Tom: You are joining us this morning to talk about Volkswagen? Mellody: That is right, Tom! I figured with the size of this recent recall,…

If one spouse only works in the family, does the non-working spouse have to ask permission to spend the money? ‪#‎magichesaidshesaid‬ There should be a budget and no a non working spouse is not a child so no one should be asking another permission. No, the non working spouse shouldn’t have to ask permission. They […]

Today Mellody is talking about financial information, and how to protect it. Mellody: With numerous headlines over the past few years about data breaches at major…

That credit card bill could be causing harm to more than just your pockets. According to a new study, financial struggle has a big impact…

April Watts caught up with author and financial expert Harrine Freeman at the Congressional Black Caucus 44th Annual Legislative Conference at the Washington Convention Center.  Watch the…

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…

  Magic Mess Brother is unemployed and relying on his live-in girlfriend for financial support until he completes his six month job training program. She constantly brags on other guy’s accomplishments and he feels bad about it. Is he being insecure? Your Advice Definitely she should stfu and encourage him w/ out boasting about others…I […]

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Mellody Hobson talks about how to let our kids spread their wings and fly financially on today’s “Money Mondays” segment. According to the Pew Research…

Via Fox Baltimore After last year’s financial failure, Baltimore Grand Prix organizers on announced new sponsors to help defray the cost of this year’s event.  Sponsors include Sunoco, Dr Pepper and Giant Food. More sponsorships are expected to be announced soon. Read full story here. –

Via: hellobeautiful.com We all have those lies–large and small–we tell ourselves to justify why we do the things that we do. The reality is that every single decision we make is either helping us or hurting us. There really isn’t much grey area there. Whether we choose to acknowledge it or not now, really doesn’t […]