Lottery Winners Who File for Bankruptcy

If you happened to win the lottery, your financial situation would improve, right? Actually, according to a study, the answer is maybe not. Three economics ...

Brazilian Man 'Victim' of 'Pathological Generosity'

In September 2013, a man in Brazil developed what doctors called "pathological generosity." In an article published in the journal Neuroscience, ...

John Ortberg Tries to Teach His Daughter about Money

John Ortberg writes:

When our kids were little, we put them on the envelope system. When we gave them an allowance, they would put it in envelopes labeled ...

Churches in India Practice Radical Generosity

Churches in the northeastern Indian state of Mizoram have a beautiful phrase to express the way they give to God—"Buhfai Tham.'" It ...

Financial Leaders Have Lost Their Moral Compass

An online survey conducted by New York law firm Labaton Sucharow of 250 financial professionals revealed the following:

• 52 percent felt it likely their competitors had engaged in unethical or illegal activity to gain a market edge.

Toddler Buys Car on eBay

A 14-month-old Oregon toddler purchased a 1962 Austin-Healy Sprite after her father left his smartphone unattended and unlocked when his daughter inadvertently ...

Studies Show Happiness Found in 'Buying Experiences'

Does money really buy happiness? Studies by a generation of behavioral scientists show that material goods usually don't deliver lasting happiness. ...

African Church Demonstrates Cheerful Giving

Christian leader Gordon MacDonald shared the following story about how God transformed him from "giving as merely an institutional obligation" ...

Pro Baseball Pitcher Returns $500,000

Jeremy Affeldt, a (now retired) relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, discovered a clerical error that caused him to be overpaid by half a million ...

Shoeshine Man Donates $200,000

Albert Lexie is a shoe-shine man. For the last 30 years, Albert has set up shop in Pittsburgh's Children Hospital and knocked the dirt off other people's ...