Financial debt is one of those topics a lot of people don’t want to talk about. At the end of last year, Americans carried ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. True Tamplin is on a mission to bring financial literacy into schools. Debt can be a significant source of stress. For example, ...

Financial expert Suze Orman is urging Americans to take control of their credit card debt this year.

This holiday season, 36% of Americans took on debt, with average balances of $1,181, according to LendingTree. Less than half of the people who took on debt expected to do so. To pay down those ...

Refinancing mortgages or consolidating credit card debt with a personal loan can make these expenses more manageable. Those with substantial home equity can use a reverse mortgage to pay off their ...