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What If I Made a Mistake on My Taxes? 08/04/2020 12:00am • If you've made an error on your income taxes, don't panic. There are processes in place and forms available to remedy the situation. "The worst that will happen with a mistake is interest and penalties," says Michele Cagan, certified public accountant and author of "Debt 101." "Mistakes are mistakes Investors Searching for Yield in Euro Stocks 08/03/2020 12:00am • With U.S. national debt increasing, unemployment rising and fears of a dipping dollar brewing, the veil of market uncertainty is quickly widening for investors. Fixed-income investors in search of yield find themselves struggling in the near-zero interest rate environment. This may motivate them to 15 Cheap Foods to Buy When You're Broke 08/03/2020 12:00am • When money is tight, you're obviously going to cut back on what you're spending at the grocery store. But while spending less at the grocery store is a seemingly simple way to stretch your dollars, buying cheap foods for budget meals can wind up costing you -- if you aren't strategic. For instance, 8 Ways to Keep Investing During a Recession 07/31/2020 12:00am • A recession isn't the time to bail out on the markets.Recessions can make investors nervous, and you may be wondering whether your portfolio needs some tweaking. While it may be tempting to abandon stocks when the market gets volatile, you shouldn't give up on investing during a recession altogether 9 Best Municipal Bond Funds to Buy and Hold 07/30/2020 12:00am • The muni market has stabilized since March's drop.In March, the panic selling after the first wave of illness related to the pandemic caused sizable drops in the municipal bond market. Over the past few months, it has not only stabilized, but also rebounded sharply. Marc Pfeffer, chief investment of How to Survive as a Retiree in a Down Market 07/29/2020 12:00am • With the coronavirus pandemic causing fluctuations in the stock market, many people fear an extended economic downturn. It can be especially nerve-wracking if your portfolio valuations are down, or your retirement income is less than you planned for. Follow these financial to-dos to get through a m Smart Ways to Spend Your Tax Refund 07/28/2020 12:00am • Don't spend it all at once.Eagerly awaiting your tax refund? Before you start an online shopping spree or earmark the money for something really big, like an 85-inch TV, stop and think for a moment. These are economically challenging times. Yes, you deserve to treat yourself, but this may be the tim 7 Best-Performing Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy in 2020 07/28/2020 12:00am • These are the seven best-performing Buffett stocks.Warren Buffett has had a rough year so far. Berkshire Hathaway (ticker: BRK.A, BRK.B) shares are down about 15% year to date, lagging the S&P 500's slight drop. In addition, Buffett didn't pull the trigger on any major buyouts during the market How to Create and Maintain a Family Budget 07/27/2020 12:00am • If you're not good at maintaining a household budget, you're not alone. Many families operate without a spending plan, and even those who think they are budgeting may not actually be doing so. Nearly 60% of people say they don't track spending, and 2 in 5 have never had a budget, according to a 201 Are Some Companies Still Too Big to Fail? 07/24/2020 12:00am • "Too big to fail" banks were one of the defining economic problems of the late aughts and early 2010s. The 2008 financial crisis brought into painfully clear focus an issue that helped create the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression: Many of the biggest financial institutions in the U Alternative PPP Loans: What Are Your Options Now? 07/24/2020 12:00am • Federal forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loans have provided a lifeline for millions of small business ailing from the coronavirus pandemic, but now some lenders have stopped accepting PPP applications. Lenders are taking a cautious approach right now, says Gerri Detweiler, education director 9 Retail Stocks Trying to Survive the Pandemic 07/23/2020 12:00am • 9 fashion icons trying to survive the pandemicThe shockwaves of the global pandemic have hit every sector in some way, but there are few that have been as thoroughly disrupted by the virus as the fashion industry. Garment production facilities around the world were temporarily shuttered earlier this Should You Use a Credit Card Loan? 07/23/2020 12:00am • If you need money for an upcoming expense or are struggling to make ends meet because of the coronavirus, your credit card may offer a hybrid type of loan that could help. A credit card loan requires neither a credit check nor an application, removing some of the traditional barriers to loans, and a 4 Refunds You May Get During the Coronavirus Pandemic 07/23/2020 12:00am • There aren't many positives to take from the coronavirus pandemic, but there may be some upside. For instance, you may have relished the extra family time while sheltering in place. Or maybe you've taken far more nature walks than you did in the past -- and plan to continue them even after the pande 7 Top S&P 500 Stocks That Insiders Are Buying 07/22/2020 12:00am • Both analysts and company insiders love these stocks.Everyone knows the adage that actions speak louder than words. So one way investors gauge what's really going on inside a company is to ignore what company insiders are saying and instead focus on what they are doing. When management and company i