Say all your hard work pays off and by the time your kids are grown and starting to launch their own lives, you’re in a comfortable financial position and can afford to help them out. Should you? And ...

Lucy Lazarony is an experienced personal finance journalist and writer who got her start in 1998 writing about financial topics. She writes accessible and easy-to-understand articles about credit, ...

Failing to organize your finances can leave your children facing unnecessary stress and uncertainty. By including them in your financial planning, you help create clarity, reduce future burdens, and ...

While it's natural to want to help your grown children, there's a fine line between supporting them and enabling dependent behaviors. If you're wondering whether your adult children might be taking ...

When building a financial plan or an investment strategy, most people start in the wrong place. They waste time chasing tactics; they try X or Y or Z for a short period, think it "doesn't work," then ...

As a parent, it is natural to want your children to thrive and strive for success. You support them financially through college with aid for tuition, room and board, as well as other expenses. But as ...

No one tells you how disorienting it feels when the child who once needed you for everything suddenly doesn’t. The transition from full-time parent to optional presence can leave even the most ...

Dads are the quiet champions of their kids' lives, guiding them toward becoming the people they want to be. Dads are masters of bedtime and bath time and wiping away tears. They might not always know ...