You may be a great attorney but that doesn’t necessarily translate into being financially savvy. Here's one short financial principle about, well, principal.

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WASHINGTON — America’s working mothers are now the primary breadwinners in a record 40 percent of households with children — a milestone in the changing face of modern families, up from just 11 percent in 1960. The findings by the ...

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NEW YORK — A research report by the Pew Charitable Trusts says younger baby boomers and Generation Xers face an uncertain retirement because of reduced savings, high levels of debt, and losses during the Great Recession. The study found that ...

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WASHINGTON — Younger Americans in their late 30s are now the group most likely to doubt they will be financially secure after retirement, a major shift from three years ago when baby boomers nearing retirement age expressed the greatest worry. ...

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People are often confused about what to do with their 401(k) assets when they separate from their employer. Should they keep their assets in the plan, transfer to their new employer’s plan or roll the funds into a self-directed IRA? ...

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To be with my fiancée and close the gap in our long-distance relationship, I moved from my native Colorado to Maryland in 2002, the beginning of my third year of law school. I was trying my best to juggle a ...

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