Making Sen$e

What’s wrong with Wall Street? A culture that breeds greed

By Sam Polk

"When I was on Wall Street, my entire life’s goal was to make more money than the next guy."…

Medicaid expansion under Obamacare has improved financial health of low-income Americans

By Making Sen$e Editor

Extension of Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act has not only shielded low-income Americans from out-of-pocket medical costs, but has also improved their overall financial health.

Column: Why we need to extend economic empowerment to military spouses

By Douglas P. McCormick, Kathy Roth-Douquet

The military must do a better job of addressing the alarmingly high rates of underemployment and unemployment among military spouses.

Column: Economy in tatters, Nigeria loses title as Africa’s largest economy

By Vikram Mansharamani

Since Nigeria’s central bank announced it would abandon its currency’s dollar peg, the naira has fallen 61 percent against the U.S. dollar.

Column: A $3.6 million bonus and I still wanted more

By Sam Polk

Yesterday, I’d been planning to leave Wall Street; today, I was devastated because my enormous bonus wasn’t bigger.

Why doesn’t Medicare cover more for physical therapy?

By Philip Moeller

Is it not more fiscally responsible to spend a few thousand dollars on physical therapy now rather than spend tens of thousands of dollars later?…

Twitter Chat: Landing the job of your dreams through social media

By Jaclyn Diaz, Kristen Doerer

At 3 p.m. EDT on Friday, Sree Sreenivasan (@sree) will join PBS NewsHour for a Twitter chat to talk more about networking and how going public on social media about looking for work can land you on your feet after…

Column: The charitable funds that benefit rich donors and the financial industry

By Lewis B. Cullman

Most Americans have never heard of “donor-advised funds," which give donors all of the tax benefits of charitable giving, but impose no obligation that the money be put to active charitable use.

How your social network influences housing price fluctuations

By Making Sen$e Editor

The housing market experiences of a person's friends can have large effects on that person's housing market beliefs and housing investment decisions, even if these friends live far away.