The holiday travel season is a time for family, fun and unfortunately, sometimes, fraud.  According to the Federal Trade Commission, thousands of travel-related scams are reported every year, with losses reaching tens of millions of dollars. Whether it’s fake travel agencies, a bogus too-good-to-be-true vacation package or a website selling counterfeit documents, scammers are ready to take advantage of travelers in a hurry.  […]

Although overspending may feel like a failure of willpower, that’s not always the case.  Overspending is often driven by how our brain responds to rewards, friction, emotions and convenience, psychologists say. From digital payments that make spending all too easy to emotional triggers that lead to impulse buys, our environment shapes how we use money […]

For women to control their futures, they must control their finances.  That idea is simple, but for too long the systems supporting it haven’t been. Women continue to earn less, invest less and retire with smaller savings than men — even though studies show they’re better at investing when they do.  A recent report from […]