Jill Schlesinger

It's never too soon to get your finances ready for a comfortable retirement. Personal finance expert Jill Schlesinger offers advice to listeners in a variety of career stages.

GDP growth is getting stronger each quarter. But why was the growth slower than we expected at the end of 2011?

The nation's gross domestic product -- the value of all goods and services produced -- grew at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter, the fastest pace since the second quarter of 2010.

A new report shows that tech companies are attracting more start up money, as venture capital funding rose 19 percent in the last part of 2011.

J.P. Morgan Chase reported its earnings were down 23 percent today. What does this mean for the rest of the big banks?

The nation's economy added 200,000 jobs in the month of December, while the jobless rate ticked down to 8.5 percent.

The December jobs report showed that 200,000 new jobs were created in the month, and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.5, the lowest rate since February 2009.

What can we expect from the housing, jobs, and European markets in the year ahead?

The payroll tax cut extension amounts to an extra $1,000 in the average workers' pocket for 2012. What does it mean for the economy?

Now that Congress has averted a government shutdown, it takes up the extension of the payroll tax cut and long-term unemployment benefits