July 26, 2019, 6:00am Business
If you’re banking on a monetary gift to help pay for a major expense, I have a warning for you: Always have a backup plan. Read story
July 24, 2019, 6:02am Business
or didn’t — and now you have so much debt that you’re looking for help to reduce your student loan payments. Read story
July 23, 2019, 6:02am Business
With all of the attention on the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing, many are looking ahead to the next half century of space exploration. Of particular interest is returning to the moon, which may come as early as 2024. Read story
July 21, 2019, 6:05am Business
Dear Helaine: My father has always been the type of person who lived with the idea of “sticking it to the man” as an undertone to his life. As I was growing up, my parents saved enough money to buy a house, which is almost fully paid off, but that… Read story
July 20, 2019, 6:02am Business
Retirement coach Sara Zeff Geber visited several Northern California assisted-living facilities to interview “solo agers” — people, either single or coupled, who don’t have children to help them as they grow older. Read story
July 19, 2019, 6:02am Business
Repeat after me: My child is not a failure if he or she has to start out at a community college. Read story
July 17, 2019, 6:02am Business
The nation’s biggest debt-settlement services provider will pay a steep price after allegedly deceiving borrowers who’d gotten in over their heads. Read story
July 16, 2019, 6:05am Business
Shortly after Apollo 11 landed on the moon and astronaut Neil Armstrong took his famous first steps on the dusty lunar surface, some comedian in our Army unit at Fort Knox, Ky., posted a sign in our barracks: “Sorry, Drill Sgt., No Green Cheese!” Read story
July 14, 2019, 6:03am Business
Dear Helaine: During the recession, I lost a great, well-paying job. I lived off my savings for a time and took a series of short-term, not-well-paying gigs before training for a new field. I was offered a very good job in the Middle East. It pays well, with free housing,… Read story
July 13, 2019, 6:02am Business
Many families struggle to pay college expenses for one or two kids. Certified financial planner Sarah Carlson, mother of two sets of twins, will soon have all four of her children in college at the same time. Read story
