Here's a bright spot in an overcast economy: Solar panel prices are tumbling. Prices for rooftop solar systems, including installation,...

Most people won't bother to pick up a penny on the sidewalk. If they're in a hurry, they may not even stop for a dime. Most will, however,...

Shopping online can be a way to find bargains while steering clear of crowds and sales taxes. But those tax breaks are starting to erode....

Across the country, a bidding war of sorts has developed over prospective students seeking bargains in a bad economy. While some...

Even in these tough economic times, many people are feeling lucky. More than half of all states with lotteries have reported rising sales...

Thanks to the lousy stock market, your parents are probably making a few changes in their retirement plans. They're thinking about moving...

All you'd really like is to get out of the stock market when it's going down and jump back in when it's going up. Is that too much to ask?...

On Thursday, authorities announced two alleged Ponzi schemes, just weeks after the arrest of investor Bernard Madoff stunned Wall Street....

Ripple effects of a dour economy are making this college application season as nerve-wracking for some admissions officers as it is for...

As college admission deadlines wind down and families submit financial aid applications for next fall, freshmen in 2009 will be the first...

Federal tax-filing requirements have become so complex that they eat up 7.6 billion work hours a year, making the overall compliance effort...

Late payments on consumer loans in last year's third quarter hit the highest level since record-keeping began in 1980, the American Bankers...

For most workers, investing for retirement isn't optional. It's something you have to do because you won't get a traditional pension. As...

Investors filed 210 federal securities class-action lawsuits in 2008, up 19% from 176 in 2007, according to Stanford Law School's...