Getting kicked down stairs at a small home-improvement company made Kenneth Langone rich and has saved millions of do-it-yourselfers big bucks.In 1978, the legendary investor got into a tiff with the

If you live in a state that offers its residents a pre-paid college plan, you have one more option when it comes to saving for your children’s education. As you weigh the upsides and downsides

Don't forget to pack the health and personal property insurance when you head to college this fall. Both are affordable because most students are healthy and don't have a lot of expensive stuff. But

Some parents look at the growing burden of financing a four-year degree and throw up their hands.The annual cost of a year's tuition, room and board at a private college or university will average ab

Listen up, kids, here's what your parents are thinking: Students with a financial stake in their education are usually more focused on their studies and have sharper career goals than those who don't

After you've nailed down a budget, you and your student face a basic decision: how to transfer money from the Bank of Mom & Dad to your student in a secure and timely manner. Paper checks and sna

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Editor's Note: “Memoirs of a Minyan” is a first-person account that follows Minyanville founder Todd Harrison as he weaves his way through Wall Street and beyond. This e-Book will publish

My sister likes to joke that if she had to choose between moving back home with our parents or going to a homeless shelter, she’d pick the shelter. I’ll leave you to draw your own conclus

My name is Sarah, and I’m graduating college to certain unemployment. This didn’t sink in, officially, until last week. I was at my university’s student-alumni networking event -&nb