Nov 27 The newest bubble: peer-to-peer lending? // Is there a bubble boosting the market? Wall Street money manager Doug Dachille, who appeared in our Making Sense segment on the stock market last week (above), thinks so. He points to one existing bubble -- albeit still small… Continue reading
Nov 27 The Newest Bubble: Peer-to-Peer Lending? // Paul Solman: On Friday's NewsHour, we looked at the stock market in light of the Dow-Jones Industrial Average ending the week atop 16,000, a new record. (Watch the segment above). Our main protagonist was Wall Street money manager… Continue reading
Nov 26 Nasdaq closes at 4000, a 13-year high Photo by Flickr user bfishadow The Nasdaq Composite Index closed above the 4,000 mark Tuesday for the first time in 13 years, with help from solid housing data, the Wall Street Journal reports. The index closed at… Continue reading
Nov 25 How Social Security discriminates against young divorced parents By Laurence Kotlikoff A young divorced mom whose ex has filed for Social Security can't collect the same spousal benefits as a young married mom whose husband has filed for Social Security. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Leon Fishman. Continue reading
Nov 25 How Social Security Discriminates Against Young Divorced Parents By Laurence Kotlikoff By Larry Kotlikoff A young divorced mom whose ex has filed for Social Security can't collect the same spousal benefits as a young married mom whose husband has filed for Social Security. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Leon Fishman. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch Save to Win: A lottery where you can’t lose Credit unions in four states offer a lottery that gives savers the chance to win small monthly prizes or a yearly grand prize -- even if you don't win you get to keep the money you put in, plus interest. Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch Bubble in the making? How the stock market might not reflect the current economy Bubble in the making? How the stock market might not reflect the current economy… Continue watching
Nov 22 Americans Think They Know Personal Finance — Even If They Don’t By Simone Pathe Americans are more confident in their own understanding of financial decision-making than they are in the financial system's ability to provide a secure future, according to the latest Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll. Photo courtesy of Kick Images via Getty… Continue reading
Nov 22 Americans think they know personal finance — even if they don’t By Simone Pathe Americans are more confident in their own understanding of financial decision-making than they are in the financial system's ability to provide a secure future, according to the latest Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll. Photo courtesy of Kick Images via Getty… Continue reading
Nov 22 The priciest part of health care — and what to do about it // Hospitalization is the most expensive health care cost in Massachusetts, but why is it so expensive and does it have to be that way? Harvard's David Cutler argues that there's a way to make hospitalization more cost-efficient, and more… Continue reading