Personal Finance

More than $2 million will go out to teachers this month who "show exceptional ability to improve student achievement."

There is a way to safeguard your financial future without worrying too much about where the market is heading. It’s called planning.

A financial plan can help you negotiate the twists and turns of the market because your investment strategy is based on your own situation and goals — not what the market is doing at the moment.

The average student at SMU now pays about $16,000 per semester, double what University of California schools attendees pay. There were no protests or strikes. Maybe saving money just isn’t all that important to students at SMU.

Amy and Travis Phelps, recent college grads, have had their fair share of bad jobs. But in order for them to weather the storm, they say take that bad job and make it fun.

Picture where your city budget would be without renters, then maybe you'll reconsider your attitude about our contribution.

What to do with your retirement funds when your employment plans change

Their new website allows people to balance the federal budget. Snooze? It's more fun than you think.

Small portfolio shifts can loosen the knot in your stomach, but major pull-outs, especially when the market is down, are not a good idea.

The $561 million budget includes a state-mandated pay raise that will give Fort Worth ISD teachers a 3% increase in salary.

We also bring you the latest on which school supplies are tax-free if you're brave enough to shop during this weekend's sales tax holiday frenzy.

The tax rate is expected to rise from 23.57 cents per $100 valuation to 24.98 cents.

Campbell talks about tax breaks for the disabled with IRS Tax Consultant Nora Campos.

Many energy efficient products are exempt from state and local sales and use taxes.

Speakers include Scott Burns, Dr. Robert Sardello and Dr. Gail Thomas.

This is the latest in a string of debt settlement lawsuits.

If you just registered your vehicle for $72, it would have been $147 with the new $60 mobility improvement fee and $15 vehicle emissions fee.

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott alleges that the company failed to negotiate settlements for the majority of its clients.

$12 trillion in debt apparently forcing the Feds to crack down.

The firm allegedly promoted phony businesses, strippers.