When you hear the word, "debt," it's likely an immediate pit begins to form in your stomach. Debt means you owe money and if you don't pay it back, the balance you owe will grow even larger. But if ...

There’s a lot of talk about debt and whether it is good or bad. As a general rule, when discussing money matters or, really, anything in life, whenever superlatives are used, something is probably ...

Figuring out when to take out a loan, pay cash, use leverage, or pass when something isn't affordable. Unpacking good vs bad debt. Myth: you should always pay cash if you can. Fact: investors should ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. True Tamplin is on a mission to bring financial literacy into schools. According to latest data from the New York Federal Reserve, ...

Debt is often discussed in negative terms, but debt isn’t just good or bad. It falls on a spectrum, and how you manage it plays a big role in how it impacts your finances. Bad debt is usually ...

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If you don’t have consumer debt, congrats! You’re in the prudent and fortunate minority. Aggregate household consumer debt approached $14 trillion in 2019, and continues rising, despite higher wages ...

The increase in prevalence of high-deductible health plans under the ACA has led to more unpaid hospital bills among the insured population. To combat mounting bad debt, many hospitals have begun ...