Ben Steverman

October 14, 2017 at 7:00 am

Thank Nobel Prize winner Richard Thaler for your retirement savings

Richard Thaler, awarded the Nobel Prize for economics Monday, may be its first winner to have had an almost immediate effect on millions of people’s paychecks.

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September 13, 2017 at 4:38 am

How much should you save for retirement?

Experts weigh the pros and cons of seven different savings strategies.

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June 15, 2017 at 7:09 am

Why aren’t American teens working anymore?

For Baby Boomers and Generation X, the summer job was a rite of passage. Today’s teenagers have other priorities.

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September 5, 2016 at 8:00 pm

Cult of Chase Sapphire: Credit-card churners have a new love

Despite the whopping $450 annual fee for the new Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card, so many people signed up amid an online frenzy that in...

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September 4, 2016 at 12:00 am

Guess what just turned 40 and is worth $3.6 trillion?

Forty years ago, a new investment firm started offering a type of stock mutual fund that most people thought was crazy: an index fund. Today,...

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August 10, 2016 at 4:19 pm

You may be broke and not know it: 1 in 7 Americans are worth less than zero dollars

Even people with good jobs can owe so much on credit cards, student loans or mortgages that, on paper, they’re worth less than zero. About...

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June 25, 2016 at 8:00 am

Social Security will be there for you, millennials

Millennials assume Social Security benefits will disappear before they reach retirement. But they are dead wrong.

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June 25, 2016 at 8:00 am

Legislation aims to rescue stranded 401(k) plans

A bill introduced last week by senators Elizabeth Warren and Steve Daines is one of several efforts to fix the retirement rollover problem

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May 28, 2016 at 8:00 am

Here’s the one time it’s OK to pile up credit-card debt

Credit can often help job seekers get back on their feet, especially those with lower income and fewer savings.

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August 15, 2015 at 8:00 pm

Quick and easy money guide for young investors

Established firms and startups alike are coming up with cheaper ways to offer advice and investments to young adults — people who used to be...

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