Dec 31 6 New Year’s resolutions for your finances By Gretchen Frazee Spending less and saving more is often at the top of list when Americans make their New Year’s resolutions. Continue reading
Dec 27 6 factors that fueled the stock market dive in 2018 By Gretchen Frazee The stock market has seen a significant drop in the second half of 2018, despite signs that the U.S. economy is still doing well. Continue reading
Dec 27 How the tax laws for divorce will turn upside down in 2019 By Dean Hedeker Tax changes taking effect in January 2019 could add a significant amount of stress to divorces after this year. Continue reading
Dec 24 What history teaches us about the latest stock market plunge By Paul Solman How are today’s stock investors going to react if the market continues to plummet?… Continue reading
Dec 21 Robots are the future, and we don’t trust them By Thomas Maxwell Even when a robot is safer and more effective at performing a task than humans, companies still have to think hard about how to earn public trust. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 6:01 Comedy duo the Lucas Brothers on ‘survivor’s guilt’ and Bernie Sanders By Paul Solman The Lucas Brothers are an identical twin comedy duo raised in the inner city of Newark, New Jersey. Keith and Kenny both graduated from college and began law school before deciding to pursue comedy. Now in their 30s, the brothers… Continue watching
Dec 19 Column: Fix, don’t eliminate private Medicare plans By Philip Moeller People need to be aware of the shortcomings of Medicare Advantage plans compared with original Medicare, but the solution is not to get rid of Medicare Advantage altogether, writes Phil Moeller. Continue reading
Dec 17 California’s wildfire victims could be like most homeowners: underinsured By Gretchen Frazee Many of them will likely find they do not have enough insurance to cover the cost of rebuilding. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 8:48 Can a high school dropout turned top economist give a new perspective to the Fed? By Paul Solman Mary Daly dropped out of high school and ended up as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. As a part of our weekly series Making Sense, Paul Solman travels with Daly to Boise, Idaho, where through a… Continue watching
Dec 13 What the new tax law means for your holiday giving By Maea Lenei Buhre End-of-year donations are expected to drop this year because of changes to the federal tax code. Continue reading