Times are tough and we're all trying to save more. The financial services company USAA in the latest issue of its magazine has come up with a…

Marketplace's economics editor Chris Farrell talks about why the new graduating class should save for their entire life, not just the last third.

Question: My husband and I are in our 30s and we have a young son. My husband worked as a high school science teacher and I'm a museum curator. We…

A new bill in Congress will reduce the number of loans you can take from your 401(k), making it easier to stay in the savings game.

Question: I have always been a very conservative investor (nothing more adventurous than shopping for CD rates). I'm retired and have sufficient…

Tess Vigeland and Marketplace Economics Editor Chris Farrell answer listener questions about saving money while in grad school and choosing a 529 plan for your newborn.

"Remember to save" is hardly a stirring catchphrase for the college graduating class of 2011. But savings will pay off measured by the financial…

Host Tess Vigeland and Kiplinger's Kathy Kristof discuss whether it's a good idea to accept an offer to hold the mortgage on your home loan, how to plan for an impending lay off and how much money an independent freelancer should save for taxes.

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Question: I am 31 and a recent law school graduate. Needless to say, I have a daunting amount of school debt hanging over my head, approximately …