Thirty-six states require students to take a personal finance course to graduate. We visit classrooms to learn how it works.

The tide is finally turning on personal finance education. Over half of all states now mandate courses on the subject to graduate from high school, there are long waitlists to get into personal ...

Personal finance courses, offered mostly as electives, are sprouting up at colleges nationwide and getting a boost from a new effort by Stanford University.

A law professor says you may be giving up some essential rights. Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary kicks off the 2025 tax season by answering your questions on Monday, Feb. 3 ...

With nearly a decade covering personal finance, Rebecca Safier simplifies loans and other complex financial topics to help people manage their money with confidence. Her work has been featured in ...