a refresher on the financial etiquette of eating out.
Yes, splitting a check is okay.
No, you should not shame someone for how much he or she leaves as a tip.
