Atlanta, a place known for rising from the ashes of the Civil War to  become an international city, proved to be a perfect backdrop for  Artricia James-Heard’s own rise from what she calls "a very vulnerable  time in her life." 

Consumer advocates say it's time for some serious talk about spending...

Credit card debt warning about shopping.

Maybe the just-minted college graduate in your family landed an  entry-level marketing job that just won’t cover her living expenses. Or  maybe your son is living at home with you, sending out résumés between  marathon Xbox Live sessions. Whatever your child’s employment status and ambition, she needs to come up with a road map for her professional goals — and the support she hopes to get from you. 

For the fifth year running, state Sen. Dorothy Hukill has filed legislation seeking to add a half-credit financial literacy course as a Florida high school graduation requirement. 

Nearly half of Americans would have trouble finding $400 to pay for an emergency. I’m one of them. 

Sixty-seven percent of teachers believe financial education should start in elementary school, the report found. 

Could the key to improving employee productivity lie in providing the  right kind of financial literacy education within your workplace?  Studies and recent human resources trends suggest there is a compelling  business case for providing financial literacy programs to your  employees.