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Why the GOP Tax Plan Won't Hurt the Stock Rally 12/04/2017 07:00pm • Remember when Dow 20,000 was a big deal? It was less than a year ago that the Dow Jones industrial average reached 20,000 for the first time, but in the end, Dow 20K was just a blip on the radar screen. Since the 20,000 milestone was breached on Jan. 25, the Dow set record after record with sometim Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage Before Retirement? 12/04/2017 07:00pm • Owning a home can lead to a comfortable retirement. In theory, you buy a house when you're 30, faithfully make the mortgage payments for 30 years and at age 60 you own your house, free and clear. Now you have a solid nest egg and can sail into a worry-free retirement. But more often, here's how it w 7 Tips to Invest in Multifamily Property 12/03/2017 07:00pm • Buying a multifamily property can be an important next step for a real estate investor who had previously purchased single-family homes to rent to tenants. Doing so can allow you to produce more income and build net worth faster, if you're up for the challenge. "You're ready to buy a multifamily pr Is Wall Street Climbing the Wall of Worry? 12/03/2017 07:00pm • Stock markets are often characterized as climbing a "wall of worry," overcoming perceived risk or uncertainty that influences investor sentiment. Markets successfully climb the wall of worry when investors see progress toward critical milestones and believe that potential risks will be resolved or 5 Behaviors That May Be Hurting Your Retirement 11/30/2017 07:00pm • If you're looking at your retirement fund, or you're not looking at it because you don't have one yet, you may be wondering what in the heck happened. Well, you may have happened. Yes, life events can get in the way of saving for retirement; things like illnesses, divorce, putting kids through coll Orbital ATK shareholders approve $9B Northrop Grumman merger 11/29/2017 01:22pm • WASHINGTON — Dulles-based satellite and rocket maker Orbital ATK says its stockholders have overwhelmingly approved the company's acquisition by Falls Church-based Northrop Grumman. The $9.2 billion merger, announced in September, includes $7.8 billion in cash and the assumption of $1.4 billion Discover How Student Loan Origination Fees Work 11/28/2017 07:00pm • The nation's college financial aid officers are once again calling for the elimination of origination fees, often referred to as a hidden tax on federal student loans. Origination fees -- the cost the government collects when a student loan is issued -- don't receive a lot of attention in the natio DACA Students Represent the Students We Want, the Doctors We Need 11/27/2017 07:00pm • Many eloquent voices have been raised in opposition to the move by President Trump and some members of Congress to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program, justly protesting the profoundly negative, destructive impact it would have on the individuals and properly condemning Your Tech Holiday Gift Guide 11/23/2017 07:00pm • If you can't afford to buy friends or family the latest smartphone, or they already have it, you may be wondering what to buy the tech-obsessed people in your life for the holidays. The following suggestions are unique tech-related gift ideas that may inspire you to get these products -- or buy som How to (Finally) Understand Your Credit Report 11/21/2017 07:00pm • From Target to Home Depot to Sony, major data breaches have become an unfortunate, yet common, occurrence. There's a good chance your personal financial information has ended up in the hands of a criminal at least once, if not several times. Yet, nothing has come close to the most recent breach at Factor Student Loan Default Rates Into College Search 11/21/2017 07:00pm • High school juniors and seniors considering college options may concentrate on institutions' course offerings, location and price -- not a school's cohort default rate. But overlooking the CDR is a mistake. Prospective college students rarely consider what will happen to their student loans if they The Best Products to Buy on Black Friday 2017 11/20/2017 07:00pm • Two-thirds of Americans think Black Friday sales are nothing special compared to offers available throughout the rest of the year, according to a recent nationally representative WalletHub survey. Yet roughly 164 million Americans are at least thinking about doing some shopping from Thanksgiving th Investors Should Not Tap Into Retirement Funds Early 11/19/2017 07:00pm • Financial experts generally advise against borrowing from -- and especially withdrawing early -- from retirement accounts. And for good reason. Betterment certified financial planner Garrett Oakley puts it this way: "A 30-year-old worker living in Illinois wants to cash out $14,000 from his 401(k). Law Schools Shell Out Deep Tuition Discounts to Students 11/19/2017 07:00pm • Twenty-eight-year-old Alison Shea from Boston based her law school decision in part on affordability. "I was trying to figure out how to swing paying for law school," says the part-time law student, who deferred her acceptance to New England Law Boston for a year. "Fortunately, about halfway throug When Your Landlord Is Facing Foreclosure: Options for Tenants 11/16/2017 07:00pm • Foreclosure filings in the U.S. are at the lowest levels in 11 years, according to ATTOM Data Solutions, which curates a property database. Default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions occurred on just 191,824 properties in the third quarter this year -- the lowest since the second qu