Top Reads from the Fiscal Times

The 8 Best Apps to Train Your Brain It’s very easy to be a little leery of so-called “brain training” apps and games. It almost seems too good to be true: If everyone who plays these games gets exponentially smarter, what’s to stop us from becoming super-intelligent hyperbeings,… The Corporate Giveaway Hidden in Your Credit Card Contract Let’s say you’re charged a higher interest rate on your credit card than the terms of your contract specifies, perhaps even higher than state limits. Or you’re charged an… Want to Retire but Can’t? Blame Your Kids Baby boomers with financially independent adult children are more than twice as likely to be retired than peers who are still footing their kids’ bills, according to… With Putin Still Missing, Things Get Weird in Russia The Kremlin’s attempts to assure the public that Vladimir Putin is alive and well and still running Russia’s government did not go particularly well on Friday. Media outlets… Cinderella Waved Her Magic Wand on Slew of Retailers With the new Cinderella live-action movie version opening nationwide today, Disney is hoping to recreate the frenzy that has surrounded Frozen in recent years. The movie…