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America's urban schools don't do nearly enough to teach kids about personal finance and investing, and the effects permeate through America's minority communities. The ING-Girls Inc. Investment Challenge changing that, one virtual portfolio and one girl at a time.

Target-date retirement funds are supposed to be safe and conservative, but the market meltdown revealed that some funds were less risk-averse than advertised. Have they cleaned up their act -- and can you trust them with your retirement?

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) is in talks to buy Chrysler Financial Corp. for as much as $7 billion, Bloomberg News said. Toronto-Dominion may reach an agreement with Cerberus Capital Management, the owner of the auto-loan company, as soon as this week, Bloomberg News reported without naming its...

ING Investment Management forecasts that stock markets will rise between 8% and 12% in 2011, thanks to a low-inflation, low-interest environment supported by the Fed, despite weak GDP growth. And for those looking for to increase their investment yields, they have a few suggestions.

Social networking is for more than stalking your Facebook friends or tweeting about daily events. New technology and websites can help shoppers save on Black Friday. Why spend hours clipping coupons or scouring ads when you can use social networking to find the best holiday deals? Here are five...

Sorry, parents; if your kids don't have a grasp on finances and aren't budget-savvy, don't point a finger at the school or the marketing messages they see every day. According to a new survey, you should look in the mirror if you want someone to blame. A recently-published survey conducted by ING...

The recent seesaw activity in the stock market has prompted some analysts to suggest investors may be overreacting to financial news. After marching more than 115 points higher on Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial average fell more than 122 points in Wednesday's market sell-off.

After a painful 2008, insurance companies have made a comeback, with plenty of cash on their balance sheets. As a result, mergers and acquisitions will likely dominate the insurance and reinsurance market in 2010.

Bad habits are hard to kick and new data from an informal poll of 700 readers at Get Rich Slowly and Money-Rates has revealed that "poor spending habits" are to blame for a majority of individuals missing their savings goals in 2009, not the recession. "It's a little disturbing that even in tough...

The down side of saving a big chunk of change on Black Friday is that you usually have to spend a lot of money to realize those savings. That's why we at Walletpop were happy to see a Black Friday deal that is literally just about the savings. On Black Friday, online bank ING Direct will announce...