Last year, almost half of all “buy now, pay later” customers missed a payment. But a growing share of Americans are relying on such credit as a routine way to fund even basics like groceries.

Susan Dziubinski: Hi, I'm Susan Dziubinski with Morningstar. Some people call it "mad money"; others call it "play money." Morningstar's director of Global ETF Research, Ben Johnson, calls it funny ...

When Mirav Steckel opened each of her 15 credit cards, she thought the discounts and rewards they offered would save her money. Instead, her plastic portfolio pushed her into impulse purchases and ...