Financial planning

With the interest rates for federally subsidized student loans scheduled to double from 3.4 to 6.8 percent in July, the topic has suddenly become a hot political issue.

Three-quarters of Americans consider themselves to be financially stable, but more than 48 percent lack the savings they say they would need to achieve actual stability, according to a new survey.

The ready availability of technology is leading consumers to spend more money on digital purchases rather than save their cash, according a new survey by the American Institute of CPAs.

The financial and retirement confidence of working American adults is eroding, according to a new survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing Tuesday on tax reform and tax-favored retirement accounts as it sought to find ways to use tax policy to encourage more Americans to save for retirement.

A new survey conducted for the American Institute of CPAs found that 41 percent of respondents selected cutting back on eating out as their most likely response to a financial pinch.

Investors are continuing to challenge corporate boards to further improve their oversight and disclosure around topics such as environmental sustainability and social responsibility.

The multi-trillion dollar asset securitization market continues to have unresolved issues in the aftermath of the financial crisis, including how the assets are accounted for, and the credit risk assessments done by bond markets and credit-rating agencies, according to a new study.

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Bank of America has introduced a 401(k) retirement plan for small businesses through its Merrill Edge unit.

More Americans are feeling optimistic about their retirement savings, according to a new survey.

The confidence of Americans in their ability to afford a comfortable retirement remains at historically low levels, according to a new survey.

The odds of being single at some point during retirement are high and present unique challenges for both “ever single” retirees who never married and for those who become “suddenly single” in retirement due to divorce or death of a spouse.

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Aside from the meltdowns of the financial markets in the past decade, arguably not much has garnered more attention than international and emerging market investing.

My family spent the President's Day weekend in one of the frozen towns in upstate New York that serves as home to two of the 4,500 colleges and universities that call the Empire State home to get a look-see at some potential locations for my younger daughter to call home for the next four years.

More than half of small businesses may not have optimal retirement plans, according to a new survey.

Wells Fargo is using Twitter to spread the word about saving for retirement.

The Internal Revenue Service has extended the deadline to file estate tax returns and make a portability election to benefit the surviving spouses of married individuals who died during the first six months of 2011.

IMGCAP(1)]As our economy continues to struggle, one issue that seems to have escaped a solution is the unemployment of so many of our fellow citizens.