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5 of the Best Stocks to Buy for October 2017 10/01/2017 08:00pm • It's never easy to find the best stocks to buy for your portfolio. That's why U.S. News put together this list of the five best stocks to buy for October. Hopefully, it makes your search just a little bit easier. After all, there are thousands of publicly traded stocks pulling at your attention. TIPS Are a Hedge Against Inflation 10/01/2017 08:00pm • Inflation hasn't been much of an issue in recent years, but investors of a certain age will never forget how prices skyrocketed in the late '70s and early '80s. Fortunately, investors worried about future inflation have various ways to offset the risk, like owning Treasury inflation-protected securi Explore Pros, Cons of Online Stackable Credentials 09/28/2017 08:00pm • Many working adults are overwhelmed by the time and financial commitments required to get an online degree. The fear of starting and not finishing a program, only to be saddled with debt, can deter potentially excellent students from taking online classes. Enter the online stackable credential. Stu 3 Things to Fix on Your Credit Report 09/28/2017 08:00pm • If you've ever received a phone call from a debt collector looking for someone else who owes money, thinking that person might be you, you may want to check your credit report and start looking for errors. There might be a number of innocuous reasons why a debt collector would call you for a debt th 4 Ways to Protect Yourself From Financial Disasters 09/28/2017 08:00pm • When it comes to unexpected bills, such as car repair or medical bills, most of us are not prepared. And as financial disasters, such as a job loss or a debilitating medical condition, get more serious, the less prepared we are. A 2015 study from the Pew Charitable Trusts found that more than half What Are the Right Choices in College Admissions? 09/27/2017 08:00pm • Which Path Is Better?The college admissions process requires applicants to make a series of tough decisions that range from how many recommendation letters to submit to which financial aid package to choose.Use the following advice from three admissions experts to understand how to choose wisely in Why Investors Seek Junk Bonds 09/27/2017 08:00pm • The U.S. Federal Reserve's meeting of its Federal Open Market Committee in September came and went without a hitch for the interest-rate sensitive bond market -- even on the much riskier class of these assets known known as "junk" bonds. Sure, the central bank signaled to investors that they can exp How to cope with financial stress 09/27/2017 10:07am • If you stress about money, you might find comfort in the fact that you're not alone, especially if you're a millennial. More than two-thirds of the generation report having moderate to high levels of anxiety about savings and income, while only half of the general population says the same, accord Everything You Need to Know About Credit Scores 09/26/2017 08:00pm • If you had to choose whether to disclose your weight or your credit score to the world, which would you choose? If you're like 70 percent of Americans, you'd rather keep your credit score to yourself. It's no wonder -- the world of credit scores is confusing and fraught with misinformation. Sometime Stay Informed to Make Wise Student Debt Choices 09/26/2017 08:00pm • The new school year is fully upon us. By now, college students have hopefully developed a routine -- and settled any remaining student loan shortfalls. If you took on more debt to do this, you likely did so to get through this semester or year. Ideally, you also thought about how these decisions cou Report: Millions lose driver's licenses due to unpaid court debt 09/26/2017 12:44pm • WASHINGTON — Drivers nationwide who accumulate court debt as a result of traffic citations or criminal charges have been losing their driver's licenses by the millions, and a Virginia advocacy group claims the situation is having a disproportionately negative impact on poor people. According to Prep for Medical School Applications as a College Student 09/25/2017 08:00pm • Just as preparation for college begins long before your junior year of high school, long-term planning for medical school begins early. There is no magic or one-size-fits-all applying process, but there are some basic steps that all prospective medical students need to follow. By gathering online st How to eliminate that credit card debt 09/22/2017 09:19am • When you're dealing with an overwhelming amount of credit card debt, or you've grown accustomed to carrying a balance, it can be difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel. But there are many paths to a debt-free future. Sometimes getting started can be the hardest part. Jen Lee, a debt Texas Instruments Raises Dividend for 14th Straight Year 09/21/2017 08:00pm • Texas Instruments (Nasdaq: TXN) investors got some good news after the market close on Thursday when the company announced it would be returning more cash to its shareholders. Semiconductor stocks are not typically known for their capital return programs, but Texas Instruments boosted both its divi How Investors Can Identify a Great Rental Property 09/21/2017 08:00pm • The decision to become a landlord is certainly exciting -- the search for a property, marketing for a tenant and potential to bring in money every month. But before you go buying the first empty house you see -- or worse, a house you didn't even look at -- know that your investment is better made w