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How to Save in a 401(k) and IRA in the Same Year 04/28/2024 08:00pm • When saving for retirement, workers should consider contributing to a 401(k) plan and an individual retirement account at the same time. Both types of retirement accounts allow you to defer paying income tax on your retirement savings, and contributing to a 401(k) and IRA could significantly reduce If You're Paid Biweekly, Discover the 2 Months in 2024 You'll Be Paid 3 Times -- and Learn How to Plan For It 04/28/2024 08:00pm • If you're paid biweekly there are two months in 2024 that you'll get paid three times. But which months are they? It depends on the date of your first paycheck of the year. Keep reading to find out when you'll get three checks -- and get advice on how to best spend them. 2024 Months With 2 Paychecks Can You File for Bankruptcy on Student Loans? 04/28/2024 08:00pm • If you're overwhelmed by student loan debt and can't make ends meet, you may be wondering if you can file for bankruptcy on student loans. The truth is that federal and private student loans are difficult but not impossible to erase in bankruptcy. That's because you must typically take the extra ste Should I Get a Master's Before a Doctoral Degree? 04/28/2024 08:00pm • Although it's not usually a requirement, earning a master's degree before applying to a Ph.D. or other doctoral program can be a good way to get accustomed to graduate-level coursework while gaining valuable research experience and connections in your field. But it can also be an expensive and time- How to Get a Home Loan When You're a Single Parent 04/28/2024 08:00pm • Single parents face unique financial challenges that many two-parent households do not. The emotional and financial toll of being the sole provider and dealing with the high costs of childcare can make homeownership feel out of reach. Fortunately, there are programs available to make it easier for s Analysis: How Paris Saint-Germain won a record 12th French league title 04/28/2024 06:44pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Paris Saint-Germain produced one of the most dominant seasons in the history of the French league despite clinching a record-extending 12th league title in an anticlimactic fashion. Second-place Monaco���s 3-2 loss at Lyon on Sunday gave PSG an unassailable 12-point lead with just thr Bayern and Dortmund seek Champions League glory to kick off big summer of soccer for Germany 04/28/2024 03:52pm • It���s shaping up to be quite the few weeks for German soccer. The country is preparing to stage the European Championship over June and July, with Germany���s national team taking a nicely timed upturn in form. Before that, Germany might yet be celebrating having a European champion once again, wit Nico Williams racially abused by fans as his Athletic loses at Atletico in fight for CL spot 04/27/2024 06:05pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� Another incident of racism in Spanish soccer marred Atletico Madrid's 3-1 win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday. Spain forward Nico Williams said he was targeted by ���monkey��� shouts while he took a corner kick in the first half at Metropolitano Stadium. When he later scor Indiana voters to pick party candidates in competitive, multimillion dollar primaries 04/27/2024 12:06am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� In deep red Indiana, where Republicans hold a supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature and most top offices are held by GOP politicians, the May 7 primary will determine the outcome of the general election in many races. The most-watched is the GOP race for gover Regulators close Philadelphia-based Republic First Bank, first US bank failure this year 04/26/2024 10:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Regulators have closed Republic First Bank, a regional lender operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Friday it had seized the Philadelphia-based bank, which did business as Republic Bank and had roughly $6 billion in assets an Utah Republicans to select nominee for Mitt Romney's open US Senate seat 04/26/2024 04:59pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ��� Nearly a dozen Utah Republicans vying to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate are set to square off Saturday for the party nomination in a race expected to reveal the brand of political conservatism that most appeals to modern voters in the state. Romney has long been the f Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last month 04/26/2024 03:26pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed's reluctance to cut interest rates anytime soon and underscoring a burden for President Joe Biden's re-election bid. Friday's report from the government Decency agenda, affordable housing package among bills signed into law in Maryland 04/26/2024 11:06am • Before Maryland���s 90-day legislative session began in January, House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones urged not only her colleagues, but also the general public, to simply be more decent with each other. During the session, the Baltimore County Democrat presented a ���decency agenda,��� a package of f Five surprise teams aim to finish stunning seasons by securing Champions League spot 04/26/2024 07:34am • GENEVA (AP) ��� There could be a surprising team from each of Europe's ���big five��� leagues when the new-look Champions League debuts next season. Aston Villa, Bologna, Brest, Girona and Stuttgart are all, remarkably, on course to qualify for Europe's elite competition going into the final few ro Should I Use a Wire Transfer or Cashier's Check for Closing? 04/25/2024 08:00pm • If you've finally reached the closing stage of the homebuying process, then you are nearing the finish line. However, closing involves a specific set of procedures that must be followed carefully to avoid delays or complications. One of these processes is securing a bank-certified payment method,