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9 Common Real Estate Myths That Plague Buyers and Sellers 08/03/2015 08:00pm • Buying or selling a house is not something most of us do every day. You may do it once a decade, or even once in a lifetime. Despite the fact that most of us enter the world of real estate only rarely, we all think we know how it works, based on the experiences of friends and family members, stories How to Kill Time Without Blowing Your Budget 07/30/2015 08:00pm • Two weeks ago, I had a full-fledged computer meltdown. My laptop started operating at speeds circa 1996 and deteriorated quickly from there. An appointment at the Genius Bar realized my worst freelancer fear: I'd have to part with my computer for the next three to seven days while the Mac Geniuses 9 Things to Do Immediately After Your Identity Is Stolen 07/30/2015 08:00pm • While Kyle Woodley was flying home from a conference in Florida, his credit card was busy buying things in North Carolina. The managing editor of InvestorPlace.com says he stepped off the plane to a flurry of messages from his bank asking him to confirm the charges. Fortunately, Woodley acted quickl Helping family and friends: The best ways to make gifts, loans 07/30/2015 01:25pm • WASHINGTON ��� At some point in your life, you may decide to give or loan money, a car or other property to a loved one and/or friend. Whether you want to make a gift or a loan, there are a few things that will help you to do it correctly and avoid problems down the road with the IRS. Making a At his own event, more questions than answers for Tiger 07/30/2015 02:33am • GAINESVILLE, Va. -- The Quicken Loans National is known colloquially as simply ���Tiger���s tourney.��� That had a different meaning when it first began, when the player/host was at the top of his sport, a legitimate threat to win said tournament every time he stepped on the course. In fact, he c 8 Money Tips I Wish I Knew Before I Went to College 07/29/2015 08:00pm • If you have the benefit of learning money lessons before you go to college, you will be ahead of the curve. Just listen to an episode of Dave Ramsey and you'll find people later in life who are struggling financially, in debt, wishing they had learned money lessons a lot earlier. You don't have to b 10 Famous People Who Have or Had Student Loans 07/28/2015 08:00pm • Even Public Figures Have Student LoansIf misery loves company, then student loan borrowers will find comfort from this group of public personalities who've borrowed to pay for college. They've done everything from taking on six figures in parent loans to defaulting on their college debt. Here's what Make Sure Your TEACH Grant Doesn't Become a Loan 07/28/2015 08:00pm • The Student Loan Ranger can be a bit of a broken record when it comes to reminding readers of the importance of reading and understanding the terms and conditions of student loans. This mantra isn't unique to student loans. In fact, any financial advisor will tell you how important it is to read and Billy Hurley III announces his father���s disappearance 07/28/2015 02:27pm • WASHINGTON ��� Billy Hurley III, a PGA Tour golfer and Loudoun County native, said in a Quicken Loans National tournament news conference Tuesday that his father has been missing for more than a week. Hurley says his dad, Willard Hurley, Jr., has been missing since Sunday, July 19, from his Leesb 3 Retirement Problems and Solutions That Millennials Face Today 07/28/2015 06:00am • It's no secret that millennials have had a tough time getting started with careers, families and saving for retirement. Everything from the Great Recession, to the rising cost of higher education, to the increasing scarcity of better-paying jobs has taken its toll on people born in the last two d New Mortgage Rules to Ease Closing Process and Protect Borrowers 07/27/2015 08:00pm • Lots of horror stories emerged from the foreclosure crisis: People didn't understand the terms of their loans, borrowers said they were blindsided by changes in fees and rates at the closing table and homebuyers complained about the level of disclosure in the mortgage process. Since its inception i How to Handle a Parent Abusing Your Finances 07/27/2015 08:00pm • A parent is supposed to be a child's protector, teacher and the one person who can be trusted above anyone else. Unfortunately, unfettered access to another person's life can lead to a unique type of abuse that's rarely discussed: financial abuse. A parent knows all the details needed to open a cred How Helicopter Parenting Can Hurt Your Child's Finances 07/27/2015 08:00pm • By now, everyone probably knows that helicopter parenting, in which you hover and swoop in to rescue your child, is a style of parenting that perhaps never should have lifted off. For instance, a Brigham Young University study published last month in the journal Emerging Adulthood, which examined d 10 MBA Programs Where Graduates Leave With the Most Debt 07/27/2015 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 Parking and traffic tips for Tiger Woods��� annual golf tournament 07/27/2015 06:52am • WASHINGTON ��� More than 100,000 golf fans are expected to travel to Prince William County in Virginia this week for the Quicken Loans National tournament, hosted by Tiger Woods. After taking place at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda for the past three years, the tournament moves over t