Feb 04 What's the most important cost to consider when picking a health plan? By Philip Moeller Don't make a health coverage decision with long-term consequences based on short-term conditions and costs, advises Making Sen$e Medicare Maven Phil Moeller. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 6:55 Will S&P's penalty for too-rosy mortgage securities ratings send a message? By PBS News Hour While not admitting wrongdoing, Standard & Poor’s Financial Services agreed to pay almost $1.4 billion to settle allegations by the Justice Department that credit ratings for high-risk mortgage securities mislead investors before the 2008 financial crisis. Judy Woodruff discusses implications… Continue watching
Feb 03 What's in your supplement? By Simone Pathe For the first time, law enforcement is going after major retailers and drugstore chains selling herbal remedies that aren't all they're advertised to be. Continue reading
Feb 03 Amazon, (maybe) coming to a RadioShack near you By Anna Sillers Amazon has entered into talks with the struggling RadioShack Corporation concerning the purchase of several of the electronic retailer's store locations, pending the company's expected bankruptcy filing. Continue reading
Feb 02 How to collect your ex's Social Security, even if you're not speaking By Laurence Kotlikoff Ex-spouses can’t control what Social Security benefits their exes collect on their work records. What they want or don't want you to receive makes no difference. But there are still requirements to collecting off of an ex-spouse. Social Security expert… Continue reading
Feb 02 President Obama sends Congress record $4 trillion budget plan By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sent Congress a record $4 trillion budget Monday that would boost taxes on higher-income Americans and corporations, pushing past tight federal spending caps to fund an ambitious public works program and provide middle-class tax relief. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 3:16 Do cities actually lose money hosting the Super Bowl? By PBS News Hour In the days leading up to Super Bowl XLIX, economists are debating the fiscal wisdom of cities that compete to host the big game. Do cities lose money when they host the Super Bowl? Mina Kimes, a senior writer for… Continue watching
Feb 01 Federal regulators plan payday loan rules to protect borrowers By Hope Yen, Associated Press Troubled by consumer complaints and loopholes in state laws, federal regulators are putting together the first-ever rules on payday loans aimed at helping cash-strapped borrowers avoid falling into a cycle of high-rate debt. Continue reading
Feb 01 Can prize-linked programs encourage Americans to save? By News Desk D2D Fund aims to strengthen financial opportunity for low and moderate income consumers through new products and policies. Read our Q&A with Joanna Smith-Ramani, Director of Scale Strategies for D2D Fund. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 1:51 Viewers respond to report on background checks for job seekers with criminal records By PBS News Hour Hari Sreenivasan reads viewer comments about a NewsHour Weekend signature segment describing employers doing background checks and the effect that has on people with a criminal record who struggle to find work. Continue watching