Kelly-Ann Franklin has spent more than two decades in journalism which has helped her build a wide knowledge base of business and personal finance topics. Her goal with editing is to ensure tough ...

Co-occurring disorder refers to having a co-existing mental illness and substance use disorder. While commonly used to refer to the combination of substance use and mental disorders, the term can also ...

Kiah Treece is a former attorney, small business owner and personal finance coach with extensive experience in real estate and financing. Her focus is on demystifying debt to help consumers and ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Maddy Simpson is an experienced data journalist and fact-checker with a background in ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of experience in various areas ...

Two people have a child together. Maybe they were married? Maybe dating? Or maybe they were “just having sex”? In this case, the "how" may not be as important as the "what" they produced – a beautiful ...