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The cost of filing for bankruptcy has risen in recent years as a result of the 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, which aimed to reduce the number of bankruptcies by adding more requirements to the filing process.

The debut of the Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony collections marks the biggest product launch in Kohl's history, says CEO Kevin Mansell. But star power doesn't always translate into shopper interest and strong sales. Do they have what it takes to win?

In matters of life and death, it turns out that semantics matters. When researchers asked people what age they would "live to," compared with what age they would "die by," people's expectations shot up by an average of nine years. That life expectancy could have a big impact on your retirement finances.

By now, most small investors know that investing in index funds is frequently superior to owning individual stocks or actively managed mutual funds. It turns out, however, there are several ways to squeeze even better returns out of your capital using unusually constructed index funds.

March Madness is winding down, and if you've played the brackets, this stat from the National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) probably won't surprise you: 75% of college students have gambled in the last year. Both legal and illegal gambling have high addiction rates....

Henry Kravis, billionaire co-founder of private equity outfit KKR, pledged $100 million to Columbia Business School, the largest gift in the institution%u2019s history.

A lot of high school students dream of going to college in New York City, and who can blame them? The problem is you'll most likely pay dearly for the privilege. And chances are you may take an awfully long time to recoup that investment.

You've found your dream internship at an exciting, cutting-edge workplace. All your ducks are in a row, your final exams are completed, term papers have been turned in, your bags are just about packed, and then it hits you: where to live? The very phrase "affordable student housing" can seem...

Whether it is fuel for an all-nighter at the library or some grease as the morning-after antidote for a late night out, a trustworthy food establishment is an essential part of campus life. As a college sophomore who blogs about food regularly, it took some detective work to discover the best...

Perhaps we were doomed from the start. In a decade that we never knew how to name -- the aughts? the naughts? the zeros? -- tortured words and phrases in business communication blossomed. Here's a run-through of the bottom of the buzzword barrel.