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25 Ways to Fix Your Finances Fast 10/03/2016 08:00pm • Quickly give your finances a boost.Some financial fixes -- from repairing your credit to funding your retirement -- take years to pull off. Others take just a few minutes. Click forward for 25 quick financial moves.Review your credit card statement.Sit down with your credit card bill. "Draw a line t Positive Delivery Report May Help Drive Tesla Motors Inc Stock (TSLA) 10/02/2016 08:00pm • A rosy weekend announcement that Tesla Motors Inc (ticker: TSLA) saw a dramatic increase in global deliveries in the third quarter should give TSLA stock a little extra jolt this week. Tesla should now enter this trading week with a much-needed boost of positivity amid a year that has included the How to Buy Exchange-Traded Notes 10/02/2016 08:00pm • Exchange-traded funds have been all the rage in recent years, providing all the benefits of index investing with greater tax efficiency and low, low fees. But investors need to be careful not to lump in their step-cousins, exchange-traded notes. ETNs sound like the same thing but are very differen Podcast: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself When Creating a Financial Plan 10/02/2016 08:00pm • Certified financial planners will tell you that there are six official areas of financial planning. But reading through them just might be the best cure for insomnia. The good news? There's an easier way to a successful financial plan that you'll be excited to follow. Instead of wading through lots Costco Wholesale Corp. Owes Tiffany & Co. Millions of Dollars, Says Jury (COST) (TIF) 10/02/2016 08:00pm • A federal jury thinks Costco Wholesale Corp. (ticker: COST) owes millions of dollars to Tiffany & Co. (TIF) for the sale of counterfeit Tiffany diamond engagement rings -- $5.5 million to be exact, reports Reuters. The recent trial's purpose was to figure out exactly how much Costco should pay Why China Should Be Part of a Long-Term Investment Portfolio 10/02/2016 08:00pm • Investing in China is a controversial topic, with China bulls and bears almost as far apart as supporters of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Bulls and bears talk "at" each other, often with red faces and raised voices. Although the debate about China may be as polarized as the presidential debate, Target-Date Funds: Why Investors Should Have a Fund Full of Funds 09/29/2016 08:00pm • Mutual funds and exchange-traded funds have long been popular as cost-effective one-stop shops for diversifying a portfolio without having to buy a broad array of stocks or bonds. The strategy has evolved one step further, and investors can tap into instant diversification through a fund that owns o Managing the High Cost of a Chronic Health Condition 09/27/2016 08:00pm • According to the 2012 National Health Interview Survey, roughly 117 million U.S. adults have at least one chronic health condition such as diabetes, hypertension or cancer. And a quarter of adults have multiple chronic conditions. Even with health insurance options, Americans living with a chronic Prepare Your Credit Cards for Holiday Shopping 09/27/2016 08:00pm • It doesn't seem like it can be that time of year already but -- believe it or not -- consumers around the globe will soon be breaking out their credit cards and getting started on holiday shopping lists. There are many reasons to favor your credit cards over cash when it comes to holiday shopping. Fill Out the FAFSA Early 09/27/2016 08:00pm • The first step in receiving student aid for college is filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. If you need help paying for school, you'll want to do this as soon as you can. That's because the early bird often gets the aid -- and that bird can be extra early this year. Starting nex AP FACT CHECK: Trump, Clinton deny their own words in debate 09/27/2016 12:16am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's habit of peddling hype and fabrication emerged unabated in the first presidential debate while Hillary Clinton played it cautiously in her statements, though not without error. They both denied making statements that they are on the record as saying. A look at some Donald Trump's Woeful Debate Performance Won't Deter His Die-Hard Fans 09/26/2016 08:00pm • In preparing for her first major debate with Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton's campaign readied her for two distinct opponents: The disciplined, "presidential" Trump who recently has been staying on message and gaining in the polls, and the mendacious, shoot-from-the-lip bully Trump, who has a 60 perc Clinton Clears High Hurdle in Repelling Trump 09/26/2016 08:00pm • Hillary Clinton may have come into the first presidential debate with a higher hurdle to clear. As an experienced senator and cabinet secretary, the former first lady could not merely get through the uninterrupted 90-minute debate without making a mistake or losing her cool. She had to excel, reach EBITDA, GAAP and Other Nonsensical Investing Abbreviations 09/26/2016 08:00pm • The Great Wall Street Abbreviation Dilemma -- a.k.a. TGWSAD -- boils down to a portfolio-sized paradox. In everyday life and work, capital letter shortcuts make proper names and sticky terminology easier to digest. No one uses National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for example: It's NASA. Y How to Recover After Making a Major Money Mistake 09/26/2016 08:00pm • You really blew it this time, didn't you? You thought you had your finances under control but you somehow managed to blow your budget, run up a credit card bill, overdraw your checking account -- or worse. The bad news is that you probably can't repair your financial flub quickly. "A lot of times,