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General Electric Company's (GE) Horrible Week Just Gets Worse 11/16/2017 07:00pm • Things keep going from bad to worse for General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) investors. Just days after the company cut its dividend by 50 percent and issued lackluster 2018 guidance, credit rating agency Moody's Investor Service cut GE's long-term debt rating from A1 to A2 because of concerns about The New Tesla Inc (TLSA) Roadster Is a Distraction 11/16/2017 07:00pm • Investors tuning in to the Tesla Inc (ticker: TSLA) semi-truck event on Thursday night were thrown a curveball when the company also unveiled a surprise update to its high-end Roadster sports car. The new Tesla Roadster has some impressive specs, but some Wall Street analysts question the company's The Only Insurance Policies You Need After Retirement 11/15/2017 07:00pm • Retirement is when everything changes. Seniors may end up with new schedules, new hobbies and even new homes. In the midst of all these exciting changes, don't overlook the mundane: your insurance coverage. With a new season of life at hand, old policies may no longer meet your needs. Benjamin Sull Is Peer-to-Peer Lending Safe for Income Investors? 11/15/2017 07:00pm • Anyone who has borrowed to buy a car or a taken out a home mortgage is familiar with the basics of how a loan works. In a nutshell, borrowers ask for money, and lenders decide how likely it is that they will see that money back. If repayment is unlikely, those lenders charge a high rate of interest Chile's Election Serves as a Referendum on Michelle Bachelet's Domestic Legacy 11/15/2017 07:00pm • SANTIAGO -- Lidia Sandoval, a 57-year old housemaid in Chile's capital, says she voted for Michelle Bachelet in 2013 because she inspired her trust, was "close to the people" and a leftist. Today, however, she feels disillusioned. "She didn't solve people's daily problems," she says of Chile's outg 8 Cheap ETFs to Build Your Nest Egg 11/14/2017 07:00pm • These funds thrive on efficiency.If you've been investing for a few decades, the current environment for fees and expenses seems like paradise. The Investment Company Institute estimates that in the year 2000 the average equity mutual fund charged annual fees of 0.99 percent, or $99 on every $10,000 Speak Up About Student Loan Consumer Protections 11/14/2017 07:00pm • This week the U.S. Department of Education is convening a negotiated rule-making panel to try and hammer out the rules around student loan consumer protections. This is a do-over of sorts, since the panel will hash out two rules that were already negotiated previously: borrower defense to repayment 4 Steps to Investing When Money Is Tight 11/13/2017 07:00pm • The old adage "it takes money to make money" has never felt more true than with investing. From initial investment minimums to annual expense ratios and management fees, by the time you work down the list of investing-related costs, the expenses seem more than the potential returns. These costs pos 5 ways you're wasting your credit card rewards 11/12/2017 09:41pm • You may be wasting your credit card rewards. At least, that's the conclusion of an annual Consumer Spending Index released by TD Bank; their late-October study included survey information conducted from March 22 to March 28 from 1,002 consumers. It found that almost one in five consumers (18 perc 5 Things Grads Should Know About Student Loans After the Grace Period Ends 11/12/2017 07:00pm • Choosing to delay payments after college or grad school or picking a certain repayment plan can determine how much you'll pay over the lifetime of your student loans. Monique Prince, who graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2011 with a master's in social work, borrowed nearly $60,000 to What Is an ETF? A Beginner's Guide 11/12/2017 07:00pm • Exchange-traded funds made their debut in 1993 as a little-known, obscure financial security. Today, they're an essential tool for both professional and retail investors, and they're driving big changes in the field of investment management. So what is an ETF, exactly? At their core, ETFs are fund WWII vets honored at their memorial 11/11/2017 07:28pm • WASHINGTON — There are few opportunities left to personally thank those from the "Greatest Generation" who fought and won World War II. Sadly, many of those veterans are no longer with us and those who are, are in their 90s. On Saturday at the World War II Memorial, a ceremony paid tribute to t How MBA Applicants With Military Backgrounds Can Fund Their Education 11/09/2017 07:00pm • Sometimes, business school applicants with a military background qualify for more than enough service-related scholarship money to attend graduate school for free. If you want reassurance that it is possible, consider the story of John Healy, a first-year MBA student at Northeastern University's D' 9 ETFs That Go Up When the Market Goes Down 11/09/2017 07:00pm • Is it time for a market correction?The Standard & Poor's 500 index continues its bullish ways, flirting with the 2,600 mark after a recent surge thanks to corporate earnings. So far, the index is up more than 15 percent this year. But while many have profited from the bull market, there are plen Washington ranks high for 'maxed-out' credit card holders 11/09/2017 11:48am • WASHINGTON — Credit card balances in the U.S. now total nearly $800 billion, according to the Federal Reserve, the highest since 2009, and Washington-area consumers account for a chunk of that. LendingTree analyzed credit card data in the 50 largest metro areas, as provided by TransUnion, and r