Topic: Personal Finance

Consumers are feeling more confident than any time since BankRate Financial Security Index started measuring personal finances. Here is why.    Read More

Clayton Christensen the acclaimed innovation expert and author of "How Will You Measure Your Life?" offers some guidelines for finding meaning and happiness in work and in life.   Read More

"What if the real secret to selling more and being more profitable had everything to do with an unexpected and human honesty instead of focusing just on perception at all costs?" The author of Likeonomics takes a look at how likeability can restore trust in business.   Read More

Spending more on some things can save you money. Shopping smarter does not always mean spending less. Here are 10 ideas for 'thrifty buys.'    Read More

Washington has done little to implement financial reform and it is caveat emptor as ever when picking advisers. Here are ideas on hiring investment advisers.   Read More

Numbers showing the biggest price jump in housing prices since January of 2006 are different. That jump was real, this latest spike is not.    Read More

Summer vacations are making a comeback after a stay-at-home recession, but consumers still say they want to watch costs. Here are 20 ideas to lighten the load.   Read More

Those places look great when you are on vacation. But financial advisers say retiring abroad is not for everyone, and many will return.    Read More

College debt has ballooned to $1 trillion and some see another loan repayment crisis like the one that hit housing. Here are the good and bad ways of paying college costs.   Read More

The government is about to make refinancing FHA mortgages more affordable — and potentially easier — for hundreds of thousands of homeowners.   Read More