They Want to Hand Your Kid a Debit Card. What Do You Do?

Start-ups large and small are offering child-friendly debit cards that allow parents to set up guardrails. Picking one depends on your priorities.

Robinhood Hits Campus, Where Credit Card Companies Fear to Tread

The company plans to hit up college coffee shops to spread the word about its services. When credit card companies did it a generation ago, Congress got involved.

Robinhood Hits Campus, Where Credit Card Companies Fear to Tread

The company plans to hit up college coffee shops to spread the word about its services. When credit card companies did it a generation ago, Congress got involved.

What’s Changing in the New FAFSA and What’s Not

The latest version of the federal form for college aid will be available on Oct. 1 for the 2022-23 academic year. But a planned major overhaul of the form may not take effect for several years.

$10 Billion in Student Debt Erased Under Biden, but Calls Grow for More

Even without the blanket forgiveness that progressives have pushed, the administration has sped up and broadened its relief efforts before borrowers are set to resume payments in January.

Your Finances Took a Hit From the Pandemic. Here’s What You Do Now.

Find someone wiser than you, check your credit report and taxes, and stop catastrophizing. This is how you can do it.

Consumers and Companies Are Buying In on Paying Later

Installment payment services are everywhere thanks to fresh deals with Amazon and Square. It’s a simple idea that can quickly get complicated for users.

Answers to Your Questions on When to Start Collecting Social Security

More details on why experts advise to wait to claim benefits and on benefits for divorced spouses.

How to Make Your Marriage More Financially Equal

Whether you’re newlyweds or not, your marriage can only benefit from a better balance that eases the stress on both of you. But be ready to talk — “we” statements only, please.

Apps Try Putting Financial Literacy at Kids’ Fingertips

They can be valuable resources to help parents teach children about money — but may encourage risky behaviors, some experts say.

Opinion | How to Enjoy Retirement Without Going Broke

The problem of decumulation is a tricky one, even for Nobel Prize-winning economists.

A Donor Makes a Long-Term Investment: In Mentoring Teens

A co-founder of Home Depot increased his giving for children in the pandemic because, he said, “they don’t always have the tools to deal with what’s happened to them.”

Even Your Allergist Is Now Investing in Start-Ups

The once-clubby world of start-up deal making known as “angel investing” has had an influx of new participants. It’s part of a wider boom in ever-riskier investments.

Will That College Degree Pay Off?

A new report measures the “return on investment” offered by various higher education programs.

This Is a Terrible Time for Savers

In an upside-down world of financial markets, expected returns after inflation are at record lows.

Opinion | I Will Mourn My Daughter Forever. But I Was One of the Lucky Ones.

It’s hard enough to have a child with cancer. It shouldn’t crush families financially.

The Pandemic Forged New FIRE Followers, With a Difference

Newcomers to the “financial independence, retire early” movement, if fortunate enough to stay employed in 2020, were inspired to clean financial house — albeit less aggressively than early adherents.

They Didn’t Expect to Retire Early. The Pandemic Changed Their Plans.

After years in which Americans worked later in life, the latest economic disruption has driven many out of the work force prematurely.

Supreme Court Limits Suit on False Terrorism Ties on Credit Reports

In a 5-to-4 decision, the court said only people who had suffered “concrete harm” from being associated with terrorism had the right to sue.

The Young Fall for Scams More Than Seniors Do. Time for a Warning.

Stop it with the ageism and delusions of invincibility. Young adults often don’t recognize the bad checks coming at them, or fake job offers, either.