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Are you happy? When I ask that question, what aspects of your life immediately leap to mind? Do you think of your significant other, smile, and nod yes, you're happy? Do you measure it by how often you've laughed or felt ...

With CDs and U.S. Treasury bonds paying almost no interest, where is an individual to turn for income? Increasingly, analysts are challenging investing principles about risk and suggesting solid, well-known, dividend ...

It’s no surprise to learn that Indians are big savers. But where we put those savings might not be ideal. AFP/Getty Images A man counts currency notes in Mumbai, June 24, 2010. A recent study of 2,500 individuals and families (in the top economic strata) shows that the average Indian is saving as ...

Office occupancies and rent rates in the Austin area were basically flat in the second quarter, Oxford Commercial reported Thursday. The occupancy rate for top-tier (Class A) office space averaged 76.9 percent at the end ...

People often reduce their spending after their pay is cut or they lose their jobs. But a new Pew Research Center survey shows that the new frugality many people are embracing could have long-term impact on the ...

Whether they earn the league minimum or a superstar's salary, football players have to know the basics of handling money to succeed financially. Michael DeMocker/The Times-Picayune New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew ...

The social media revolution has given way to a generation of tech-savvy and interconnected young Americans. Youthful social media users share their personal lives online, tweeting and posting everything from their ...

A s a financial planner, Christopher Brown's job is helping clients prepare to pay for retirement, college for their kids and the unexpected. But even he was caught off-guard earlier this year when his 75-year-old father ...

For countless Americans struggling to make their mortgage payments, the problems have just begun. Although a loan modification or foreclosure might let them put their housing problems behind them, millions will be dogged ...

Starting Thursday, a number of changes to federal student loans go into effect for new and current borrowers. Among them: • All federal loans are now direct from the U.S. Department of Education, rather than through ...