More than 70 years ago, Stanley Kaplan started a tutoring service in the basement of his parents’ Brooklyn apartment. Despite huge hurdles and long...

In rough financial waters, debt-elimination schemes come out of the woodwork. Even well-educated consumers fall for them. Unfortunately, quick fixes rarely...

Looking at target-date funds is a bit like trying to decide on a rental car. You go to one agency and find certain models considered midsized. The next...

In English this means, it’s not easy to talk about money. For many people, the language of money is like trying to learn a foreign language. It can...

The following are recent business bankruptcy petitions filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Case Number: 09-36686 Chasen’s Business Interiors Inc., Henrico...

It just might be. Under a bipartisan amendment approved Oct. 22 by the House Financial Services Committee, the Home Valuation Code of Conduct would be...

Suze Orman is a stickler for rules. For more than 20 years, the financial adviser, author, talk-show host and motivational speaker has been preaching about...

Sometimes, it just makes sense to spend a little money now so you can save down the road. You fork over $15 for one of the coupon books your kid’s...

Whenever one of the few bona fide stars of the fund world announces a new fund, savvy investors take notice. That’s what happened last week when...

So I take it as good news that private student loans are declining fast. According to a new report from the College Board, the amount of nonfederal education...

This doll isn’t swell, Mattel. The toy manufacturer recently introduced a new limited-edition doll, Gwen Thompson, through its American Girl brand....

A deep slump in advertising sales that has battered many media companies is showing signs of easing, Richmond-based Media General Inc. said yesterday after...

These days, so much in the world of health care is uncertain. Unfortunately, one thing everyone can count on is paying for medical expenses that your insurance...

Bankrupt menswear retailer S&K Famous Brands Inc. has asked a federal judge for permission to auction off its name, Web site and trademark. The initial,...

Nope. It was October 2008 when we last saw that five-digit number. Now, on Oct. 14, the Dow Jones industrial average again closed above 10,000—10,015.86...

As one of America’s biggest professional soccer stars, Landon Donovan sprints, slides and even slithers his way across the field. He’s the...

Despite all the recent talk of recovery, getting a loan is still more difficult than it used to be. A recent analysis by The Wall Street Journal found...

I, like so many others, am concerned about identity theft or uncorrected errors in my credit files that might ding my credit scores. When I finally got...

Q:What actually qualifies as an insider? Who does this term cover, and why is this group so important to follow?—S.R., via the Internet Answer: An...

Fund boards should be turning to “better practices.“ The credo for how mutual funds are run should be “If better is possible, good is...

NEW YORK Verizon Wireless and Google Inc. are teaming up to tackle the challenge posed by the iPhone, saying they will collaborate closely to create wireless...

That was then. This is now: Our personal finances come with frustration, complication and financial products that seem incomprehensible. There is so much...

Bernard Madoff’s brother, sons and a niece used the family finance business like a “piggy bank,“ a court-appointed trustee charged yesterday...

In a letter to reverse-mortgage lenders Sept. 23, FHA Commissioner David H. Stevens said his agency must reduce the maximum amounts seniors can receive...

The unfolding economic recovery will probably lose some momentum in the final three months of the year as rising unemployment and still hard-to-get credit...

Money is tight right now, as we all know. Seeing a movie, going out to dinner, even buying an impromptu cup of coffee—things many of us used to do...

You should never fall in love with an investment, but making a long-term commitment can be a good thing. This week, my wife, Susan, and I will celebrate...

If you think there’s enough blame to go around, you’ll agree there are two wrongs and two rights on the controversy surrounding bank overdraft...

Year-over-year figures are the bread-and-butter measurement of economic activity. When analysts want to know just how well a company or industry is performing,...

Mergers, acquisitions are looking up again Whether or not you’re personally convinced that the recession is just about over, those in the big-buck...