American investors have a whole lot riding on big tech
Many Americans have hitched their financial future to Big Tech, whether they realize it or not. Just five companies make up about 24% of the S&P 500 Index — Apple...
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ATM fees rise for 11th straight year
Drawing cash from an ATM is beginning to feel like a ritual from a bygone era. Like buying a record on vinyl, it's a once-universal experience for which users are...
Young Americans would rather disclose their STDs than their debts: survey
Financial services companies go into overdrive around Valentine's Day, along with florists, chocolate makers, and jewelers. Usually, it's surveys about love and money, with advice on avoiding financial conflict with...
How much cash would it take to get you to delay retirement?
One reason Olivia Mitchell wants to save Social Security is to avoid the reduction in benefits she expects from the ailing program just when she wants to retire. But Mitchell...
Average credit card debt: $16K. Total debt: $133K. Where do you fit in?
When it comes to debt, it's nice to be below average. Do your credit card balances fall below the national mean of $16,000 for households with debt? Is your total...
Couples desperate for children turn to crowdfunding fertility
Humans, like other animals, live to reproduce. And when they can't, they're willing to pay a lot for a helping hand. In America, some use credit cards, 401(k)s, and even...
Clinton, Trump, and your money: A personal-finance guide to the debate
Listen closely on Monday night. It's your money and your life. At 8 p.m. Central time, in the first presidential debate of the season, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will...
The chairs of Rio’s Olympic champions have a secret second life
Next time you feel you're moldering in your office chair, consider that it may secretly have a glamorous history. Since well before the Rio Olympics began, an Australian company has...
How to build your credit score if you’re young and don’t use cards
Your Facebook posts and tweets may contain hidden creativity. In fact, they could be helping to write the next Hollywood blockbuster. As once-monolithic television audiences splinter and migrate to the...
More Americans plan to retire after 70
U.S. workers are more confident that they'll be able to retire someday. Just not until they're 70. Some 23 percent of Americans with jobs said they planned on being septuagenarian...