Apr 12 Column: Why do so many American families feel so financially insecure? By Jonathan Morduch, Rachel Schneider Why are so many Americans still feeling so financially insecure? Economists Jonathan Morduch and Rachel Schneider followed 235 low- and moderate-income households for a full year to understand why. Continue reading
Apr 11 Brands treat us like the replicants in ‘Blade Runner’ By Wahyd Vannoni Many brands have come to the same conclusion as the fictional Tyrell Corporation in "Blade Runner": by giving their products a past and a personality, they can increase their power of influence on the consumer. Continue reading
Apr 05 Column: Why we need to save Medicare counseling from the federal chopping block By Philip Moeller Under the Trump administration’s budget proposal, the State Health Insurance Assistance Program's modest $52 million budget would be obliterated by $49 million, leaving the program with only $3 million. Continue reading
Apr 03 6 tips to help your kids through a checkout candy meltdown, and learn a financial lesson as well By Beth Kobliner Your child doesn’t have to be a monk, shunning all material goods. She’s just got to know the tricks to help her save those dollars for something she really wants. Continue reading
Mar 30 Does it pay to get a double major in college? By Christos Makridis Students are bombarded with an array of competing opportunities during college, all with the promise that each will lead to a better job or higher earnings upon entering the “real world.”… Continue reading
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 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 09 Column: What you need to know about Medicare this week By Philip Moeller Here's what the American Health Care Act, the GOP effort to replace Obamacare, would mean for Medicare. Continue reading