Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Carolyn McClanahan, M.D., CFP covers health and personal finance. Life is precarious. Daily news provides constant reminders that ...

Accredited Debt Relief reports that many adults lack financial literacy, struggling with budgeting, saving, and debt ...

Student loans. Credit cards. Buy now, pay later. Traditional IRAs, Roth IRAs, and 401(k)s. Fixed-and adjustable-rate mortgages. This list scratches the surface of complex financial decisions and ...

The financial educators council says that on average, americans lost an average of $1,500 last year due to financial illiteracy. That could be because of credit card interest and fees, overspending, ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

A mother explains a banking app to her daughter. (Image from Bank of America video) Financial literacy is more important than ever. A recent study by Bank of America found that about 40% of older ...

An inaugural study by the SPARK Institute is an early step in engaging the retirement plan community to teach basic finance. America’s high school and college students are lagging in terms of basic ...

About half of Americans lack basic financial literacy skills, and that can hold your business back. A financially fluent workforce can help your organization build resilience and drive growth, because ...

AI and other technologies can help you manage your financial life. But don't rely exclusively on such tools for money matters.