Many older unemployed people — nearly two million over age 55 — must make tough decisions about how to make up for lost income. ...

Good teachers have a lasting impact beyond classroom, G.M. to reinforce Volt batteries, the new consumer chief promises a strong agenda and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times. ...

If someone accidentally sold all of your investments overnight, would you buy the same ones again in the morning? If not, shouldn’t you make changes now? ...

Director appointment gives new consumer agency more clout, JustShareIt enters a wary car-sharing market, revisiting fire safety and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times. ...

Director appointment gives new consumer agency more clout, JustShareIt enters a wary car-sharing market, revisiting fire safety and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times. ...

Director appointment gives new consumer agency more clout, JustShareIt enters a wary car-sharing market, revisiting fire safety and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times. ...

Try not to worry so much about past financial mistakes or what the (unknowable) future may hold. ...

Try not to worry so much about past financial mistakes or what the (unknowable) future may hold. ...

Try not to worry so much about past financial mistakes or what the (unknowable) future may hold. ...

Tara Siegel Bernard, a Times personal finance reporter, resolves to track her spending more closely in 2012. ...