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3 Value Stocks to Buy in a Volatile Market 09/20/2015 08:00pm • The past few weeks have seen huge jumps in the level of market volatility as investors have seesawed between bullishness and bearishness on a near-daily basis. The Chicago Board Options Exchange volatility index (ticker: VIX), a measure of market volatility, hit a 52-week high on Aug. 24. Many large 4 Credit Card Moves to Make Before the Fed Raises Rates 09/20/2015 08:00pm • Credit card interest rates have largely been in a holding pattern for the past few years, but that's not going to last much longer, thanks to the Federal Reserve. Sometime in the next few months, we're going to see the nation's central bank raise a key lending rate. When that happens, your credit ca Reuse, Recycle to Reduce Time Spent on College Scholarship Essays 09/20/2015 08:00pm • Recycling can help our planet by reusing old goods and creating brand new, useful items. You can also use a similar process when writing your essays for scholarships. The more time you save reusing older materials, the more time you'll have to research and apply for scholarships that give you the b Eliminate Your Debt Without Changing Your Lifestyle 09/17/2015 08:00pm • When you are in debt, it can be very overwhelming. Often the pressures of debt can motivate you to make a plan to pay it off sooner than if you just made the minimum payments required by your lender. I know this from firsthand experience when my wife and I had $52,000 in debt when we got married in Get Smart, Save Money When Buying College Textbooks 09/17/2015 08:00pm • Smart book buying is one college skill you might want to master quickly. Incoming freshmen may assume the campus bookstore and Amazon.com amount to the list of choices, but upperclassmen know better. These days, there's an entire arsenal of apps that streamline the process of buying and selling boo Eliminate Your Debt Without Changing Your Lifestyle 09/17/2015 08:00pm • When you are in debt, it can be very overwhelming. Often the pressures of debt can motivate you to make a plan to pay it off sooner than if you just made the minimum payments required by your lender. I know this from firsthand experience when my wife and I had $52,000 in debt when we got married in 6 of the Most Unusual ETFs You Can Buy 09/17/2015 08:00pm • Spice up your portfolio.If you take a look at the most popular exchange-traded funds on the market, you'll also find some of the most plain-Jane ETFs on the market: S&P 500 tracking funds. European stock funds. Broad bond funds. Gold funds. These ETFs are simple, they're easy to understand and t What to Do If Your Child Drops Out of College 09/17/2015 08:00pm • So your kid gave college the old college try, but he or she didn't make the grade. Your child is dropping out. Given how important a college degree can be to one's career, not to mention one's self-growth, it's understandable if you're panicky about what will come next for your son or daughter. It' New projects would add more tolls to I-66 09/17/2015 01:13am • WASHINGTON — The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board unveiled a Constrained Long-Range Transportation Plan on Wednesday that added projects to put more tolls on Interstate 66 and widen the highway outside the Capital Beltway. Lawmakers are expected to approve the list in O Is My Social Security Safe From Debt Collectors? 09/16/2015 08:00pm • If you're a retiree saddled with debt, you may be wondering what happens to your Social Security benefits if you are no longer able to make your monthly payments to creditors. The answer depends on to whom you owe money.To find out if debt collectors can tap into your Social Security benefits, U.S. What to Expect From Your Company's Financial Wellness Plan 09/16/2015 08:00pm • Are you distracted at work by personal finance worries, like getting a credit card payment in the mail on time, or wondering if you should review your retirement plan with an expert? You've got plenty of company. Twenty-four percent of employees report that their own finances drain their workdays 9 Reasons to Use a Debit Card Instead of a Credit Card 09/16/2015 08:00pm • Debit or credit -- rarely do we give the choice a second thought. These plastic cards look and operate similarly; compare them side by side and your credit card might seem like the better choice, especially when it comes to identity theft protection, credit building and earning rewards.However, ther Think Beyond 4 Years of College When Borrowing Student Loans 09/15/2015 08:00pm • U.S. News released its 2016 Best Colleges rankings last week. And just this past weekend, President Barack Obama unveiled an updated College Scorecard to help students and families research and compare higher education institutions across the country. If you're a prospective college student -- or th What Low-Income Students Need to Know about Paying for College 09/15/2015 08:00pm • Lazarius Miller deserves an A in dodging debt. The first-generation college student, who's cut living costs as a resident assistant and scored multiple scholarships, is on track to graduate debt-free from Michigan State University next year. "I really wanted to not restart the cycle of poverty," s The Rise of Sustainable Investing 09/14/2015 08:00pm • Sustainable investing has started to gain traction in the media and among certain segments of the population. While the concept of sustainable investing can be sometimes nebulous, as well as tricky to understand, there has also been an increasing number of studies and analysis on the topic to bette