As blogs and the promptly posted YouTube (GOOG) videos have already told you, there was a small slip-up on the most recent episode of Saturday Night Live. During her first episode as a featured playe

Have you got $221,190 tucked away? The US Department of Agriculture says that’s the cost of raising a child from birth to age 17 -- and that doesn’t include childbearing expenses or

Inquiring minds are wondering: How overpriced is the S&P?It's an excellent question, given that the bulls feel the market is headed much higher while the bears feel the opposite after a remarkabl

Editor's Note: This article was originally published on the Buzz & Banter. It's being reposted here for the benefit of the Minyanville community.In its earnings announcement, Toll Brothers (TOL)&

Can a teen really learn how to manage their finances with a piece of plastic? Yes, if that piece of plastic is a pre-paid card or a debit card linked to a checking account.“I love debit cards f

My 14-year-old daughter, Alana, has to have her coffee ice cream, and only the finest: Haagen-Dazs -- twice as rich and twice as expensive as most brands out there.But one day this summer, when my hu

1) The Spectre of the AnalogPerhaps it's the Paul Tudor Jones documentary that's been making the rounds... and getting pulled just about everywhere it shows up, but over the past week I've seen more

There are scads of websites that offer variation on the personal-finance theme. Beyond security and ease-of-use, it’s a matter of personal preference. Luckily, there are many sites, and the day

With a crazy commute and a crazy family to boot (I mean that in the nicest way possible, honey), I usually have something funny to talk about in every article. Today I've got nothing -

Equity markets had their biggest rally this year after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke outlined steps to fix the banking industry in a morning address. His remarks, delivered to the Counci