This is what it takes to be in the 1% around the world
The "top 1%" is the symbol of wealth and power thanks to a protest movement. Since Occupy Wall Street popularized the term almost a decade ago, inequality has surged, and...
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Millennials are causing the U.S. divorce rate to plummet
Americans under the age of 45 have found a novel way to rebel against their elders: They're staying married. New data show younger couples are approaching relationships very differently from...
Delivering your tax refund is the least of the IRS’s problems
For Tax Day this year, House lawmakers are focusing on a familiar target: the Internal Revenue Service. Pegged to Tuesday's tax-filing deadline, Republican leaders scheduled a floor vote later this...
Rich men with extreme politics have the happiest marriages
People are being pickier about whom they marry and waiting longer to tie the knot. And with half of marriages ending in divorce, it's gotten a lot easier to exit...
The plan to make chip credit cards less annoying
In most of the world, buying goods with a credit card equipped with a chip is a mindless, routine task. Americans, having arrived late to chips after decades of swiping...
Americans work 25 percent more than Europeans, study finds
Americans are addicted to their jobs. U.S. workers not only put in more hours than workers do almost anywhere else. They're also increasingly retiring later and taking fewer vacation days....
Millennials are pretty cocky about their investing skills
One of the great things about young people is their optimism, the confidence that everything is going to work out. Sometimes, though, that can get them into trouble, like behind...
The one time it’s OK to pile up credit-card debt
Americans are back to borrowing more with credit cards. According to the most recent Federal Reserve data, they owe $952 billion, the biggest load of revolving consumer debt since 2009....
The rich have you beat in retirement, too
The U.S. retirement landscape is starting to look like a Charles Dickens novel. Since voluntary savings plans led by 401(k)s have largely replaced traditional pensions, it's probably no surprise that...
How a book led to the end of some Social Security claiming tactics
Last year, an economist and two journalists wrote a book on a nerdy and incredibly complicated topic: Social Security claiming strategies. Would anyone want to read it? Simon & Schuster...