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Eenie, meenie, miney, moe -- where should my cash savings go? That's the riddle many Americans are trying to figure out these days. After the necessities are taken care of, it's time to choose: mattress, stock market or mortgage? Do the math and the answer is clear.

Far fewer U.S. families are saving money for emergencies and education than their Chinese counterparts, according to a University of Missouri study released Thursday.

Most Americans rely on other sources besides their savings accounts when hit with an unexpected expense, according to a poll by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling. The moral of the story? Americans need to save up more for emergencies.

With experts predicting that unemployment figures haven't bottomed out, it's no surprise that Americans continue to hold tight to their wallets. To help, WalletPop wants to answer your questions about security, investing and other financial matters. Here's this month's sample: Question: What is...

Americans are saving more of their earnings than they have in years, and that's a good thing. But unfortunately, we're not being rewarded for it the way we were in flusher years. By now, everyone has heard about the government's unprecedented actions to drop interest rates to historic lows so...

As with too many lessons I try to teach my daughter, now 5, I end up caving in and the lesson I set out to instill is lost. We'll see if it turns out the same way with her savings account we recently opened together, but it couldn't have been a strong lesson in how to save money when immediately...

Millions - possibly billions - of dollars are homeless, lacking a warm, dry bank account providing a roof over their heads. Although it might seem hard to imagine a day where we're stuffing mattresses with money instead of depositing paychecks in the bank, analysts say that scenario isn't too far...

With an unpredictable stock market, savers are looking for safe havens for their money. The issue of maintaining an account balance is particularly important to retirees, but as the Fed has cut the interest rate, yields on checking accounts, savings accounts, money markets, and certificates of...

As the Federal Reserve continues to cut interest rates, those who are traditional savers are suffering. Decent interest rates on savings accounts are going away fast. And the interest on money markets is dwindling too. Between money markets and savings accounts, you're lucky if you're getting 2.5%...