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That's perfect for the retiree, for example, who needs income plus growth to keep ahead of inflation. But how do you know when the party's over? S&P Dow Jones Indices rece How to Get Over the Great Recession -- and Manage Your Money Better 06/20/2018 08:00pm • The Great Recession hit more than a decade ago, but Americans are still feeling the effects of it on their pocketbooks. When it comes to wealth distribution, families at the middle saw their household wealth drop from more than $140,000 in 2007 to $85,000 in 2010. Despite gains in recent years, aver 8 Ways to Reduce Stress When Saving for Retirement 06/19/2018 08:00pm • Whether you're worried about saving enough money for the future or regret that you didn't set aside enough in the past, it's easy to get stressed about retirement. Anxiety levels can escalate even further at the thought of trimming costs to save for retirement. "The overwhelming advice about cuttin How to Find a College's Alumni Salary Information 06/18/2018 08:00pm • Rising college costs and growing student debt mean that families are increasingly concerned about the value of attending a specific college and the salary prospects for new graduates. Many families and students seek financial benefits from pursuing higher education, which is typically known as a re Make the Most of a Small Investing Budget 06/18/2018 08:00pm • Laurie Itkin began investing at 24 with just $1,600 she received as inheritance. By regularly adding small amounts of money to it in brokerage and retirement accounts, the financial advisor and author of "Every Woman Should Know Her Options" had a $1 million portfolio by age 40. Sure, investing wit 7 High-Quality Dividend Stocks To Buy 06/18/2018 08:00pm • Bank of America's best dividend stocks.Long-term investors know that dividends can have a major impact on returns over time. When the stock market is struggling to make gains like it has in 2018, dividends are a reliable source of income. However, dividends are only beneficial if the underlying stoc Dulles Toll Road rate increase proposal set; would start in January 06/18/2018 03:59pm • REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT — Dulles Toll Road drivers would pay 75 cents more at the mainline toll plaza and 50 cents more at each ramp under a proposal set to be presented Wednesday. The proposal to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board matches a 2019 toll road rate increase outlin The high cost of being gay 06/17/2018 08:00pm • It gets better -- and you have to be able to afford it. That's a key lesson from John Schneider and David Auten, Denver-based financial planners who focus on serving LGBT clients and also happen to be married. 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In 2008, American households carried $280 billion in debt. While debt dwindled in the following years, in 2017 the country hit another record -- $13 trillion in household debt, including mortgages, car loans, credit card debt and student loans, according t 9 Things to Know Before You Get Another Credit Card 06/14/2018 08:00pm • Here are the telltale signs it's an ideal time to carry another card.According to the credit bureau Experian, the average American carried a credit card balance of $6,375 in 2017, a nearly 3 percent uptick from 2016. How does that impact your decision to apply for another credit card? Maybe you neve 8 Stocks That Should Strengthen From a Weak Dollar 06/13/2018 08:00pm • Long term, the dollar's trend is down.Don't be fooled by the rising U.S. dollar because the long-term trend is for a weakening greenback. The dollar gained recently after yields for 10-year U.S. Treasury notes rose, but Richard Kelly, head of global strategy at TD Securities in London, says in a res