PERSONAL FINANCE

To instill good habits in your kids, it’s important to engage them on how to save and spend wisely — and by modeling smart personal finance practices yourself.

While this elite group benefited from surging stock prices, their gains are markers of steady investing over time and having the patience to ride out the rough patches.

Businesses also pay dearly when they allow bad situations to fester, and the toll is not just financial.

You aren’t entitled to other people’s money, even your parents’ assets.

National Public Data, the latest company to report a major data breach, tells consumers to protect themselves by taking “preventive measures.”

It’s good to step in when there’s a real need, but rescuing someone from their own poor money management only reinforces it.

Marriage won’t change your credit history, but it can influence what lenders are willing to do for you together.

Bear and bull markets are a normal part of investing, so ignore the political rhetoric coming off the campaign trail.

It’s natural to feel anxious when Wall Street turbulence cuts into your 401(k) or other investments, but giving into panic generally does more harm than good.

The regulator ordered CarShield to pay $10 million, alleging it used deceptive ads and “trusted personalities to deliver its empty promises.”

Retailers and rewards programs don’t actually need to scan a copy of your driver’s license, so don’t let them.

Airline seating is much like America’s economic divide — the less room you have to be comfortable, the more likely you’ll get stuck in a miserable middle position.

Which candidates on the ballot reflect your financial interests or the interests of those who face economic insecurity?

Retailers know people are more likely to buy if they think they’re getting a price break. Don’t fall for it; here are six tips to spend more consciously.

Even if it’s meant well, it doesn’t often apply in my experience of working with real people and their budgets.

Locals in cities around the world are getting fed up with tourists, and I don’t blame them.

You can find a reliable car in your price range, if you manage expections.

Lifestyle inflation may be keeping you from feeling financially secure.