Future

No matter how you slice or dice it, U.S. consumer sentiment, since the current Administration has taken office, has made no statistical gains building …

For more than two decades the nation’s largest payment networks, top banks, numerous financial firms, trade associations and tons of non-profit consumer advocacy/education have …

The impact of last year’s tax reform legislation on consumer confidence has greatly diminished in the first four months of 2019 as the personal …

Grandparents today share in the financial and cultural support of their grandchildren, like never before. A new survey estimates grandparents spend $179 billion dollars …

More than half of Americans associate retirement with the words “freedom” and “enjoyment,” and a sizable portion associate retirement with the word “stress-free.” However, …

As signatures for credit cards diminish in value and PINs (personal identification numbers) become more common for debit card transactions, the next wave could …

U.S. consumer confidence has been going sideways over the past two years. A February bounce, following the end of the Trump government shutdown, was …

The choppy economic waters in December and January are calming as recent consumer sentiment surveys are showing strong levels of confidence. However, most the …

As the fog clears it has become clear the Trump Shutdown messed up consumer economic statistics, far more than projected, producing skewed economic data. …

Credit card account rejection and cancellation rates rose slowly last year and will likely continue throughout out 2019. There is a growing consensus an …