Two newly revised books; Stop the Investing Rip-off: How to Avoid Being a Victim and Make More Money, and Stop the Retirement Rip-off: How to Keep More of Your Money for Retirement, offer advice on how to minimize the costs associated with accumulating your retirement fund. As you make your New...

The prospect of tax season fills many with dread, not just because of the specter of a tax bill, but because of the brain power required to navigate tax forms. Without the help of a personal certified public accountant, many of us just wing it. Tax Tips To help alleviate some of...

Summers are synonymous with hot days at the beach, picnics at the park, and lots of fun outdoors. For some, summers are also a busy time of year —especially if you're a student looking for a summer job. Fortunately for you, the government is hiring. Federal agencies have many summer jobs available...

More Americans are planning to travel this summer despite rising gas prices, according to the latest American Express Spending & Saving Tracker poll (59 percent in 2011 vs. 51 percent in 2010). Vacationing consumers plan to take an average of two week-long vacations, spending an average of $1,200 per person,...

  Could parents be putting their children’s futures at risk and thus jeopardizing their American Dreams? Maybe so, according to new data released by LIMRA on trends in U.S. Life Insurance Ownership, that indicates both husbands and wives lack sufficient life insurance to protect them against the potential economic impacts that...