Janet Kidd Stewart

You resolved to rein in excess spending this holiday season and have set a budget that fits your definition of generous without going over the top. The problem: A chronic...

December and financial stress: They just seem to go together. Many workers fret about making that year-end bonus. Factory employees worry about year-end plant closings. Families struggling with soaring home...

For years, Atlanta attorney George Menden helped clients prepare for their own passing by imploring them to get their estate paperwork in order. But a recent personal tragedy has changed...

During initial discussions with a new financial adviser, a client describes herself as a long-term investor, willing to tolerate market tumbles for what she hopes are the eventual larger returns...

Fall has brought a batch of disturbing news about the value Americans place on retirement savings. A survey by the Employee Benefits Research Institute said 52 percent of working adults...

When Darnell Wright, 20, declared English as his major, the Chicago State University sophomore knew it would disappoint his parents. "My father wanted me to go into technology and get...

Tricia and Glenn Downes just moved into an expensive new house. Tricia, a stay-at-home mom, is expecting another child. Glenn's engineering job has been phased out, and his severance will...

When the childless retired couple created a living trust to leave their estate to relatives and friends, they never dreamed one of the heirs would come looking for his money...

Sharlyn Spates never clipped a coupon in her life until recently, when she gathered a few friends and started chatting about money strategies. Now she scours the weekly fliers and...

Religion, it seems, pays. But why? Identifying communities of frequent churchgoers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Jonathan Gruber found higher incomes and education levels and less welfare participation, along with...