CHICAGO (Reuters – It took 52-year-old social worker Nancy Peterson a combination of five different grants and low interest loans to accumulate $80,000 for the downpayment she needed to become a first-time home buyer in Seattle last summer. Peterson’s modest i... More »
CHICAGO (Reuters) – With the partial U.S. government shutdown about a month old, a student showed up at the College of Southern Maryland’s financial aid office with two preschool children in tow to request emergency help paying her $3,000 in tuition and fees. ... More »
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Karyn Golden’s income was approaching $200,000 as she lived a carefree single existence at the peak of her career in Chicago, 20 years ago. She brokered real estate deals, served on boards and lunched with political leaders. She never imagi... More »
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Americans are not having enough babies. The nation’s fertility rate hit a record low in 2017, and one has to wonder: Could the cost of raising children be discouraging a generation that was choked by the Great Recession? Employment is stron... More »
CHICAGO (Reuters) – (The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) Unlike his friends who are living at home three years after college graduation, John Kelly has paid off his student loan balance of $60,000 and is thriving as a... More »
Dan Demeglio, race and sports book supervisor, cashes a 200-to-1 future bet for Doug O’Neill, trainer of Kentucky Derby winner “I’ll Have Another”, at the Primm Valley Casino in Primm, Nevada June 25, 2012. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus CHICAGO (Reuters) ... More »
A “For Rent” sign is posted outside a residential home in Carlsbad, California, U.S., January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake CHICAGO (Reuters) – (The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) People trying to escape soaring rents... More »
A student sits in a hallway as he looks through a text book in Chicago, Illinois February 14, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Young CHICAGO (Reuters) – Uncle Sam has given families the green light to use $10,000 per child each year to pay for private schools out of 529 savi... More »
FILE PHOTO – Graduates celebrate receiving a Masters in Business Administration from Columbia University during the year’s commencement ceremony in New York in this May 18, 2005 file photo. dreams of many college seniors. REUTERS/Chip East/Files CHICAGO (Reute... More »
FILE PHOTO – Graduate students rally against the proposed GOP tax reform bill at Union Square in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., November 29, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton CHICAGO (Reuters) – Graduate student Mollie Marr is worried th... More »
Saks Fifth Avenue’s holiday light show can be seen on display in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., November 27, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Ornitz CHICAGO (Reuters) – If proposed tax overhaul changes are adopted, giving to charity for tax reasons will no longe... More »
Want to increase your chance to get financial aid for college? File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by the end of 2017. More »
If you like the income tax reduction you get for your 401(k) contribution then make sure to max out now, because you may not get the chance in the future. More »
