Personal Finance

Today’s infographic highlights facts and figures around counterfeit goods that are passed off as quality brands, and how this type of activity damages consumers, businesses, and the wider economy.

Increasing your net worth will take time, some financial discipline and sound investment planning, but the reward is financial security. Every dollar you devote to building your net worth moves you closer to freedom from worry during a short-term difficulty or over the course of a long-term obligation.

Some excellent insights on the income history of what we might think of as the private middle-class wage earner. The latest hypothetical real (inflation-adjusted) annual earnings are at $38,159, down 11.5% from 45-plus years ago.

If you want to do something about economic inequality in this country – especially as it relates to your own financial circumstances – the important thing is not what you believe or whom you vote for. It’s how you handle your own time, choices and money.

Modestmoney.com keeps a regularly updated ranking of 1193 personal finance blogs by comparing various stats related to traffic, SEO and social activity.

Americans are really falling down on the job when it comes to estate planning in part because we just don't want to think about our own mortality and it can be hard to worry too much about what will happen to our assets after we're gone since we won't be around to see it but dying intestate does have some pretty serious consequences, even though you won't be the one experiencing them. Here's the sobering truth about what happens if you don't have a will in place when you die.

If you don't make enough money right now to set aside, there are still ways to grow your retirement savings. You just have to think outside the box. This article highlights 9 creative ways to boost your retirement savings.

Should you plunge your head into the sand and do nothing, no matter how worried you feel about a possible market crash? No. Here are some steps you can take that would both set your mind at ease and help prepare your finances for whatever the market brings.

Student loan debt in America now ranks as the second-largest consumer debt category, trailing only mortgages and, based on the latest data, it isn’t about to end any time soon.

There are many ways to pay off your home loan faster. With the right tactics — like the following ones — you’ll scarcely notice the increase in your monthly payments.