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How 6 Personality Types Can Save During the Back-to-School Season 08/17/2017 08:00pm • Everyone knows you can save on back-to-school supplies by running from store to store snagging deals. However, that's not the only way to keep cash in your pocket during the weeks to come. Here are six other ways to save that may speak to your personality. The Social Butterfly: Organize a Clothi What Might Start a Market Meltdown? 08/16/2017 08:00pm • Reports of sky-high market valuations bombard investors daily as the cyclically adjusted price-earnings ratio or Shiller P/E rises to levels it last reached before famous historical market crashes. Expensive valuations like these don't have the power to start financial meltdowns, but they can exace Protect Your Privacy When Applying for Scholarships 08/16/2017 08:00pm • Digital privacy concerns are growing. According to a 2016 Pew study, Americans consistently stated they lack confidence in everyday communication channels and the companies in charge of those channels. Searching and applying for college scholarships online requires applicants to surrender some of t How to Stay Debt-Free During the Back-to-School Shopping Rush 08/16/2017 08:00pm • The welcome respite that is sending your kids back to school after a long summer comes at a price, one that's driving a surprising number of parents into debt. According to a recent MagnifyMoney survey, more than 1 in 5 parents will go into debt to cover the cost of back-to-school expenses, meaning Your Kids Want Your Money: How to Juggle Retirement, College and Wedding Expectations 08/16/2017 08:00pm • Growing up is expensive. When young adults want to get married, that may mean a lavish wedding to kick off the partnership. Buying a house could require a bigger down payment than the money they have in the bank. And nothing seems to financially weigh down young adults more than the cost of college Talk about finances before living together after 50 08/16/2017 04:41am • WASHINGTON — Love can happen at any age, and with the rise of “gray divorce,” it’s happening again more frequently for those over age 50. But instead of walking down the aisle another time, many older couples are opting to live together. While we think of cohabitors as being younger, rece Amazon's Bonds Get a Seal of Approval 08/15/2017 08:00pm • The bond market is giving Amazon.com's (Nasdaq: AMZN) bond sale a better credit rating than the one offered to Tesla ( TSLA) investors last week. On Tuesday, Amazon announced plans for a seven-part bond sale with maturities ranging from three to 40 years to help fund its $13.7 billion buyout of Who 5 Ways to Protect Against a Market Correction 08/14/2017 08:00pm • Our eight-year bull market is long overdue for a correction, and investors are starting to look for ways to protect their portfolio from a potential 10 percent or more drop in stocks. Traditionally, bearish investors sought refuge in bonds, but with interest rates still at historical lows, bonds ma 3 Things Nobody Tells You About Your Credit Score (But Should) 08/13/2017 08:00pm • It's expensive to have a crummy credit score. The truth is that folks who either have poor credit or little credit get the worst of everything when it comes to credit cards: higher interest rates, more fees, smaller sign-up bonus, fewer special perks. It can end up costing you thousands of dollars How To Bet On A Bond Market Collapse 08/13/2017 08:00pm • The list of high-profile investors and economists warning of a potential bond market collapse is getting longer by the week. Fortunately, for investors looking to hedge their bullish bets or profit off of a bursting bond bubble, there are several investment funds designed to rise as bond prices fal 7 Tips for Saving Money During Your First College Semester 08/10/2017 08:00pm • During the next few weeks, approximately 2 million college freshmen will set foot as students on college campuses for the first time. Some will live in dorms, others will continue to live at home, and others may be living in an apartment setting. One thing most of them will have in common, though, i Money Management Tips for Adults With ADHD 08/10/2017 08:00pm • Who doesn't want to save money, whether it's for a vacation, emergency planning or retirement? It may sound easy, but for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, handling finances may be more of a struggle than it is for a neurotypical person. "Managing finances can be a challenge for Why You Should Avoid Cash Advances on Credit Cards 08/10/2017 08:00pm • It's possible to think of reasons for getting a cash advance with a credit card. Maybe your car is broken down in the dead of night, and you meet a tow truck driver who inexplicably won't accept credit cards. Maybe you owe a guy named Knuckles money, and he'll only accept cash. Or, more likely, you 10 Business Schools Where Grads Make More Than $145,000 08/09/2017 08:00pm • MBA Grads From Competitive B-Schools Earn The Most For those interested in landing a sizable salary upon graduation, these full-time MBA programs lead to annual earnings of more than $140,000. Most of these programs are ranked in the top 10 in the U.S. News 2018 Best Business Schools rankings.Despit Macy's, Kohl's Revenue Continues to Slide 08/09/2017 08:00pm • U.S. retail giants Macy's (NYSE: M) and Kohl's Corp. ( KSS) reported strong second-quarter earnings numbers on Thursday, but the market wasn't buying it. The two retailers topped Wall Street's expectations for the quarter, but the stocks plummeted on Thursday as investors see little reason for long