Filing for Bankruptcy: What Can You Protect?

Banking's Customer Courtship

Historically low interest rates, tough new capital requirements and heightened competition from brokerage firms are prompting banks to dangle juicy incentives to depositors.

Prepaid College-Savings Plans Take Hit

Several cash-strapped states are abandoning or downsizing one of the most popular 529 college-savings options: prepaid tuition credits.

Your Employer Knows Best. Perhaps

More employers are using re-enrollments to help employees get their retirement investments on track. Re-enrolling is when the company shifts workers' 401(k) dollars out of their current allocations and into the plan's selected default option—typically a target-date fund.

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My Son's Favorite Sport Is Soccer. Isn't It?

Jeff Opdyke's son hangs up his soccer jersey, forcing Jeff to ask some difficult questions about what happens when kids' motivations get mixed in with their parents.

New Options for Long-Term Care

As long-term-care insurance gets costlier and harder to find, insurers are rolling out other options. We weigh the pros and cons.

Mortgage Rates Hold Steady

Rates on the 30-year fixed-rate home mortgage averaged 4.81% for the week ended Feb. 3, up just slightly from 4.80% last week

Our Six-Month Trip: How We Can Do It

Steve Yoder discusses how they set aside money for the trip by defying several personal-finance rules by deciding to borrow against their future, close certain options later in life and not delay gratification.

The Costs of End-of-Life Care

Many people assume that if a nursing home isn't in the picture, a family's financial burdens will likely be minimal. Such thinking ignores the steep costs associated with caregiving -- even if relatives are willing to pitch in.

The $5 Million Tax Break

Congress has set sweet new terms for the gift tax, and families are tearing up their estate plans to take advantage. Here's what you need to know.

What's 401(k) Advice Really Worth?

The Latest Long-Term-Care Snafu

College Saving Gets Trickier

When New Cars Are Cheaper Than Used Ones

Remember 'The Trip'? Well, It's Happening.