Columnist Suze Orman

This is my final Money Matters column for Yahoo! Finance, and that has me thinking about what's transpired since the column debuted in February 2004. Let's just say these have been very interesting times. It just so happens that February 2004

In terms of planning for retirement, there's a dangerous good news/bad news dynamic threatening to undermine your strategy. The good news is that we're living longer than any previous generation. A 55-year-old man today has an average life

I don't need an official government pronouncement to tell me that we're in a recession. Based on what I am hearing these days, I have all the evidence I need to know we're experiencing a serious downturn. Past Masters The most repeated

There's another big housing bill in your future. No, I'm not talking about your potential taxpayer share of the recently passed federal housing bill if we ultimately get stuck with the tab for bailing out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Prices

Finally, some good news out of Washington that could help investors save a ton of money. And no, it won't require one penny of a taxpayer-financed government bailout. I told you it was good news. In the Plan I'm talking about the Department