The median length of checking account disclosures is a mind-numbing 69 pages. But a growing number of banks are now cutting …
Pew Research Center
Study: Banks Still Doing a Crummy Job Disclosing Fees Even as They Raise Them
In an extensive study last year, the Pew Charitable Trusts found out what many Americans who’ve been zapped by overdraft fees or frustrated trying to understand fine print already knew: Big banks make it difficult for their customers to figure out exactly when and how much they’ll be charged in fees.
Now, in a follow-up report that …
Why Do Investment Results Differ Dramatically By Race?
The Pew Research Center made a big splash this week with a new report highlighting the wealth disparity between Americans – specifically between white, black, Hispanic and Asian households. (For an overview of Pew’s …
The end of the racial digital divide?
Over the past decade or so, there has been a lot of hand wringing about how minorities in the U.S. use computers and the Internet at lower rates than whites. That ostensibly handicaps them in realms from searching for a job to finding the best deal on a car. A 1999 report from the Commerce Department found that “Black and Hispanic …
Marriage: A Good Investment for Guys
A new study is out showing that in 1970, an unmarried man was better off financially than the guy who had tied the knot. Today, the reverse is true. Will the news bring on a mad rush of men chomping at the bit to pop the question?
Pew feeds working mom “wars” with dumb question
Are working moms a good or bad thing for society?
What kind of numb-nut question is that?
No less vaunted an organization than the Pew Research Center asked that question. Here are the results:
Pew concludes:
In the span of the past decade, full-time work outside the home has lost some of its appeal to mothers. This trend holds
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