Four ways to influence how new grads handle money
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When her son recently turned 18, Lisa Kirchenbauer and her husband had him sign papers to take control of an account for minors they had long...
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How wealthy families blow their assets
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The basis of modern financial management rests on the promise that you can pass along what's left to future generations. Yet, the likelihood of your money...
How to give Grandma more than just a spare room
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When it came time for Tom Moser and his wife to consider having his 83-year-old father move in with them, a house with a special multigenerational...
As you sniffle, take a hard look at your allergy costs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - My family's contribution to the $15 billion annual allergy business tallies up to well over $100 a month, but our costs - like many people's -...
Tax refund psychology says splurge in order to save
NEW YORK (Reuters) - There are many enterprises out there trying to separate you from your tax refund - from splurges such as airlines tickets for a celebratory vacation or...
Brutal U.S. winter’s latest victim? Prom spending
It is still too cold in most parts of the country to be thinking about taffeta, which could be affecting how much teens and their parents plan on spending on...
U.S. college savings jump with stock market: study
Thanks to increased savings rates and a rising stock market, average balances in U.S. college savings plans jumped 30 percent in 2013 over the prior year, according to the new...
How to swoop in and manage your parents’ finances
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U.S. boosts millionaire ranks, especially ultra-rich
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The richest Americans are increasing their ranks and putting the recession of 2008 and 2009 behind them, according to an annual study by the Chicago-based Spectrem...
Private health exchanges begin to shift behavior
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shopping for employee health insurance on private marketplaces might be the way of the future for tens of millions. However, expert opinions about growth have been...