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April is Financial Literacy Month, and based on recent research conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, the financial literacy situation in America is severely lacking. Source: PWC.com, Bridging The Financial Literacy Gap: Empowering Teachers To Support The Next Generation To celebrate,...

2016 is a bit different than years past, as the tax deadline is not on the typical April 15, but rather on the 18th of the month. Thanks to Emancipation Day, a legal holiday in Washington, D.C., falling on Friday, the deadline was extended until the next business day. However, despite the...

April marks Financial Literacy Month, and April’s showers may bring inspiration for tangible changes. In a downpour of disheartening survey results, PwC has compiled multiple reports outlining the need to bridge the financial literacy gap. Shannon Schuyler, Chief Corporate Responsibility...

It's now two weeks into spring, and if you haven't already, it's time to start cleaning. Once a year, if not more frequently, it's worth your while to stop, take a serious look at what's around you in life, dusting off the cobwebs from areas you may not think about every day,...

There are many reasons retirees may consider selling their home once they retire or hit a certain point in retirement. Making that decision, however, is not easy, nor should it be taken lightly. Moving Motivations Before any decisions are made, it is important to delve into the reasons you wish to...

Financial success, financial stability and financial comfort are all different pieces of the same money pie – whichever way you slice it, the bigger picture is intrinsically motivated by cash. However, it becomes easy to slip into the mindset that if you are satisfied with one of those three...

Tax preparation is a legitimate fear Millennials have, according to a recent Harris Poll conducted survey. Of those surveyed, 80 percent of respondents aged 18 to 34 reported fear over filing. Compared to older respondents, Millennials were 20 percent more likely to indicate they held concerns...

Whether you are looking to begin a career after retiring from your primary occupation or you left a steady job midlife for whatever reason, jumping back into the employment arena can be difficult for middle-aged adults. However, the percentage of middle-aged and older adults who work has been the...

Spring break is just around the corner, and statistics show that American families are notoriously bad at not taking vacations. Whether due to part-time jobs, low-wage professions, feeling unable to take time off or simply categorizing it as "strong-work ethics," a new survey found that in 2014, 42...

Oftentimes when a parent passes on, the child(ren) are left as executors of the estate, and therefore frequently left in charge of clearing out and selling the family home. Knowing where and how to begin is a task unto itself, but ultimately, many children have to prepare the house for sale and...

Imagine for a moment that your parent, the person who took care of you throughout your childhood and possibly into early adulthood, is now in need of your help – and not in the way you ever anticipated. She’s not reached the point where she needs to consider assisted living, nor is she...

Countless Americans have no retirement savings; according to the Federal Reserve's 2014 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking, the number of Americans who are planning to continue working past retirement can be assumed to be around 38 percent. Source: Federal Reserve, 2014 Report On...

The late-20-something, early 30-year-old faces a distinct environment quite unfamiliar to previous generations. While in decades past the average age to get married was quite young, that trend has changed. And with the bump in median marriage age, other key milestones seem to likewise be delayed...

According to a recent study published earlier this month, millions of credit card holders have been "in a long-term relationship with their favorite credit card for at least 10 years." While keeping a line of credit open for an extended period can be beneficial for someone's credit...