finances

According to the first-ever Life Tracks Poll from Allstate, nearly a third of New Jersey residents don't have retirement savings or life insurance. While 82 percent say they've done at least "some" planning for their long-term finances, 18 percent don't have any type of savings account.

Now more than ever, experts say it is important for families to raise financially savvy children. They say children are never too young to start learning about money.

A survey of business majors at four-year colleges finds better than seven in ten are confident their higher education investment is worth the money.

If you've been to an ATM recently to withdraw cash, you may have noticed the fee has gone up.

New Jersey is extending its oversight of Atlantic City's local finances for another year.

Is your child heading to college for the first time? Maybe you have a returning student in the house.

Are you still knee deep in debt? Four years after the height of the recession, New Jersey residents say they continue to struggle paying their bills.

Late last week, national figures showed the country's economic recovery may have lost its momentum since the beginning of 2012. A measure of future U.S. economic activity fell in June, along with home sales, and the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits made its biggest jump in more than a year.

Women are increasingly becoming breadwinners in this day and age and yet, they have much different views on finances than their male counterparts.

More bad news for consumers. Banks have been raising rates on all credit card users this year.