college grads

With graduation season upon us, a new batch of parents are about to become empty nesters, and there are host of hidden costs can sneak up on them. So we've asked some personal financial advisers for their best advice on protecting your nest egg after the children are grown and gone.

Parents, take heed: Those wild and crazy recent college grads of yours may not be as crazy as you think. Turns out, they don't really want to do 200-foot bungee jumps (or even take new job) if they don't have health insurance coverage.

Members of the Class of 2011, you're about to be tossed head first into the real world, and -- surprise -- you probably need a little more education about how to handle your personal finances. Here's a Cliffs Notes crash course in Money 101.

BusinessWeek's latest cover story reports that the current financial crisis is creating a lost generation of young people. That sounds quite dramatic, but is it true? A generation tossed on the scrap heap of history? Surely you exaggerate, BusinessWeek! Unfortunately, its evidence is certainly...