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Top 5 jobs in the US 01/11/2017 12:19pm • WASHINGTON — Healthcare jobs, not information technology jobs, dominate U.S. News & World Report's list of the best jobs for 2017 and dentistry sits at the very top of the heap. The list is based on a broad range of considerations, including demand, growth, pay, future job prospects and str 3 Financial Aid Traps for Nontraditional Students to Avoid 01/10/2017 07:00pm • Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a report showing that the number of borrowers age 60 or older with student loan debt has quadrupled in the last 10 years. Other data show that borrowers over age 30 owe more than half of all student loan debt and that this number has contin 7 Smart Ways to Spend Your Holiday Bonus 01/10/2017 07:00pm • If you received a holiday bonus this year, make sure that you put your hard-earned dollars to good use as the new year unfolds. It may be tempting to splurge on something you wanted but didn't receive for Christmas or to treat yourself to a pricey extra after enduring the stress of the holidays. Re 5 Important Economic Metrics to Know 01/09/2017 07:00pm • With a new administration in the White House, investors will be watching closely to see how the economy does. But which metrics and indicators will help them determine whether the economy is sluggish or hopping along? The vast array of indicators can be confusing, particularly for the uninitiated. 5 Steps to Repair Your Holiday Spending Mistakes 01/09/2017 07:00pm • It's a familiar refrain. We get caught up in creating a "perfect" holiday season for everyone, and in doing so, we spend more than intended on the "perfect" holiday gifts and the "perfect" holiday meal. Maybe we had to travel to visit family and ran up some significant travel spending debt. The holi McLean-based candy giant Mars spends $9B on a pet hospital chain 01/09/2017 12:10pm • WASHINGTON — McLean-based Mars Inc. is best-known for its candy brands such as Snickers and Twix, but it's also a big player in the pet health industry, and will expand that side of its business with a major acquisition. Mars is acquiring Los Angeles-based VCA Inc. in a deal worth $9.1 billion 17 Ways to Reduce Credit Card Debt in 2017 01/08/2017 07:00pm • It's going to get more expensive -- and possibly a lot more expensive -- to carry credit card debt in 2017. Of course, credit card debt is never cheap. Those 15 percent and higher interest rates make sure of that. However, those rates are likely to climb even higher in the next year. That's because How to Set Savings Resolutions for 2017 -- and Make Them Happen 01/05/2017 07:00pm • With the holidays in rearview mirror, and a brand new year on the horizon, resolutions and goals are at the forefront of our minds. If your goal is to save more money this year, the question is: How successful have you been at saving money in the past? If you're an expert saver, you rock. If not, d For ID theft victims, 're-loaded' debt can be a recurring headache 01/05/2017 05:36am • ROCKVILLE, Md. — Imagine getting phone calls demanding you pay back a $56,000 student loan, but you never took out any loans. You don't have a formal education, and you don't speak English. That's exactly what Eric Friedman, director of Montgomery County's Office of Consumer Protection, said h Trick Yourself Into Saving More Money This Year 01/04/2017 07:00pm • Is one of your New Year's resolutions to save money in 2017? You're not alone. "Save more, spend less" and "pay down debt" are two of the top New Year's resolutions in 2017, according to a study from GOBankingRates. Making a New Year's resolution is a lot easier said than done. While the goal is sti How to Start Off the New Year With a Financial Fast 01/03/2017 07:00pm • If the holiday season left you depleted of energy -- and dollars -- the new year is a great time to reboot your life and get your financial house in order. For many of us, the desire to save money and reduce debt will be near the top of our lists of New Year's resolutions. If you're among those res 10 Budget-Friendly Games for a Snow Day 01/03/2017 07:00pm • You wake up in the morning, and there it is. Snow. You know that school will be canceled before you get the call. Snow days can quickly devolve into a screenfest for the kids (and you), but they don't have to. Instead, make snow day a family game day. Stay-at-home-mom Nicole Brady says that havin Time for Investors to Join the Crowd? 01/03/2017 07:00pm • For any real estate investor, growing one's portfolio is a challenge. It requires financial leverage, which many times means finding an alternative source of funds to close a deal since the investor doesn't necessarily have enough money to self-fund. As early as the 1930s, real estate syndication h Is the TTAC ETF the Right Way to Buy Buybacks? 01/03/2017 07:00pm • Stock buybacks are in the news of late, but for precisely the wrong reasons. Specifically, they fell 28 percent in the third quarter from the previous year, to $115.6 billion. That's the second consecutive three-month period of declines, and a multiyear low last seen in 2013. That's not exactly ple Gov. Terry McAuliffe proposes criminal justice reforms 01/03/2017 12:58pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Terry McAuliffe wants Virginia to be more forgiving when it comes to lower-level crimes while making it easier for new DNA evidence to exonerate the wrongfully convicted. The governor, a Democrat, announced several legislative priorities Tuesday aimed at overhauling th