People receiving Social Security retirement benefits have seen their purchasing power drop by 22 percent since 2000, according to a report from the Senior Citizens League.
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People receiving Social Security retirement benefits have seen their purchasing power drop by 22 percent since 2000, according to a report from the Senior Citizens League.
Post columnist Michelle Singletary offers her advice and answers your questions.
New black homeowners lost wealth even as the overall market sizzled, a new study finds.
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The biggest downside of the deal is the timing.
A study shows that many of the 2.7 million elderly caregivers of young children live below the poverty line.
Your financial savviness can also be affected by where you live.
Data shows how consumers are coping with debt, housing costs and savings.
A Fed study found a link between committed relationships and money-mindedness.
Post columnist Michelle Singletary offers her advice and answers your questions.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is considering rules that would limit arbitration clauses, little-known contracts that often ban consumers from participating in class action lawsuits.
Know what’s going on. Without oversight, your monetary life might appear to be good — until it’s not.
COLUMN | A new guide helps potential home buyers determine how much mortgage they can afford.
Longer life spans than men’s and a lack of financial literacy are among challenges sapping their confidence.
Starting Oct. 3, home buyers will get standardized disclosure forms and have three days to review their loans before closing.
Post columnist Michelle Singletary offers her advice and answers your questions.
We look at a change in credit cards, the Color of Money Question of the Week, preview today's live chat and more.
Survey of more than 30,000 college graduates suggests that relationships made in college matter most.
The number of people who fail to pay their federal student loans within three years of leaving college is down, signaling that the government's generous repayment plans are taking off.
Retailers face a deadline Thursday for updating their registers to accept new, and more secure credit cards.
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