Personal Economics
  • Copreneurs: When Work and Love Mix

    By Drew Gannon, The Fiscal Times

    Though the challenges are great, nearly 4 million couples in the U.S. choose to mix marriage and business.

  • Consumers Get Help on Health Insurance Plans

    By Susan Jaffe, Kaiser Health News

    The Obama administration Thursday unveiled final regulations detailing the new health insurance summaries that the federal health law requires plans to give to consumers to help them make informed...

  • Cash-Rich Companies Pump Up Dividend Payouts

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    BP did it. Cisco did it. General Electric, Macy’s and UPS too. Hasbro and Mattel, locked in a battle for dominance of the toy market, both did it. Even Rio Tinto did it, despite having to write down...

  • Out-of-Network Outrage: Soaring Health Costs

    By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News

    A growing number of insurers have changed the way they calculate reimbursements to shift more of the expense to patients. Now, instead of paying a percentage of the "usual and customary" charges from...

  • Veterans Face Their Toughest Fight Yet – for Jobs

    By Michelle Hirsch and Eric Pianin, The Fiscal Times

    Marc McComas, 40, is among the approximately 815,000 unemployed veterans competing for jobs as the U.S. economy crawls back from the deepest recession in modern history. The overall veteran...