Can the stock market save millennials?
Depression babies must not run away from investing in stocks because it is their safest long-term bet, says Patrick OShaughnessy, the author of Millennial MoneyPatrick OShaughnessy was 22 when he...
View ArticleUnpaid internships cost $1,500 a month. How can middle-class kids afford...
An unpaid internship can run to $1,463 a month in living costs, locking qualified young people out. Has an internship thrown you into financial hardship? Tell usUnpaid internships are expensive. Thats...
View ArticleWho gets the best return on stock-market investments? Not finance professionals
Is financial expertise overrated? A new study from the ‘Yelp of investing’ shows that finance professionals make less money in the stock markets than people in other industries – perhaps because...
View ArticleDelia's, a 1990s teen fashion icon, liquidates stores as stock falls to one...
Delia’s files for Chapter 11, closing a chapter on the flowered dresses, wordy t-shirts and chunky heels of the 1990sThe teen retailer Delia’s, a beloved purveyor of flowered dresses and chunky shoes...
View ArticleCollege student wins case forcing estranged parents to pay her tuition
Parents find it increasingly difficult to help children pay for college tuition. So where does that leave them?US colleges are businesses, and student loans pay the billsWhy colleges keep tuition high...
View ArticleCollege students are hopeless at estimating their student loans
About 28% of students with federal loans said that they had no student debtSix in 10 don’t really know how much they borrowed to pay for first yearCollege student wins case forcing estranged parents to...
View ArticleHigh school senior admits tale of $72m stock-trading fortune was hoax
Mohammed Islam founded his high school’s investing club and is said to have made $72m trading oil and gold futures before even graduating high school - but just before an appearance on CNBC, the young...
View ArticleOne in five millennials lives in poverty, report finds
The age cohort continues to surprise economists and defy sweeping generalizations, from how many live in poverty to how many drive carsMillennial finance: ‘I wish my folks had taught me how to budget...
View ArticleGuardian readers: US middle class is 'living from one crisis to the next'
Despite endless chatter of an American middle class, a precise definition of the term remains elusive. So we asked our readers to tell us in their own words where they think they fall on the US class...
View ArticleMcDonald's plans to launch a charity partnership to draw in millennials
McDonald’s is looking to attract more millennials by teaming up with charitiesBig Macs go cold as young Americans drop McDonald’s for tastier rivalsShake Shack IPO raises question: how many more...
View ArticleObama's plan for free community college explained step-by-step
Obama has proposed that federal and state governments partner up to provide free community college education. Here is what that would entailObama proposes free community college for all...
View ArticleHave you used 529 plans to save for college? We want to hear from you
Calling all parents, current and former students: tell us about your experience with 529 college savings plansOn Tuesday, President Barack Obama decided to drop his proposal to tax the 529 college...
View ArticleParents on 529 college savings plans: 'It will help and I'm happy we did it'
President Obama wanted to end tax breaks on popular 529 college savings plans before backing off the idea. Guardian readers tell us why the plan was a bad oneIt took just a week for President Barack...
View ArticleThe only thing that can stop tip inflation is stingy millennials | Zach Stafford
Fancy coffee is a rarefied indulgence, but tipping as much as places charge for the coffee is an absurdity the nation’s youth won’t abideWhere has it become standard to tip 50% on a bill? Apparently in...
View ArticleIs therapy worth the cost? 'I got what I needed'
Eve, a 33-year-old New Yorker, spent almost a year in therapy before she got up the courage to leave her job. ‘Mostly she made me talk it out,’ she saysIs therapy worth it? Seven personal tales about...
View ArticleTherapy was 'the best chance I had of feeling OK'
JE, a 29-year-old waitress in New York diagnosed with manic depression, says that, thanks to regular therapy, she is ‘in a really stable place’Is therapy worth it? Seven personal tales about the price...
View ArticleIs therapy worth the cost? 'At its best, it's paying for a friend'
John, a 27-year-old New Yorker, started going to therapy after a painful heartbreak and says he found it ‘vital’ to working through his feelingsIs therapy worth it? Seven personal tales about the price...
View ArticleThe price of mental health: ‘therapy is not a magic wand’
Jenn, a 26-year-old New Yorker who goes to therapy every week, first asked her parents for therapy in high schoolIs therapy worth it? Seven personal stories about the price of mental healthThis is one...
View ArticleIs therapy worth the cost? 'I just can't afford to go'
AK, a 27-year-old who lives in New Jersey, was in therapy on and off until a year ago, when she aged out of her mom’s insuranceIs therapy worth it? Seven personal tales about the price of mental...
View ArticleThe price of mental health: 'I'd rather be sad'
After a childhood filled with periods of intense therapy, Alex, a 27-year-old New Yorker with a career in theatre, doesn’t expect to go backIs therapy worth it? Seven personal tales about the price of...
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