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Can REITs Survive an Interest Rate Hike? 10/18/2016 08:00pm • Real estate investment trusts saw strong gains so far in 2016, outperforming the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index, but whether REITs can retain those strong gains is in question. According to the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, an advocacy group for the industry, the How to Start Saving for Retirement in Your 30s 10/18/2016 08:00pm • A friend who is about to turn 30 recently confessed to me that she hasn't been saving for retirement. She asked me if her entire retirement is wrecked now. The answer is no. Many millennials have not yet begun to build a nest egg. A recent Wells Fargo and GfK survey of 1,005 employed millennials age The Student Debt Challenge Helps More Student Loan Borrowers 10/18/2016 08:00pm • About six months ago, the White House announced a campaign -- the Student Debt Challenge -- to raise awareness of the existence of income-driven repayment options. In this week's post, the Student Loan Ranger updates readers on the initiative's impact. There's no argument that college can be expensi How your credit card issuer determines your credit limit 10/18/2016 06:00am • Finding out what your limit would be on a credit card you're interested in is both simple and impossible. It's simple because you just need to apply for the card to get a firm answer. But it's also impossible because you can't get an answer unless you apply. You could try to guesstimate: A good r 5 Things You Need to Know About Prepaid Cards 10/17/2016 08:00pm • Prepaid cards have gained popularity. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in 2012, prepaid cards had $65 billion uploaded on them; by 2018, that amount is expected to spike to $112 billion. It's easy to understand their appeal. Younger people like prepaid cards because they see it Netflix (NFLX) Stock Rockets Higher on Blowout Third-Quarter Earnings 10/17/2016 08:00pm • Web streaming giant Netflix (ticker: NFLX) reported blowout third-quarter earnings Monday afternoon, causing shares to soar as much as 20 percent in after-hours trading. Shares opened up about 17 percent higher on Tuesday morning. Revenue increased 32 percent from the year-ago period to $2.29 billio How to Deal With an Unexpected Expense When You're Broke 10/17/2016 08:00pm • A financial disaster is hard enough to navigate. But it gets even harsher when you have no emergency fund or backup plan to help you work your way out of it. So, what's an unlucky person to do after, say, a broken-down car or job loss leaves you short on cash and high on stress? Fortunately, the fin Stein brings activism, but no wins, to outsider 2016 contest 10/15/2016 02:27am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Green Party candidate Jill Stein wasted no time trying to swoop in on Bernie Sanders' political revolution. Little more than a blip on the radar screen for a dozen years, Stein saw a fresh opportunity to woo progressives, climate activists and young radicals when Sanders left 7 tips for early bird holiday shoppers 10/14/2016 03:37pm • Though it's only mid-October, you've likely noticed Christmas items sharing shelf space with Halloween candy and costumes. Referred to as "Christmas creep," this trend seems to arrive earlier and earlier every year, with stores including Macy's, Costco, Sam's Club and Wal-Mart reportedly decking the 5 Ways for Retirees to Save on Travel 10/13/2016 08:00pm • Traveling when you're young isn't always easy. If you have kids at home, your opportunities for travel may be limited to school breaks. And even then, school breaks are often monopolized by school sporting events and activities. When you work a full-time job, it can be hard to take a vacation, let 10 Ways to Make the Most of Your Rewards Credit Card 10/13/2016 08:00pm • Everyone would like the chance to receive something for nothing, and that's the promise behind rewards credit cards. By simply spending money that would be spent anyway, cardholders are awarded with all sorts of perks including cash back, frequent flyer miles or points that can be redeemed for gift If the Payday Lending Industry Goes Out of Business, What Will Replace It? 10/13/2016 08:00pm • Need money badly? You don't need to have good credit to find plenty of businesses willing to lend you cash. That isn't good news. Financial companies that lend money to people desperate for cash tend to have high-interest strings attached, and offer little time to repay the debt. On almost a daily 4 Ways Debt Can Impact Your Love Life 10/12/2016 08:00pm • Certain life events can impact your love life. In TD Bank's 2016 Love and Money survey, many respondents singled out things, such as getting married, living together, having children and buying or owning a home with a significant other, as the most significant indicators of commitment in a relation What Does the American Dream Mean for Millennials? 10/12/2016 08:00pm • When asked to define the American dream, Laura Judge has to take a minute to think. "I think of someone overcoming great obstacles," the 32-year-old resident of Lowell, Michigan, finally says. It's not a term she would use for herself or any of her friends, either. Rather than having to pull herself 15 Financial Steps to Take Your First Year After Graduation 10/12/2016 08:00pm • Ace your first year in the "real world."It's so important to start your post-college life on the right financial foot. The money decisions you make today could benefit -- or haunt you -- in the future. Here are 15 financial steps to take your first year after graduation.Establish credit.Good credit