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How to Pay Off Your Credit Card Debt: 3 Strategies for Success 07/06/2017 08:00pm • The recession may be in our rearview mirror, but since credit card debt isn't a thing of the past, plenty of people still feel like they're in the equivalent of a financial car wreck. (If that's your life right now, you may want to check out U.S. News Best Credit Cards for Bad Credit of 2017.) If y Decide If You Need a Private Financial Aid Consultant 07/04/2017 08:00pm • When Brad Lyons' oldest son was a junior in high school, he decided to contact Fred Amrein, a college funding expert. Knowing that he was on the cusp of a whirlwind of college tours, applications, Free Application of Federal Student Aid forms and tuition bills -- and with three more kids to get thro 10 All-American ETFs to Buy Now 07/04/2017 08:00pm • Red, white and blue chips.America, despite what certain campaign slogans might have otherwise implied, is pretty darn great already. And among the things we can boast is a robust stock market that not only produces rip-roaring returns regularly, but has done so in a much more stable manner historica New Student Loan Interest Rates Cost Borrowers Little 07/04/2017 08:00pm • Student loan changes are a bit like fireworks. Both arrive every July, and both can easily burn you -- if you're not paying attention. For many borrowers, that may seem like the case this month. As the Student Loan Ranger has previously written about, the U.S. Department of Education recently put on 10 Law Schools With the Highest Full-Time Employment Rates 07/04/2017 08:00pm • Job Prospects For Law School GraduatesBefore investing in a law degree, it's important to identify law schools where graduates have high employment rates. Experts say schools where the vast majority of students graduated with lasting full-time jobs are a safer bet than those where graduates often st 10 Colleges Where Grads Have High Debt 07/03/2017 08:00pm • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: Why Emerging Markets Are a Good Bet Now 07/02/2017 08:00pm • Emerging markets have been on something of a tear over the past year, and experts say they have more room to run. That's good news for investors who have arrived late to this party. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which tracks stocks in 24 countries -- including China, Russia, Poland and Peru -- is 5 of the Best Stocks to Buy for July 07/02/2017 08:00pm • The first half of 2017 has been great for the stock market; the Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 9.1 percent in the first six months of the year, putting Wall Street on pace for an annualized gain of 19 percent. Given stocks are now in the ninth year of a bull market, investors might be wonder AP FACT CHECK: When a swoopy line on a chart misleads 07/01/2017 06:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Oh, those charts. President Donald Trump passed one around on Twitter in recent days, and it showing spending on Medicaid rising for years in the future under the stalled Republican health care bill. You'd never know from his chart's mountain-climbing line , or his rhetoric, t How to Find a Legitimate Work-From-Home Job 06/29/2017 08:00pm • There are many reasons you might be looking to work from home. Maybe you have young kids, and you want to work while keeping an eye on them. Maybe you've always dreamed of running your own company and starting an online business at home is the way to get there. Maybe you have a spouse who is your h 4 Crazy Ways to Climb Out of Debt 06/29/2017 08:00pm • In over your head in debt? Maybe it's time for drastic action. If your credit card balance is high, and disposable income is low, you might need some nonconventional ways to solve a pretty big problem. There's good news also if you put your nose to the grindstone. You'll find that the skills you ca Monthly Dividend Stocks Offer Added Payouts 06/28/2017 08:00pm • Investing for income instead of simply investing for capital return is an increasingly popular strategy in 2017. For conservative investors who are at or near retirement, the idea of generating regular income via coupon payments from bonds or dividend payments from stocks is particularly appealing. First Potomac Trust to be acquired for $1.4 billion 06/28/2017 09:59am • WASHINGTON — Bethesda, Maryland-based First Potomac Trust, whose real estate tenants include dozens of federal government agencies in the D.C. area, will be acquired in a deal worth $1.4 billion. Newton, Massachusetts-based Government Properties Income Trust, which leases space to government ag Earn College Credit for Military Service 06/27/2017 08:00pm • The upcoming July Fourth holiday is a time for patriotism and expressing our appreciation for our freedom -- protected, of course, by the sacrifices of military service members.While we've covered topics related to service members paying for college, the Student Loan Ranger wanted to highlight a les Weigh Borrowing Parent PLUS, Private Loan for College 06/27/2017 08:00pm • To fill a gap in funding for her son's college bill, Lisa Bright was faced with a decision: take out a federal Parent PLUS loan or apply for a loan from a private financial institution. With the help of a college financing adviser, she weighed the pros and cons. The Parent PLUS loan offers easy appr