Ten misconceptions about fuel economy, family travel deals at all-inclusive resorts and other consumer-focused items from Tuesday’s Times. ...

The number of homeowners enrolling in a program to lower their payments was flat in April, and some say the effort may be reaching its limits. ...

Some professional investors are tiptoeing back into stocks. Do you plan to join them? ...

Parents whose children have serious reactions to certain foods can attest to the distress — and high financial costs — such allergies can cause. ...

Wealthy investors shied away from equities during the downturn, but some are taking baby steps back to the market. ...

One cause of the pay gap between men and women may be how women approach negotiations, researchers say. ...

Taxmasters Inc. is accused of misleading clients seeking its tax help, pay-as-you-wish-gaming and other consumer-focused items from Friday’s Times. ...

A head-to-head-to-head challenge between Chase, a high-yield credit union checking account and an online account from PerkStreet. ...

This week’s Your Money column provides advice for working women who are thinking about asking for a raise. ...

A Web site allows you to see how your annual income ranks against everyone else’s and then encourages you to give away some money. ...