When it comes to choosing how to invest in a 529 plan, there are over 3,000 choices in all. I'm almost convinced that finding the right mate is easier than finding the right college plan.

Bank of America customers will no longer complain about that $40 cup of coffee because they won't be able to buy it if there's not enough money in their debit account.

I know, I know, we're starting to sound like a broken record, or MP3 player. But researchers are once again sounding the alarm that Americans are not saving enough for retirement.

Credit-card debt has been falling for 16 straight months but consumers aren't paying off their financial obligations as much you might think. Instead, they're walking away from the debt, forcing credit-card issuers to write off as much as 90% of that repo

New money coming to stock mutual funds has been negligible even as returns have been among the best on record. An influx into stocks in the coming months would suggest investors once again have waited too long.

A net 5% of employers said they expect to hire in the second quarter, a moderate increase compared with -2% in the prior year, but essentially flat from the prior quarter, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released Tuesday.

After his girlfriend's parents hit tough financial times and received an eviction notice, Jesse invited them to move into his home in the San Francisco Bay Area. That may have been a bad idea.

Instead of playing the trade-up game, more homeowners are staying in their homes, upgrading kitchens and baths and building additions to accommodate their needs.

You may not be celebrating the one-year anniversary of the stock market bottom this Tuesday, but mutual fund executives are, because their worst 12-month period in recent history is closer to becoming a bad memory.

Exchange-traded funds tracking real estate stocks have been among the market's best performers since the March 2009 market low, but the potential for more upside is on shaky ground.