Companies issuing credit cards have faced a lot of restrictions over the past few years thanks to a credit card reform law created to protect consumers. Some stay-at-home moms and dads, however, say the changes have not been beneficial to all consumers, including ones who currently have stellar credit scores, but no income.

Credit Cards More Restrictive after Reform (more…)

As economic hardship continues to keep Americans struggling with monthly budgets, looking to affordable auto loans can mean the difference between staying in the green or going deeper into debt each month. A resource that borrowers are turning to more frequently are credit unions, like Pentagon Federal Credit Union, to keep them practical and savvy when financing a car. (more…)

Tax season for 2011 is behind us, allowing you to get prepared and sufficiently anxious for tax season 2012. For those living on retirement savings accounts, tax season never really ends. It’s on your mind all year as you budget your spending and make withdrawals from your retirement savings account and other parts of your retirement portfolios. (more…)

Being able to comfortably retire takes commitment and being knowledgeable about retirement. Find out if you can expect to live the high life or if you’ll be living paycheck to paycheck in your golden years by taking the Retire Like a Celebrity Quiz. (more…)

Take the financial literacy quiz  to find out how your finances matches-up against these celebrity financial successes and blunders! (more…)

Celebrities who once lavished in the limelight have found themselves under fire as creditors and outstanding debts push them into bankruptcy. Whether the celebrity bankruptcy filings were a product of extravagant (and often unnecessary) expenses or a result of a poor investments, bankrupt stars share the most jaw-dropping debt figures among Americans. (more…)

As Facebook goes public, investors eagerly await news of the price of Facebook IPO, which has increased according to its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). However, some Americans are not as excited about the prospect of investing into the company, calling its popularity a passing fad. (more…)

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. While Elizabeth Barrett Browning was waxing poetically about her husband, how many of us could utter those words about chocolate? We could indeed count the ways: Dark, milk, white, Kisses, bars, boxed…

Sure, you could buy chocolate to celebrate today, but you could also invest in chocolate — as in buy the stock of companies that produce those dark, milk, white, Kisses, bars and boxed chocolates. (more…)

This post was contributed by our Financial Literacy Movement partner Adaptu. (more…)