The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. Poor preschoolers get fewer chances than wealthier children to bring their prized personal possessions to school. That’s what I ...

Does wealth make life easier, or do rich and poor people just face different kinds of struggles? BK Shivani dives deep into this question, explaining how financial status influences challenges—but ...

We've all heard the saying, "Don't judge a book by its cover," but apparently, a neutral expression can tell you more than you might expect about faces. According to a study from the University of ...

If you worked in finance during the late 1990s, you likely encountered Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. The book on investment advice was published in April of 1997 and appeared on the New York ...

Though most analysts agree that the crash on Wall Street has yet to be felt fully in the wider economy, a new report by the Working Poor Families Project finds that even before the financial crisis, ...