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Apr 15, 2015
Wallet Hub - Financial literacy is a growing area of focus for the academic community – from public school policymakers to university researchers. Areerat Lertchaipitak, doctoral candidate and associate instructor of personal finance at Texas Tech University, discussed some of the issues related to financial literacy.
tags: Texas Tech in the News
Apr 15, 2015
Consumer Reports - Over the years many celebrities have provided cautionary estate-planning lessons, and actor James Gandolfini, who died in June 2013 at age 51, is no exception. The actor, known for portraying mob boss Tony Soprano, left a portion of his estate, widely estimated at $70 million, to relatives and friends through his will, which became public and was criticized as being badly constructed. At least Gandolfini had an estate plan; fewer and fewer Americans do. In 1998, 61 percent of Americans 55 and older had a will or trust. In 2012, only about 54 percent did, says a study by Texas Tech University.
Apr 15, 2015
Houston Chronicle - It's time to file your taxes or, like several million fellow American workers, tell Uncle Sam you need six more months.
Apr 13, 2015
Minnesota Public Radio - People sometimes ask me if I “believe in” climate change. I sometimes reply do you “believe in gravity?” Climate change is a scientific fact, not a religion. You can disbelieve in gravity, but you're still going to hit the ground hard if you jump off the roof.
tags: Texas Tech in the News