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Why Rising Rates Won't Kill the Bull Market 01/28/2015 07:00pm • It has been nearly nine years since the Federal Reserve last raised interest rates, and many investors are uncertain about how inevitable hikes will impact the market. Certainly, accommodative monetary policies have contributed to the current bull market. Businesses have taken advantage of low borr 3 Numbers That Will Improve Your Financial Status 01/28/2015 07:00pm • Our society is obsessed with numbers. We're given numbered grades and GPAs all throughout school, we rely on numbers to track our weight and even our very identities are tagged with a Social Security number from the day we're born. We don't blame you if you're sick of numbers.However, there are a fe Drummer shares punk rock memories of The Ramones 01/28/2015 02:53am •   WASHINGTON -- Rock bands don't come any more influential than The Ramones, the edgy punk rockers from Queens, N.Y., who launched a blitzkrieg on the music industry from 1974 to 1996.  Now you can revel in behind-the-scenes stories in the new book "Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life as Common Tax Filing Rules for Student Loan Credits, Deductions 01/27/2015 07:00pm • With the Super Bowl coming up soon and the end of the football season approaching, the Student Loan Ranger wanted to remind you that it will soon be that time again -- tax season. We've talked about the different higher education deductions and credits before , but it's important to know that how How Your Workplace Can Help You Manage Money 01/27/2015 07:00pm • When Ced Funches started managing budgets as an art director in his 20s, his employer sent him to a financial education class to help shore up his decision-making skills. The class included an overview of budgeting, saving and retirement investing. For the first time in his life, Funches learned abo 10 Investments for High Rollers 01/27/2015 07:00pm • It you're looking to gamble and place your bets on a high-roller investment, who better to talk to than a financial advisor based in Vegas, baby? "As an investor, looking at situations where the risk-reward possibilities are dramatically in your favor can result in some potentially lucrative resul 9 Financial Tools You Should Be Using 01/27/2015 07:00pm • Tracking your moneyModern money management requires tracking a lot of moving parts: budgeting, bills and credit cards are just the beginning. To help you keep your spending under control, consider using one of these online or mobile tools. They might help simplify your financial life, too.BillGuardT Tips for ending your shopping addiction 01/26/2015 07:00pm • If you found yourself shopping more than you'd like over the holidays and are now trying to tamp down spending for the new year, then you might pick up some useful strategies from research into how best to help shopaholics overcome their overspending tendencies. About 5 percent of Americans suffe How You're Making Your Divorce More Expensive 01/26/2015 07:00pm • Perhaps you've heard: Getting divorced is expensive. Whether you're going to pay alimony or receive it, many partners ending a marriage will soon feel as if they've taken a financial beating. Even if the breakup is amicable, splitting assets isn't pretty.So if you're looking to not inflate the cost How American families can afford adoption 01/26/2015 07:00pm • Each year, U.S. citizens adopt over 100,000 children, according to the Child Welfare Information Gateway. Costs can range from very little for adopting a child from foster care to $40,000 or more for a private domestic adoption, says Nicole Witt, executive director of The Adoption Consultancy in Flo An Investor's Guide to Understanding Market Research 01/25/2015 07:00pm • In today's world of information overload, we can access reams of data and information on every topic under the sun. Consumers can crowdsource facts and opinions to help make almost every decision, such as where to go on vacation, picking which doctor to use or finding the "hottest" security on the College Cost Tips for Parents, Students Enrolling Together 01/25/2015 07:00pm • Audrey Misiura's education resumed unexpectedly when her son enrolled at Maranatha Baptist University in Wisconsin. "When we dropped him off, I was brought back to when I went to college," says Misiura. "I was like, 'Wow, I want to do this again.'" As her son settled in, Misiura, who lives in Mi How One Blogger Balances a Full-Time Job and Side Gig to Earn Extra Cash 01/24/2015 07:00pm • If one of your New Year's resolutions is to pay off debt or save extra money, earning extra might be the way to do it. Sure, you could do that by working overtime at your day job. Or, you could utilize your skills to create some lucrative side gig opportunities. With the power of the Internet, you 11 Tips for Paying Off More Than $100,000 in Debt 01/22/2015 07:00pm • A few years ago, Travis Pizel and his wife, Vonnie, found themselves in crisis. The Rochester, Minnesota, couple had good jobs and lived well, eating out frequently, buying what they wanted and taking vacations to water parks with their two children. But a letter from their credit card company advi How One Blogger Paid Off $55,000 of Debt 01/22/2015 07:00pm • Every year, millions of Americans swear to themselves that this is the year that they will finally become debt-free. The reality is that it can be really hard to dig yourself out of debt. I am the former owner of a pile of consumer debt and it was several years of mindless consumption before I fig