WHY WE DON’T SAVE ENOUGH (AS REPORTED BY DEREK THOMPSON ON WWW.THEATLANTIC.COM)

Americans don’t save nearly enough money. And a new paper, titled “How Biases Affect Retirement Saving”, offers a theory as to why that is. The focus is on two common biases – the “present bias” and the “exponential growth bias”. The present bias states that for most people, we will sacrifice some future benefit for… Read More

INVESTING APPS (AS REPORTED BY HEATHER LONG ON MONEY.CNN.COM)

The now-dated iPhone ads used to tell us that “there’s an app for that.” Today, there are some excellent apps out there to help you manage your money. CNN Money recently put together a list of the 10 best investing apps. From tools that will help you learn how to invest your money, to automated… Read More

9 PERSONAL FINANCE MYTHS (AS REPORTED BY TRENT HAMM ON WWW.THESIMPLEDOLLAR.COM)

There are a lot of personal finance experts out there trying to get your attention with bold predictions and feel-good advice. Not all of them have your best interest in mind, however. It can be difficult to separate fact from fiction, myth from reality when it comes to personal financial advice. Lucky for us, Trent… Read More

CHARITABLE GIVING HITS NEW HIGH (AS REPORTED BY AARON SMITH ON MONEY.CNN.COM)

Money given to charity in the United States accounts for 2% of GDP. And in 2015, we hit a new record high for total charitable contributions. Individuals gave just over $264 billion. Corporations and foundations added almost $80 billion more to that, to bring the annual total to $373 billion, 4% higher than the year… Read More

CAR INSURANCE FOR YOUR KIDS (AS REPORTED BY ANN CARRNS ON WWW.NYTIMES.COM)

Insurance is a cost that many people forget to factor into their financial planning and budgeting processes. Most Americans will at some point in their lives pay for health/medical, home, life, and auto insurance. And those costs aren’t fixed. They change depending on what happens to you, where you live, etc. A recent article in the… Read More