Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Carolyn McClanahan, M.D., CFP covers health and personal finance. Life is precarious. Daily news provides constant reminders that ...

For many Millennials, personal finance can be hard to understand most often because they lack basic education of the topic. There aren't personal finance classes in high school, college or business ...

More than half of the U.S. population is not financially literate. Misunderstandings about money and mistrust in financial institutions is costly to consumers. Money skills are often not taught at ...

Americans' understanding of basic financial concepts has dropped to a 10-year low, according to a new report. Concretely, U.S. adults correctly answered less than half (47%) of 28 questions used to ...

Stanford University survey found that fewer people can correctly answer questions involving basic financial concepts. See how you fare.

Understanding the information contained in your balance sheet, income statement, statement of retained earnings and statement of cash flows is crucial for your business to survive. These four ...

A recent report highlighted the poor levels of financial literacy among American teens, but are states doing enough to ensure that the next generation have the money skills they are going to need? Not ...