Black women are a fast-growing group of entrepreneurs. Black female-owned businesses are among the fastest-growing in America right now, data shows. The number of Black women-owned businesses grew 50% ...

Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Kristin and Ilyce here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt, I am 27 and looking to pay off as much debt as I ...

When we hire graduate assistants at the University of Wisconsin at Madison Graduate School, we expect them to do a deep dive into graduate education administration -- but what often surprises students ...

Never back away from the tough calls. Charlie Cook, chairman of Nashville Bank & Trust, said he learned this lesson during the 1970s recession, when he was charged with dealing with bad loans for ...

In the summer of 2020, I got invited to speak to bright, promising high schoolers. They were part of a scholarship program where I was an alum. I thought someone must’ve made a big mistake choosing me ...

Picture this. It’s 1999, the height of the dotcom boom, and I’m a college kid getting investment tips from the earliest forums on the Internet. I’m absolutely killing it with each trade I make, and ...

Moms. They encouraged us as we learned to talk, ride our bikes and reach countless milestones — big and small — along life’s journey. They doled out advice. Words that still resonate. And they left an ...

Oprah Winfrey is a household name for a reason. The multihyphenate, turning 69 Jan. 29, is not only responsible for one of the longest-running daytime television talk shows in history—which, if that ...