Search

How to Prioritize Saving for Retirement 02/11/2016 07:00pm • Saving for retirement involves several levels of financial planning. You need to get and stay out of medical, credit card and other types of debt. And you must resolve to invest a part of your income on a regular basis. If you save in the right places, you might get some help from your employer or q 17 Ways Heart Health Varies in Women and Men 02/11/2016 07:00pm • Not just a 'man's disease.'Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death for U.S. women -- just like men. For both sexes, about 1 in 4 deaths is due to heart disease, which killed more than 292,000 women and about 307,000 men in 2009, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What is How Finding a Soul Mate Can Cost You 02/08/2016 07:00pm • Looking for love? These days, there's a pretty fair chance you'll search online for romance. According to a 2013 survey from the Pew Research Center, 1 out of 5 adults ages 25 to 34 had used an online dating site.But just as there are plenty of fish in the sea, there are lots of "nets" you can catch Let them eat king cake: The history, ingredients behind the Mardi Gras classic 02/04/2016 02:31am • WASHINGTON — Walk into most bakeries and you’ll find delicacies such as cupcakes, fudge, cookies and truffles year-round. But there's one dessert that’s only available a few weeks out of the year: the king cake. King cakes date back to biblical times. Traditionally, the cake contained c 5 Tips for a More Successful Online Job Search 01/26/2016 07:00pm • Before the rise of the Internet, the first place you would go to find out what jobs were available was your local newspaper's classified ads. Now, of course, you can see all manner of jobs, from any kind of employer, with a simple search on job boards like Monster or aggregation sites, such as Indee Basketball Around the Beltway: And the nominees are… 01/15/2016 05:50pm • WASHINGTON -- It's a privilege just to be nominated.  Honestly. Unless your favorite film is not nominated, and then you shrug it off as "the Academy is so out of touch…" although let's just say that "Pixels" may not exactly be award worthy. Welcome to a weekend where season-long awards won't 8 Tips for the Anxious Investor 01/13/2016 07:00pm • We can safely assume that the feisty Brit who coined the phrase "keep calm and carry on" didn't have any coin in the U.S. stock market. Think about it: On Wall Street's scary-go-round of irrational exuberance and nail-biting anxiety, the words "keep calm" rarely if ever apply for more than a few day How to Put Yourself on a Money Diet 01/11/2016 07:00pm • For the past six years, Eliza Cross, a professional blogger and freelance writer in Denver, has put herself on what she calls a "money diet." Not that she coined the phrase. "Money diet" is a term that's been around since at least the 1980s. For a stretch of time, maybe a week and often a month, you Managing Blood Pressure: It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint 01/10/2016 07:00pm • By Priya Umapathi, M.D.; Haitham Ahmed, M.D.; and Erin Michos, M.D., M.H.S.What may be affecting your doctor's decision to change your blood pressure target most recently is the landmark SPRINT study published in the November issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. But we'll come back to that How to Teach Your Teenager to Invest 01/03/2016 07:00pm • Tim Olsen bought his first stock when he was 8. His parents set up custodial accounts for both of their children, believing that outside of a savings account, investing in stocks was the best way for their children to start building wealth. Olsen started with PepsiCo (ticker: PEP) because it was rel Top Pet-Friendly Places, Hotels and Airlines 12/22/2015 07:00pm • Toying with the idea of traveling with your pet in 2016? You're not alone. In fact, pet travel accounts for an increasing slice of the nearly $61 billion Americans are expected to have spent on their four-legged companions in 2015 according to a survey from the American Pet Products Association. And 9 Smart Uses for Leftover Foreign Currency 12/21/2015 07:00pm • Traveling internationally? Unless you're meticulous at forecasting travel costs and only withdraw the precise amount of cash you'll need, it's likely you'll return stateside with a pocket full of euros or yen. Most foreign exchange services don't accept smaller denominations, so you could blow you 10 Free Sights You Can't Miss in Rome With Kids 12/21/2015 07:00pm • Planning a Roman holiday with the kids? Long lines and hefty entry fees can wear down even the most enthusiastic young travelers. But here's the good news: Not every attraction and historical building in Rome requires an admission fee (or a wait). Here are 10 free things to do in Rome that will keep 5 ways to save on a weekend ski trip 12/15/2015 12:00pm • When cold weather hits, a trip to the mountains can be the perfect way to make the most of the season and avoid the wintertime blues. But with an array of expenses -- gear, lodging and lift tickets, just to name a few -- a few days on the slopes can quickly add up. Luckily, a weekend ski trip is sti 7 Tech Advances That Will Change Seniors' Lives 12/08/2015 07:00pm • As the baby boomers roll into retirement in droves, one can't help wondering why we aren't yet living in the world of "The Jetsons." While we may not see a flying car that can fold into a briefcase in our lifetime, there are some significant technological advances ahead that will make aging easier