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A visit to the Smithsonian's African American history museum 09/23/2016 05:32am • WASHINGTON — After nearly four years of construction and more than a century of various efforts, the National Museum of African American History and Culture opens on the National Mall on Saturday. The opening ceremonies, including a formal dedication by President Barack Obama, begin at 9 a.m. 5 things you need to know about store credit cards 09/23/2016 04:50am • It's a question every shopper has had to ask themselves: Do I want to apply for a store credit card? If you don't ask yourself that question, the associates at the register will. If you aren't ready with a standard, "no thanks," you may say "yes," or waffle about it for a moment. So what shoul How to Retire as a Millionaire 09/22/2016 08:00pm • Millennials aren't known for their pessimism, but that's not clear considering their views on retirement. According to a recent survey by Wells Fargo, 64 percent of working people between ages of 22 and 35 say they will never reach $1 million while saving for retirement. But, as Wells Fargo points o Colleges Innovate to Help Students Succeed 09/21/2016 08:00pm • Stepping onto Georgia State University's Atlanta campus as a freshman, Tyler Mulvenna knew the odds of graduating were stacked against him. A first-generation student from Newnan, Georgia, Mulvenna initially had been wait-listed, and he missed out on the state's Hope Scholarship because his high sch 5 Ways Nursing Graduate School Can Pay Off 09/21/2016 08:00pm • The number of jobs for nurses with graduate degrees is growing quickly, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, whose forecasts show that the number of jobs available for advanced practice nurses will be 31 percent higher in 2024 compared with 2014. The bureau's research also shows that the typ How One Couple Paid Off $74,000 in 2 Years 09/20/2016 08:00pm • In November 2009, after maxing out their credit cards, Alaya Linton and her husband, David Smith, were forced to confront their $74,000 in debt, a combination of $46,000 in student loans, $14,000 in credit cards, $10,000 in car loans and medical and tax debts. The Connecticut couple had a three-yea How to Invest in Real Estate With an IRA 09/20/2016 08:00pm • While investing in real estate with an individual retirement account can be done, there are potential pitfalls and hurdles to manage. "Most of my clients own real estate but outside of their IRA," says Kelly McLean Rindock, a certified financial planner at Steel Valley Investment Group of Raymond J Student Loan Questions: Information for ITT Tech Students 09/20/2016 08:00pm • With the recent, sudden closing of all ITT Technical Institute locations, the Student Loan Ranger has been receiving many worried emails from current, recent and not-so-recent students wondering how to move forward. This month's mailbag will focus on those issues. Below are some recent messages we' 10 Universities That Offer International Students the Most Aid 09/19/2016 08:00pm • The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: C Colleges That Claim to Meet Full Financial Need 09/18/2016 08:00pm • For most parents, paying for college isn't easy; but some schools offer enough institutional dollars to students to offset expensive sticker prices. Many schools that report meeting the full financial need of students are private colleges and universities. For the 2015-2016 school year, only 66 coll Build Your Retirement Fund by Changing Your Car-Owning Habits 09/18/2016 08:00pm • What's the biggest obstacle to an early or comfortable retirement? Your car, which sucks up money that could multiply many times over in a good retirement account. Unless, of course, you are already limiting your driving costs to the bare minimum. "Kicking the habit of purchasing expensive cars earl When Does It Make Sense to Take Out a Home Equity Loan? 09/18/2016 08:00pm • If you've owned a house for some time, you probably remember when home equity loans were a popular way to get extra cash. They were done all the time until around 2008 (see: The Great Recession). But time has passed, and you may have noticed your bank's advertisements suggesting you take out a hom How to check your credit report 09/16/2016 06:16pm • WASHINGTON — Many financial websites and professionals recommend checking your credit report every year as one of the best ways to live a healthy financial life, yet no one tells you what to look for. One of my clients at Glassman Wealth Services was recently applying for a mortgage and asked me: A Beginner's Guide to Building a Portfolio 09/15/2016 08:00pm • Investing can be challenging for anyone, but for those in their mid-20s to mid-30s it can be especially daunting to try to build a portfolio from scratch. On top of trying to figure out what stocks to invest in or how to balance those with bonds, younger investors also often have to deal with stude 10 Shattered Myths About Financial Aid 09/15/2016 08:00pm • Avoid These Financial Aid MisconceptionsAs the cost of college continues to rise, many students and their families turn to financial aid to pay for school. To qualify, families have to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, commonly called the FAFSA, to receive aid from the governmen