For iPhone: Mellody Hobson is President of Ariel investments, a Chicago-based money management firm that serves individual investors and retirement plans through its no-load mutual…
September means college for a lot of people, so today, Mellody Hobson addresses the financial issues around pursuing a higher education. Where should people start?…
Nationally syndicated personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary for the Washington Post talks with the Tom Joyner Morning show about how to handle returning 2013 college graduates…
Mellody Hobson talks more on retirement in today’s segment of “Money Mondays.” Last week, we talked about a potential retirement crisis for this country. People…
I’m sure TJMS listeners know about the power of compounding. It’s how you make money on investments over time—where you earn interest on your interest.…
We’re back to taxes again? Yes, but this is the happy part of taxes: the long-awaited refund check! According to the IRS, the average tax…
You can start collecting Social Security anytime from age 62 to 70, but the later you start, the bigger your benefit. Just how much bigger…
It’s hard to think there’s anything funny about taxes when you’re under a mountain of paperwork, but I do have a bit of comic relief…
Is it already time to talk taxes? You bet it is. Most 1099 forms have already gone out and everyone should be organizing their paperwork…
It’s been better and it’s been worse. Unemployment is holding at about 7.8 percent. Employment growth is stuck at a slower pace than in any…
