possessions

Just as a tiny bite of chocolate cake can dash a dieter’s will-power, the purchase of one special item that's nicer than our other possessions can spark a shopping spree, a new study shows.

An auction that saw some of Bernie Madoff's prized possessions up for grabs caused a feeding frenzy at auction houses with over 2,000 dealers and collectors placing bids online and sales exceeded all expectations...

(University of Chicago Press Journals) Whether it's grandpa's piano or a Nintendo Wii, certain objects become a part of family routines and histories.

A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research helps explain why some possessions wind up in permanent storage or get tossed away, while others are kept for generations.

Bernard Madoff would be stripped of all his possessions under a $171 billion forfeiture order handed down only days before prosecutors seek to put the disgraced financier away in prison for the rest of his life.

Bernard Madoff would be stripped of all his possessions under a $171 billion forfeiture order handed down only days before prosecutors seek to put the disgraced financier away in prison for the rest of his life.