Learning Economics
  • How Zuckerberg Wannabes Should Plan Their Estates

    By Beth Pinsker, Reuters

    For many single or childless individuals, the question of how to distribute their worldly wealth after they die is wide-open and complicated. A charity? Alma mater? Distant nieces and nephews? A cat?

  • Congrats Class of 2014…for Being the Most Indebted Class Ever

    By Brianna Ehley, The Fiscal Times

    When graduates of the class of 2014 accept their diplomas this year they will leave their college campuses with the unique and unfortunate distinction of racking up the most student debt ever...

  • $6 Million a Year to One Public College President

    A new report from The Chronicle of Higher Education shows that nine presidents of publicly financed colleges and universities received more than $1 million in total compensation in 2012-2013, while...

  • Economic forces thwart a generation's ability to find work, possibly stifling their earning power for decades.

    One More Slam Against Millennials in the Workplace

    By Allison Linn, CNBC

    As the latest crop of millennials collect their diplomas and head into the work force, they'll be facing a host of stereotypes: That they are entitled, lazy and/or lack a strong work ethic. Join the...

  • 4 Smart Money Tips for New Grads

    By Beth Pinsker, Reuters

    When her son recently turned 18, Lisa Kirchenbauer and her husband had him sign papers to take control of an account for minors they had long ago set up as a college fund - which had grown to about $...