Wealth

Shark Tank is back! And right away, as the desperate, money-seeking entrepreneurs step in front of the self-made billionaires, we've already seen our share of controversial characters. Dorene Humason wanted to get her salad dressing mix onto supermarket shelves, and she needed $50,000 for just a...

Barbara Corcoran is a born salesperson. The self-made millionaire became a household name selling real estate, perhaps the biggest-ticket thing a person can buy. But now, instead of being the one doing the hustling, would-be businesspeople come begging to her week after week on ABC's tense venture...

Tonight, Jan. 8, the much-loved venture capital competition show Shark Tank returns to the ABC lineup. We've been chronicling the tense Mark Burnett production, in which everyday people try to convince a panel of five real-world moguls to invest money in their ideas, through our in-depth AfterShark...

Despite the recession, it's still possible to make money fast. In fact, you can make millions in a matter of months. It starts when you turn on an iPhone. Apple's genteel TV ads would have you believe that the little programs you can buy for the iPhone or the iPod Touch, called "apps," are...

Who doesn't have an unmarried friend who lost the house, or at least their investment in the condo, when the relationship went sour? The key question when buying property together, according to a new book -- "Living Together: A Legal Guide for Unmarried Couples" -- seems pretty simple: Does your...

Think your kid's college bill is pricey? Think again. For the second year in a row, Sarah Lawrence College has the dubious distinction of being the nation's most expensive place to attend college -- a whopping $54,410 for the current 2009-10 school year, including tuition, plus room and board,...

The recession has exposed America's dirty secret that many Americans are financially illiterate. And it would be difficult to find someone who doesn't agree that Americans could use more financial education at the student and adult levels. There are a variety of Web sites aimed at improving...