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How Investors Can Buy Obama's Renewable Energy Plan 09/14/2015 08:00pm • Despite crude oil prices at their lowest level in six years, the Obama administration is continuing to push ahead with its clean energy initiatives -- and is providing an opportunity for investors to buy into clean energy stocks. In August, President Barack Obama announced the Clean Power Plan, wi Ways to Discuss Finances with Your Adult Kids 09/14/2015 08:00pm • When you're in your 20s, you can often still use the helpful guidance of your parents, especially when it comes to money. Whether it's gentle encouragement to save a bit more, find a way to set money aside for retirement or avoid credit card debt, there are plenty of words of wisdom that older gene Is Your Credit Card Worth the Annual Fee? 09/14/2015 08:00pm • Credit cards with annual fees often promise big perks and more rewards per dollar -- but if you're not planning on spending thousands on your credit card, you could end up in the red.Among the 2,202 credit cards NerdWallet examined in its 2015 industry study, the average annual fee was $58. So if yo Former Rep. Moran: Expect a federal shutdown 09/14/2015 04:53am • ARLINGTON, Va. — Federal workers should expect a government shutdown, former Rep. Jim Moran says. “Yes, I do . I’m afraid so. We have a dysfunctional legislative branch,” Moran said in an interview. Moran, a Democrat, retired from Congress this year after 12 terms representing Alexandr Weigh Benefits, Drawbacks of Finishing College Early 09/09/2015 08:00pm • While most of Alyssa Lowery's classmates at the University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign were enjoying their month of winter break this year, Lowery was at her computer, spending hours watching lectures and doing homework for an online science course. This summer, she took two classes at a communit Warren Buffett's 10 Biggest Deals 09/09/2015 08:00pm • Take lessons from the Oracle of Omaha.When it comes to investment success, few can match Warren Buffett's track record. His 10 biggest deals have occurred over the past 16 years, and it is instructive to see what he purchased and when because it may provide clues about sectors that are undervalued a Princeton, Williams Top U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings for 2016 09/08/2015 08:00pm • Increasingly, a high school diploma doesn't cut it in today's workforce. In fact, of the higher-paying positions that have streamed back into the labor market since 2010, 97 percent have gone to college graduates, according to a report from the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown U Why Teen Savers Have More Financial Success Later in Life 09/08/2015 08:00pm • When Dawn Morgan was a teenager, she really wanted to get braces. Her parents, though, didn't have the money for it, so she had to save for them herself. "I waited until I got my first job at age 16," Morgan says. Later, in her 20s, Morgan took financial workshops to learn more about money manageme Important Money Tips for Older Adults Going Back to College 09/08/2015 08:00pm • Returning to college, or going for the first time, can be harder than the course work itself, as Cliff Robertson, Jr., of Tyler, Texas, is discovering, in large part because he refuses to go into debt to pay for school. "It's requiring every penny I can scrape up, applying for every program even re 4 Great Checking Accounts for College Students 09/08/2015 08:00pm • College freshmen are striking out on their own for the first time in their lives. It's a time to push boundaries, explore interests and probably make one or two slightly reckless choices (you can finally get that tattoo) now that mom and dad aren't there to be vigilant watch dogs. But there is one a 4 Key Takeaways From Puerto Rico's New Restructuring Plan 09/08/2015 08:00pm • Charting a Course Out of CrisisPuerto Rican officials on Wednesday unveiled details of a new five-year government restructuring plan that could help the U.S. territory meet at least some of its sizable $72 billion in outstanding debt.The lengthy restructuring proposal lays the island's options on th 20 money moves to make before the end of the year 09/08/2015 06:00am • With just a few months left until the end of the year, it's time to squeeze in some last-minute retirement savings, revisit financial goals from the beginning of the year and update your insurance accounts, among other tasks. U.S. News reached out to financial planners about the action steps you sho The Budgeting Trick That Will Give You Financial Independence 09/07/2015 08:00pm • The U.S. Census Bureau recently reported that more than 30 percent of people aged 18 to 34 still live with their parents. This number works out to be a whopping 42.2 million people, most of whom are college-educated. What's shocking about that number is that there are more people who are living with What a 'boomerang homebuyer' needs to get a home loan again 09/04/2015 05:16am • WASHINGTON — Many homeowners who lost their houses to foreclosure when the housing bubble burst are expected to begin buying homes once again.  As they sit down with lenders, many “boomerang buyers” may be in for a shock when they discover what is required to get a loan. “The game has ch Which Are Better: ETFs or ETNs? 09/03/2015 08:00pm • It's hard to find an investor who isn't at least familiar with the term " exchange-traded fund" by now. ETFs assets now sit at about $3 trillion worldwide, and Goldman Sachs believes that number will expand to $6 trillion in just five years. Less known (and understood), however, are exchange-trade