Mar 30 Column: The 5Cs to follow when setting your kids’ allowance By Beth Kobliner Allowance is a fine, practical way to dole out money to your kids, as long as you follow these five rules. Continue reading
Mar 29 What to expect from the major changes coming to popular Medigap plans By Philip Moeller Many of the more than 8 million Medicare enrollees who now have C and F plans will face an important decision in the next two years. Continue reading
Mar 24 Column: How government data is crucial for everyone’s progress By Heidi Hartmann With the budget proposal shaping up from the new administration, all of us who depend on data to understand the world we live in must be fiercely vigilant about the implications for data availability and data integrity. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 6:02 The odds of a second term? You can bet on all things Trump By PBS News Hour The political prediction markets -- where you can bet real money on political outcomes -- have a track record of being better than any poll, yet they failed spectacularly in the November election. Even so, people are flocking to bets… Continue watching
Mar 23 Column: Trump’s budget and GOP health care bill will hurt older Americans By Philip Moeller Older Americans are under attack, along with poor, sick and disabled citizens. There is no way that enacting the American Health Care Act or the Trump budget in their current forms would not make life much, much harder for these… Continue reading
Mar 21 Quiz: Are you a sucker or an influence master? By Robert Cialdini Optimal persuasion is achieved through optimal pre-suasion: the practice of arranging for people to agree with a message before they know what’s in it. Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch 9:48 Why is job opportunity still lagging for people with disabilities? By PBS News Hour The unemployment rate for people with a disability is more than double than for those without. Even though the law bars such discrimination, it can be difficult for these Americans to get hired. But that’s not the full story: Some… Continue watching
Mar 15 Federal Reserve raises key interest rate after solid jobs report By Kristen Doerer For the second time in three months, the Federal Reserve decided to raise its key interest rate a quarter point today. Continue reading
Mar 15 Can I work and still collect my late husband’s Social Security benefits? By Philip Moeller Phil Moeller answers your questions on aging and retirement in his weekly "Ask Phil" column. Continue reading
Mar 10 Steady jobs growth clears the way for interest rate hike By Kristen Doerer The U.S. economy added 235,000 jobs in February while the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.7 percent. Continue reading