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Bad Sentiment From Small Investors Means Good Gains Ahead 05/02/2017 08:00pm • Small investors are bearish about the stock market, but don't worry. A bearish sentiment from individual investors may mean this is a perfect time to stake new positions in the stock market. First, the data: the most recent data from the American Association of Individual Investors shows an above n 5 Signs That It's Time to Change Your Budgeting Strategy 05/02/2017 08:00pm • Starting a new job, getting married and many other life events will change your financial situation. If you aren't keeping an eye on your budget through these moments, you could be missing opportunities to improve your finances with additional savings or investment. Worse, you might be risking your New Fannie Mae Rules Help Home Buyers, Owners 05/02/2017 08:00pm • Many student loan borrowers -- 71 percent, in a recent survey -- say student loans are one reason they've delayed buying a home. But that could soon be changing. In the past, the Student Loan Ranger has explored and explained how student loans are taken into account when consumers apply for a mortg Apple Inc Stock: AAPL Earnings Beats, But Nothing Else to Celebrate 05/01/2017 08:00pm • Apple Inc (ticker: AAPL), the most valuable publicly traded company in the world, reported fiscal second quarter earnings on Tuesday, and the results were nothing to write home about . Apple stock was down more than 1.5 percent in after-hours trading. Despite a modest beat on earnings, Apple fell Parents, What to Know Before You Borrow for Your Child's College Education 05/01/2017 08:00pm • After sending his son to Philadelphia's Drexel University, Barrett Binder was left with more than $80,000 in federal Parent PLUS loans. Today, after years of accruing interest, the amount has ballooned to more than $94,000, Binder says. Binder, 78, has limited income (made up of Social Security, re 5 bad money habits preventing you from becoming a millionaire 04/27/2017 08:00pm • Hoping to some day join the seven-figure club? Maybe you're on your way. Many people, though, struggle financially, living paycheck to paycheck. How do you bust through bad habits and begin working skyward with your money? Get to know these five places where bad habits have held otherwise successful How to Use the One-and-Done Method for Retirement Savings 04/27/2017 08:00pm • Scraping together extra funds to contribute to an individual retirement account or 401(k) plan can be tough. Many savings methods focus on expenses that vary from month to month, like dining out and buying groceries. But these types of savings take effort every single month. Let's say your goal is 5 Wellness Trends to Help Support Happier and Healthier Employees 04/26/2017 08:00pm • Health care costs have affected businesses' bottom line for years. According to a report by the Society of Human Resource Management, health care represents up to 7.67 percent of employers' budgets, which means employers are spending an average of $8,669 annually on each employee. Workplace wellnes 6 Perfect Times for a Beginner to Start Investing 04/26/2017 08:00pm • Life-changing events can make even the savviest of investors rethink their game plan. And if you are a beginner to investing, sometimes it takes a life event to rethink how you handle your money. Even though not all life events are planned, pausing to consider long-term financial implications can he Regional Metro sales tax needed very soon, report finds 04/26/2017 01:00pm • WASHINGTON — A new 1 percent regionwide sales tax should be implemented in two years to cover Metro’s urgent capital funding needs, a panel of local leaders said Wednesday afternoon. “Doing nothing is not acceptable,” said the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments technical panel Fannie Mae rolls out new student loan programs for homeowners, potential buyers 04/26/2017 10:21am • WASHINGTON — Homeowners with student loans could eliminate some of that debt by rolling it into a new mortgage with a lower rate through Fannie Mae. In addition, potential buyers sidelined by the burden of student loan debt could find it easier to qualify for a loan under two other programs. Un Learn When to Decline a Student Loan 04/25/2017 08:00pm • When Kevin Lilly was in one of his last semesters at Lasell College in Massachusetts, he realized he had taken more student loan money than he needed. The Boston resident was commuting to school from home, buying used textbooks and had scholarships that supplemented his tuition. So he told the fina Argentina Provides an Appealing Overseas Lifestyle 04/25/2017 08:00pm • The city of Buenos Aires enjoys the deserved reputation of being the "Paris of South America" and is a world apart from anything else you'll find on this continent. Rich in culture, the arts and history, Buenos Aires is a gem, offering endless fine dining, excellent wines, theater and, of course, t Parent PLUS Loans Face Potential Reform 04/25/2017 08:00pm • For more than 30 years, the federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students -- or PLUS loan -- has helped parents meet the gap between the financial aid their children receive and the total cost to attend college. Once a relatively small program, PLUS has grown steadily over the years as college cos Parent Plus: The new loan crisis that could be worse than the last 04/25/2017 05:36pm • WASHINGTON — Nearly a decade after the mortgage crisis that cost millions of Americans their homes, there’s another loan crisis looming. It’s called the Parent Plus program — a government-run loan education program that has outstanding loans to 3 million Americans. It has allowed many you