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Census Bureau: Singles Are Increasing Their Influence in America

July 18th, 2007

In preparation for "National Singles Week" to be celebrated the third week of September (16th through the 22nd), the U.S. Census Bureau has published a number of astonishing statistics regarding the 92 million single Americans across the country.

For richer or poorer? For widows, the latter's likely

July 9th, 2007

Many experts say one of the best ways to build wealth is to get married and stay married.

Heard off the Street: Planning for retirement can be harder for women

July 8th, 2007

One issue has been largely overlooked in the ongoing debate over whether baby boomers and succeeding generations will be able to afford retirement: the challenges women face in saving for and affording retirement.

What Do Americans Think About Marriage?

July 5th, 2007

A new Pew poll was released this week to great fanfare and an Associated Press story that highlighted just one of its findings: a large drop since 1990 in the proportion of Americans who see children as "very important" to a "successful" marriage.