More than $1.65 trillion sits in lost or forgotten 401(k) accounts. The average unclaimed balance is $56,616 — a lot of money for someone to lose sight of, to be sure. Yet, it's easy to understand how ...

If Annamaria Lusardi had one wish, it would be for people to understand the importance of compound interest. Lusardi, who heads Stanford's Initiative for Financial Decision-Making, and other financial ...

Katharine Paljug is a financial writer and editor with over a decade of industry experience. Her writing has covered nearly every aspect of the financial world, from investing in forex to paying for ...