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Personal finance books can be fantastic resources to help you learn about everything from smart shopping habits to how to save for retirement, and there are thousands of books out there to guide you ...

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Understand how advisors earn money—from fees and commissions to salaries—so you can factor the costs into your budget. Written By Written by Staff Money Writer, WSJ | Buy Side Molly Grace is a staff ...

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More states are mandating personal finance courses for high schoolers, but what if their teachers aren’t confident managing money themselves? In recent years, states have pushed to ensure high school ...

Balancing a budget, doing taxes, investing. All things many adults know how to do — but young people? Many aren’t so sure. There’s a bipartisan push to change that situation – but it's run into some ...

Americans typically score poorly in financial literacy tests. Yet they're on their own when it comes to making major financial decisions, from funding their retirement to buying a home, two economists ...