Learn the real deal when it comes to today’s top financial news from a certified personal finance expert.
By: Howard Dvorkin
If they’re not careful, what millennials don’t know about money might also kill them. They underestimate the need for health insurance, keeping housing costs down, and financial planning for the loss of their parents.
By: Howard Dvorkin
Where will credit cards be in 5-10 years? Probably nowhere good. Credit cards have become so important to our daily lives that we might as well consider them like a cell phone. Can you imagine living without either? Yet both are more confusing than they need to be.
By: Howard Dvorkin
You can save a lot of money online shopping on Amazon Prime Day. However, Amazon makes it a little tricky. The date isn’t the same every year and the deals change rapidly. Be careful and only buy what you need.
By: Howard Dvorkin
The Federal Reserve rate hike sounds intimidating and confusing, but here is the bottom line: If you don’t pay off your credit cards every month, you’ll probably pay more.
By: Howard Dvorkin
A new study says the lower your socioeconomic status, the greater the changes in your brain. It’s yet more evidence of a link between debt and mental health.
By: Howard Dvorkin
Financial experts have long known that mental health and financial health are tightly linked. Money may not buy happiness but being happy is fiscally good
By: Howard Dvorkin
Katie Waples has five siblings, four parents, and big plans. The 17-year-old from Billings, Montana, wants to be a nurse — not just as a career, but as a calling. This is what she told Debt.com.
By: Howard Dvorkin
Financial counselors deal with some of the same issues that marriage counselors and psychologists do. That’s because money permeates our emotions.
By: Howard Dvorkin
From our physical health to how little college graduates expect to make during their lifetimes, this financial data concerns me with how many Americans don’t have financial freedom.
By: Howard Dvorkin
There may not be a recession 2018. But my point is not to predict when the next recession hits, more to warn readers of what will cause it to happen, and how to avoid it.
By: Howard Dvorkin
Financial freedom is possible to those who understand how money management works. The only problem is, most Americans are never taught. We have a month dedicated to financial literacy, why not a full year?
By: Howard Dvorkin
Stress can take years off of your life. Many relate stress to work, but what about debt? Debt-related stress isn’t any different.