Piggy bank

How 50-Somethings Should Plan for Retirement

Odds are, if you are in your 50s, you have thought about retirement one time or another. Regardless of whether this is your final decade...
Texts you should ignore

7 Texts You Should Ignore

Whether you’re trying to win tickets to a sold-out concert, remind your partner to buy milk, vote for your favorite reality TV personality or...
Housing wealth

How Much House Do Americans Actually Own?

When people say they own their home, it’s usually a half-truth at best. Often, a bank owns the home they live in — most...
Credit Card Mistake

This is Why Wages Haven’t Increased in 50 Years

Most experts will agree the economy has improved dramatically from its pale, feeble days during and directly after the Great Recession. Unemployment is down...
Student loan

The Big Things Missing from Hillary Clinton’s Student Loan Plan

Hillary Clinton unveiled her new and improved plan for making higher education more affordable. A few of her policy ideas are refreshed retreads, some...
Phishing

5 Recent Phishing Lures that Could Snag You

A recent study found that 70% of teens text and drive, largely due to FOMO (fear of missing out). These kids are ripe...
iPhone Privacy

Threat of Ransomware Growing for Mobile Phones

There’s been a scary increase in successful ransomware attacks against large organizations this year. Specifically, hospitals have found themselves at the mercy of hackers...
Risky behavior

Most of Us Do ‘Risky’ Things With Our Credit & Debit Cards

More than half of credit, debit and prepaid card users around the world are opening themselves up to fraud and identity theft through risky...
parent protecting child

ID Scams Target Parents Just Trying to Protect Their Kids

Ask a parent how far they’d go to protect their child, and their answer would probably be along the lines of, “I’d do anything.”...
Summer vacation

How Staying Off Social Media Can Keep You Safer & Happier This Summer

Let’s face it, there’s no bigger downer than working all day and coming home to images of other people’s awesome vacations — that is,...