“You didn’t tell me how MUCH they would take out in taxes.” Expect to hear those words from exasperated teenagers or college students over the next few weeks as they set aside their calculators and toss their textbooks to start summer jobs.
Fifteen students at the University of Missouri ran a venture capital fund to identify and invest in potential high-growth startup companies.
Interactive online games or smartphone applications can help kids of all ages get a grip on money basics.
“We think it is critical that you understand how to go about making decisions about money,” KC Fed president Esther George told the students at the closing ceremony.
Finally it’s down to two schools, but you can’t make up your mind. With so much riding on the decision by the May 1 admissions deadline, whom will you call for help? The college experts at Unigo.com hope you’ll reach out to them.
Which student loan repayment option is a better deal: a loan with a 4 percent fee and 9 percent interest rate, or one with a 5 percent fee and 8 percent rate?
How’s this for a sweet deal: Your son or daughter can plow the money earned last year from mowing lawns, flipping burgers or baby-sitting into a nest egg for the future.
Here’s a worrisome survey item from last week that caught my attention: Many college students are signing on the dotted line for student loans they don’t fully understand.
When it comes to money smarts, Tony Stark knows what he’s talking about. Who’s Tony Stark? Hint: He’s a megazillionaire who fights for justice as a modern day superhero dressed from head to toe in high-tech armor. He’s Iron Man.
It’s as much a part of spring as March Madness — college students knocking on doors and interviewing for summer internships. This spring, however, a cold wind may be blowing in the face of many young job seekers.
The good news: Money in state-sponsored 529 college savings accounts grew by more than 4 percent in 2011, despite the roller-coaster stock market. The downside: Net contributions — total contributions minus withdrawals — were down slightly at the end of last year compared with 2010.
Rachel Cruze has a perfectly plausible reason for not owning a credit card. She's a Ramsey.
If you’re looking for a way to make the stock market relatable to your children, I have the stock for you.
For military families, it’s a way of life: constant moves, deployment and dealing with the stress and uncertainty of being in harm’s way thousands of miles from home.
President Barack Obama wants to unleash the authority of the federal government on another troubled part of the business sector — the business of higher education.
After reading Carol Stack and Ruth Vedvik’s book on college financial aid, I came to one inescapable conclusion: It’s much better to be a payee than a payer.
Maybe we really should look at relaxing child labor laws that hold young teens back from working at fast-food joints, sacking groceries or busing tables.
Attention parents: Personal finance guru Suze Orman is promoting a new product that could help teenagers ease into the treacherous world of plastic. The author and television commentator calls her credit card alternative the Approved Card.
I have a love-hate relationship with my cable company. I love history shows, soccer and other live sports, but I hate getting socked with a bill for a lot of channel surfing that comes up empty. It reminds me of playing a game that I cannot win.
Want to help your kids understand why people get in trouble with credit cards?
I’ve never been keen on making big, bold New Year’s resolutions. They’re usually trashed or forgotten before I flip the first page on the new calendar.
Business buzzwords come and go. Indeed, it seems we’ve now progressed to a whole new way of speaking about business and money. Admit it, you were clueless when your 18-year-old announced he was taking a “conference call of duty.” Or when your newly employed daughter pulled a “cough and call.”
Your college freshman is home for the holidays, carrying a few extra pounds, a head full of hair, a couple of tattoos — and some interesting arguments about why he needs more cash to cover his personal expenses next semester.
If your children already have a shelf full of dolls, a bin brimming with Legos and a large electronic library of video games, then it’s time to park the shopping cart and consider an alternative — gifts that will teach your kids about money.
I always cringe when I see the phrase “some assembly required.”
