Donald Trump is a threat to who we are as a people.

We have to rethink how to teach financial education in the 21st century.

The banks lobbied Washington so they could write the rules that got us into this crisis. They then lobbied Washington to get the money to bail them out. And then they are lobbying Washington to write the rules so they can get us into the next crisis. It's perfect circularity.

Say good-bye to the Affordable Care Act. That means 20 million people who lose their health insurance, just like that.

It is not the job of the Department of Education to maximize profits for the government at the cost of squeezing students who are struggling to get an education.

You know, the old version was about balancing a checkbook. The new version is about the risks of debt, which is so much more widely available. So I think it's important that we design relevant financial literacy courses, and teach them starting early in grade school.

Look at the big-ticket items, in your budget. Your home or apartment. Your car. Your insurance. If you are overspending on these big monthly bills, then money's draining out of your pocket a lot faster than you can replace it by clipping coupons or buying cheaper coffee.