Imagine it's the 1980s or early '90s, and there's a queue for the pay phone in a college dorm hallway. Students line up, waiting their turn for the once-a-week…

Imagine this scenario: Your parents are both in their 60s, carrying debt and trying to stay on top of bills while everyday costs keep rising. Then your dad suf…

Making a child an authorized user on a credit card can be one of the greatest gifts parents can give. The short-term gift is that the teen or young adult uses …

The parents and grandmother of a 10-year-old boy who weighed just 48 pounds after being forced to eat dog food have all pleaded guilty for their roles in his d…

Rising costs, debt, and expensive rent are making it difficult for young adults to live on their own. Their parents are stepping in to help.

Investors naturally want simplicity. But in a world of rising inflation, geopolitical turmoil, and a stock market fueled by pandemic-era liquidity, asset alloc…

Sarah Eller's parents let her and her daughter live in their garage for $300 a month. She's using the extra income to pay off her student debt.

During mealtimes, Vincent Zhang, a tech worker in Shanghai, has a habit of whipping out his phone to check on his "virtual parents": a middle-aged couple onlin…

Next time you visit your grandparents, you might want to put your headphones away. Cardiologists have long warned about the risks smartphones, headphones and o…

It has long been understood that parents' income plays a major role in children's access to higher education. But a new study published in Canadian Studies in …

It usually starts with a simple, harmless-looking message and ends with a financial decision that can’t be undone. Derek, 38, understands this situation all t…