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Don't Let Your Parents Destroy Your Credit 03/28/2018 08:00pm • For many parents, committing identity fraud against their child starts innocently enough. Oftentimes, the parents' credit scores are low or their financial accounts aren't in good standing, so they decide to open a credit card, rent an apartment or start a utility account using their child's inform What Is an Interest-Only Mortgage? 03/28/2018 08:00pm • If you lived through the late-2000s housing crisis, the phrase "interest-only mortgage" might make you shudder. Interest-only loans, which require borrowers to pay only the interest on the loan for an initial fixed period, shouldered much of the blame for the flood of foreclosures when the housing Make the Most of Your Trump Tax Reform Savings 03/28/2018 08:00pm • President Donald Trump's great Christmas gift to Americans may benefit him and other wealthy people the most, but that doesn't mean middle-class investors can't take advantage of the tax reform to improve their financial health. The average taxpayer will save $2,940, according to the Tax Policy Cent Tesla Stock Is Still Too Risky to Touch 03/28/2018 08:00pm • Tesla, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) investors have been disappointed with 2018, which was supposed to be the year of the Model 3. A credit downgrade, a fatal Uber driverless vehicle accident and doubts about first-quarter production have Tesla's stock down more than 21 percent in the past two weeks, and ana CACI withdraws bid to buy CSRA, clearing way for General Dynamics deal 03/28/2018 09:39am • WASHINGTON — Arlington, Virginia's CACI International Inc. withdrew its offer to acquire Falls Church-based government information technology contractor CSRA Inc. for $7.2 billion in cash and stock. That clears the way for General Dynamics to proceed with its proposed $6.9 billion all-cash acq How to Avoid Common Student Loan Complaints 03/27/2018 08:00pm • Among its many duties, the government's Consumer Financial Protection Bureau aims to help consumers make smart borrowing decisions. The CFPB solicits borrower complaints on federal student loan servicers as part of its work. These companies, such as Navient Solutions or Nelnet Inc., collect payment Pros and Cons to Buying Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Stock 03/27/2018 08:00pm • Should you buy Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) stock? It's a question many investors might be asking themselves nowadays with shares of the online retailer near all-time highs. Driven by a series of earnings beats, the growth of its cloud division Amazon Web Services (AWS), blowout sales of Alexa-e 10 Smart Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund 03/27/2018 08:00pm • P is for practical.Hotly anticipating your tax refund? Before you splurge on that Jacuzzi you've always wanted or pile items into your virtual shopping cart, do yourself a favor: Hit pause, and consider finding a practical use for your money. What's practical, of course, is relative to your circumst Company sells Calif. town it planned to make marijuana mecca 03/26/2018 08:33pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Could plans to turn an old California ghost town into a marijuana mecca be going up in smoke? Cannabis technology company American Green, which bought Nipton for $5 million last year, has sold it to another company for $7.7 million, acknowledging it struggled to raise the mon Why Did Another Company Start Managing My Loan? 03/26/2018 08:00pm • It might come out of the blue: a letter or email alerting you that the lender you originally signed with to take out a loan is no longer managing your account. Instead, a different company is taking over, and you'll be working with the new guys now. Why is your servicer or loan holder breaking up wi Tariff Threat Puts Damper on Chinese Stocks 03/26/2018 08:00pm • The proposed $60 billion tariff on Chinese imports has battered Chinese stocks for the past few days, but the long-term effect remains unclear -- although losses could spread to other markets. On the brink of a trade war, the U.S. dollar-based Chinese shares that track the MSCI China index declined 5 Pointers for Picking Insurance Stocks 03/26/2018 08:00pm • Rising interest rates and bond returns may be a boon for investors in the insurance industry in the coming years, experts say. That's because the sector's heavy regulation requires insurance companies to invest conservatively to have funds available to pay claims. Low returns from bonds and banks o How Much House Can I Afford? 03/26/2018 08:00pm • Whether you're a first-time homebuyer or a veteran house hunter, determining how much you can afford to spend on a new property isn't always simple. You can use online tools and consult a lender or mortgage broker for guidance, but the best approach is to take a close look at your own financial situ Concerned citizens make move to wipe out school lunch debt in Loudoun Co. 03/26/2018 05:33am • WASHINGTON — Concerned citizens and a local organization are joining forces for the second year in a row to eliminate school meal debt for Virginia's Loudoun County public school students. Loudoun County Schools Nutrition Services Director Becky Domokos-Bays said two local residents approached Debate Builds Over Mounting Student Loan Debt in the U.K. 03/25/2018 08:00pm • LONDON -- Ruth Sparks says her hope after spending three years at Cardiff University earning a bachelor's degree in psychology was a career in academia as a researcher while working on postgraduate degrees. But no one would hire her as a researcher without at least a master's degree, says Sparks, w