Filed under: People , Personal Finance The formula for financial success is more than just saving your pennies, investing wisely and climbing the proverbial career ladder. It also requires the right mindset. In honor of Black History month, DailyFinance asked three prominent African Americans to share their thoughts about what economic empowerment means to them, and illuminate what it takes to achieve it

Filed under: Taxes There’s a popular tax break out there that paid more than 26 million workers a total of nearly $59 billion last year. Yet as many as 1 in 4 of those who qualify for this tax credit failed to claim it, missing out on hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars.

Filed under: Technology , Savings Experiment , Lifestyle View Poll View Poll Related Savings Experiments Savings Experiment: What’s the Cheapest Long Distance? Savings Experiment: Drop the Cell Phone Contract? Have you ever opened your cell phone bill and had the urge to, well, call for help

Filed under: Company News , Earnings , Macy’s , Wal-Mart Stores , Target Corp , Saks , Nintendo There’s never a dull moment on Wall Street, especially now that the market’s climbing as nicely as Jeremy Lin’s stock over the past two weeks. Let’s go over some of the items that will help shape the week that lies ahead. 1.

Filed under: Retirement Have you socked away $100,000 or more for retirement? Odds are, you haven’t. According to the 2011 Retirement Confidence Survey, fully 76% of Americans have saved less than $100,000