One of the biggest limitations and frustrations of mainstream personal finance reporting is that it often includes nothing helpful for the people who need help the most: the poor and low-income
We’re midway through National Financial Literacy month and our look at resources and story ideas for addressing personal finance coping skills at various life stages. This week, middle-age — the
Welcome to Money Mondays! April is widely recognized by the financial industry and various consumer protection groups as National Financial Literacy Month, and in honor of it we’ll kick off
The annual April 15 income tax filing deadline looms, and just as late January is a good time for those early bird filing season stories, the next few weeks are
Bitcoin is getting a lot of attention these days; the digital person-to-person currency system says the value of Bitcoins worldwide surpassed $1.5 billion in August. And as CNBC reports, regulators are
Credit card debt is down; medical debt and student loans are up, and the median net worth of Americans is still far below levels of 10 years ago. Another interesting
Spring break is coming up for college students and families, and it’s an opportunity to prepare not only some interesting feature stories about the tourism, transportation and hospitality industries, but
With post-Mardi Gras headaches barely a thing of the past for Fat Tuesday revelers, it’s now time to consider the business angles surrounding the next bout of winter debauchery and
Personal finance covers the gamut from credit cards and investments to student loans and insurance. It’s important that you have a good understanding of the basic terms and concepts so
One of the best things about covering personal finance is that EVERYONE can relate to the subject and will always have their ideas and opinions. Your job is to separate
Personal finance reporting covers such a broad range of subjects that the challenges are many and varied. Here’s a list of them, as well as the most common errors: MAKING
Covering personal finance is part journalism and part counseling. No event has brought this home more to me than the economic hurricane we’ve experienced. The biggest financial crisis since the
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