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What to Do If You Can't Get a Student Credit Card 06/18/2017 08:00pm • Student credit cards can be a good value -- if you can get one. Due to the Credit Card Act of 2009, it can be hard for people younger than 21 to get a student credit card without a parent co-signer, and many issuers of student credit cards don't allow co-signers. But there are alternatives for stud A Checklist for Your Retirement Money 06/18/2017 08:00pm • Retirement readinessRetirement money is a tricky subject since there are so many variables. Some people have all the resources they need, but others struggle to pay for retirement. The age when workers leave their job might range from 55 to 75. And some retirees can reasonably expect to live into th Prince William Co. woman fundraising $160K to help pay off student lunch debt 06/18/2017 05:28am • WASHINGTON — Adelle Settle, a lawyer and the mother of a toddler, heard a story about lunch shaming at schools in New Mexico. Some of the students had their lunches taken from them and thrown in the trash because they couldn't afford to pay at the time. "Really, I was horrified. I was very sad Amazon buying Whole Foods for $13.7 billion 06/16/2017 09:10am • WASHINGTON — Amazon is acquiring Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion, both companies announced Friday. Amazon will pay $42 per share in an all-cash transaction, including debt. Whole Foods will continue to operate stores under the Whole Foods brand and John Mackey will remain as CEO. “ 5 Ways Women Can Prepare For Retirement 06/15/2017 08:00pm • When preparing for retirement women face a unique set of financial hurdles as compared to men, including increased longevity, lifetime income disparities, inadequate retirement savings and lower average Social Security benefits. These hurdles, coupled with rising divorce rates for women older than Should You Use Your Retirement Savings to Start a Business? 06/15/2017 08:00pm • If you're thinking of starting a business, you need money. And if you are lacking investors and lenders knocking on your door, it may dawn on you: You have startup capital sitting in a 401(k), IRA or some other retirement account. Should you use it? In 2002, Jim Beachler, then 44, found himself ask A millennial's guide to saving $1 million 06/15/2017 09:30am • A seven-figure retirement savings account seems like pie in the sky to most 20-somethings, but financial experts say it's possible. There are two parts to becoming a millionaire, they say: time and diligent investing. "The secret to the whole thing is the earlier you start, the better. Then co Want a Home Equity Loan? You May Have Trouble Qualifying 06/14/2017 08:00pm • While Americans are enjoying rising equity in their homes, fewer are actually borrowing against that equity. The number of home equity lines of credit opened in the first quarter of 2017 was down 14 percent from the previous quarter and 22 percent from the first quarter of 2016, according to data f Europeans More Favorable to EU, Survey Finds 06/14/2017 08:00pm • Walter Ruijgrok was already an adult when the European Union was formally created at the end of 1991. The 54-year-old, who works for an association of Dutch power companies in The Hague, Netherlands, is unambiguous when talking about the organization. "I think the EU is absolutely necessary." Nearl How to Take a Summer Vacation on the Cheap 06/14/2017 08:00pm • Summer is in full swing, and if you haven't dipped into your vacation time yet, the next few months provide the perfect opportunity. Hesitating because you think you can't get away without dropping thousands of dollars? Think again. There are plenty of money-saving tricks, tips and hacks to make yo 6 Ways to Diversify Income Streams in Retirement 06/13/2017 08:00pm • Social Security serves as a baseline for providing reliable retirement income. But it's not enough to cover the desired lifestyle of most retirees. For some, pensions provide an additional layer of income, but they've become less common in the past few decades. Your retirement nest egg is not a fin BDC Investing: What Is a Business Development Company? 06/13/2017 08:00pm • If you think the only way to wrangle massive returns from small businesses involves writing a big personal check out to fund an unsure thing -- well, fortunately, you're wrong. Business development companies offer diversified, almost hedge-fund-esque exposure to up-and-coming ventures, not to mentio 5 Tips for Real Estate Crowdfunding 06/13/2017 08:00pm • To invest in real estate, you can do it the old-fashioned way, buying a property with a loan or cash, then collecting rent or fixing it up to sell. Or you could invest in a real estate investment trust, a kind of fund that buys residential, commercial or industrial properties. Or you could do it th Private Scholarships Could Lead to More Student Debt 06/13/2017 08:00pm • For students trying to cover the high cost of higher education today, private scholarships can be a dream come true. But at some colleges and universities, private scholarships are running up against the nightmare of scholarship displacement financial aid policies. To meet college costs today, most These Tools Let You Shop Online Without a Credit or Debit Card 06/13/2017 08:00pm • To shop online, you typically need a credit or debit card. 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