For iPhone:   Mellody is President of Ariel Investments, a Chicago-based money management firm that serves individual investors and retirement plans through its no-load…

Women breadwinners are playing an increasingly important role in American society. Four in 10 households with children under age 18 now include a mother who is either the sole or primary earner for her family, according to a Pew Research Center report released Wednesday. This share, the highest on record, has quadrupled since 1960. The shift reflects […]

As people lose their jobs, transition to new careers, retire or keep their money in a bank savings/CDs etc.,  they are often left with 401K plans, 403Bs  and other investment…

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Between 1946 and 1964, there were 76 million children born, which was an average of more than 4 millionaire births per year.  That growth surge…

The nation is in pins and needles trying to figure out exactly what “going over the fiscal cliff” means for the average middle income family.…

I took on this writing assignment, not to color the page with a bunch of financial mumbo-jumbo but to offer you me…to show you the…