Politics May 23 House passes bill to help workers save for retirement By Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Economy Apr 23 Column: Are Americans overconfident about paying for retirement? Eighty-two percent of retirees are confident they will have enough money to live comfortably throughout retirement. By Richard Eisenberg
Making Sen$e Oct 25 Watch 9:28 How these penny-pinchers retired in their 30s Eschewing consumer culture, Pete Adeney, also known as Mr. Money Mustache, practices an extreme frugality that allowed him to retire at age 30. Avoiding car use, DIYing and investing in stock market index funds are among the tactics he and… By Paul Solman
Nation Mar 07 This nonprofit helps put families on a path out of poverty Sherry Riva thinks the key to lifting people out of poverty is helping them build savings and assets, such as a home or business. By Larisa Epatko
Economy Jan 19 Column: Broke baby boomers, it’s time to face reality Elizabeth White had a comfortable upper-middle-class lifestyle. She lost it all. She talks about how to create a "new normal."… By Elizabeth White
Jan 03 Column: I’m predicting an economic recession in 2017. Are you ready? By Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation The current U.S. economic expansion is nearly the third-longest since the 1850s, making a recession likely in 2017. It's time to get ready. Continue reading
Aug 05 Column: 9 ways to turn summertime spending into savings By Odysseas Papadimitriou Here's how you can have fun and give your wallet a break. Continue reading
Jun 21 Can you guess how many Americans have absolutely no savings at all? By Kristen Doerer, Paul Solman Sixty-six million Americans have zero dollars saved for an emergency expense -- zero -- and 28 percent have only six months worth of savings, according to a new report by Bankrate. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 11:59 Why so many Americans in the middle class have no savings By PBS News Hour Could you come up with $2,000 in 30 days if you had to? As many as 40 percent of American families can’t, despite the improving economy. Among them is Neal Gabler, who is frequently broke despite his successful career as… Continue watching
Apr 15 You aren’t Warren Buffett. Stop trying to invest like him. By Kristen Doerer Personal finance doesn’t have to be complicated, say journalist Helaine Olen and University of Chicago professor Harold Pollack. Their new book, “The Index Card,” asserts that all the financial information you need could fit on one 3-by-5-inch index card. Continue reading