Ho ho ... oh no: When a holiday party goes wrong, insurance could save you millions

Now that the party season is at hand, and you may be planning to host a big shindig, think about protecting yourself or your company from a huge liability bill by getting event liability insurance. ...

Mortgage payoff pitch is no panacea

Someone recently sent WalletPop a press release detailing what claimed to be one of those "eliminate your debt" strategies. This one hinges on something called a "mortgage checking account." It's ...

For-profit college loan default rates soar

Earlier this month, I warned readers not to enroll -- or encourage their children to enroll -- in for-profit colleges. New student loan default rates from the U.S. Department Education highlights ...

Is a value-added tax the answer to U.S. debt?

As of this morning, the national debt of the US is $12.1 trillion. To put that into context, if you counted $1 every second of every minute, you would have to count for 383,434 years to reach $12.1 ...