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3 Things to Fix on Your Credit Report 09/28/2017 08:00pm • If you've ever received a phone call from a debt collector looking for someone else who owes money, thinking that person might be you, you may want to check your credit report and start looking for errors. There might be a number of innocuous reasons why a debt collector would call you for a debt th 4 Ways to Protect Yourself From Financial Disasters 09/28/2017 08:00pm • When it comes to unexpected bills, such as car repair or medical bills, most of us are not prepared. And as financial disasters, such as a job loss or a debilitating medical condition, get more serious, the less prepared we are. A 2015 study from the Pew Charitable Trusts found that more than half What Are the Right Choices in College Admissions? 09/27/2017 08:00pm • Which Path Is Better?The college admissions process requires applicants to make a series of tough decisions that range from how many recommendation letters to submit to which financial aid package to choose.Use the following advice from three admissions experts to understand how to choose wisely in U.S. News Data: Explore Admissions Trends at the Top Public Colleges 09/27/2017 08:00pm • Getting admitted to a top public college is becoming tougher, as applicant pools grow and average acceptance rates fall. That's one finding of an analysis of data submitted by the top 10 highest-ranked public colleges and universities in the 2008 through 2018 editions of U.S. News' National Univers Everything You Need to Know About Credit Scores 09/26/2017 08:00pm • If you had to choose whether to disclose your weight or your credit score to the world, which would you choose? If you're like 70 percent of Americans, you'd rather keep your credit score to yourself. It's no wonder -- the world of credit scores is confusing and fraught with misinformation. Sometime Stay Informed to Make Wise Student Debt Choices 09/26/2017 08:00pm • The new school year is fully upon us. By now, college students have hopefully developed a routine -- and settled any remaining student loan shortfalls. If you took on more debt to do this, you likely did so to get through this semester or year. Ideally, you also thought about how these decisions cou 6 Financial ETFs to Buy Now 09/26/2017 08:00pm • With the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting now behind us, major bank stocks have been firming up. Big names like Citigroup (NYSE: C) and Bank of America Corp. ( BAC) have jumped more than 5 percent percent in September, more than doubling the returns of the Standard & Poor's 500 index in Latin America Is Wary of China, Despite Closer Ties 09/24/2017 08:00pm • LIMA, Peru -- When Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski welcomed his Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales for a bilateral summit in Lima earlier this month, a long-mooted interoceanic train was on the agenda once again. The idea is for the railway to run more than 2,000 miles from Brazil's Atlantic c How to eliminate that credit card debt 09/22/2017 09:19am • When you're dealing with an overwhelming amount of credit card debt, or you've grown accustomed to carrying a balance, it can be difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel. But there are many paths to a debt-free future. Sometimes getting started can be the hardest part. Jen Lee, a debt Ask 5 Financial Questions When Picking an Online Degree Program 09/21/2017 08:00pm • Whether you have decided to pursue an online degree for a new job or to advance in your current role, paying for your education can be a major hurdle. Below are five key financial questions to ask as you research different options. 1. Do online and on-ground students pay the same tuition and fees? How the Fed's Great Unwind Affects Your Wallet 09/21/2017 08:00pm • The Federal Reserve has a gargantuan task ahead of itself, but investors are hoping it will be orderly and calm. In just a few weeks, the central bank will begin to gradually unwind the massive stimulus efforts it enacted in the wake of the Great Recession. The decision, which was announced Wednesd Will a Nation Full of Credit Freezes Freeze the Economy? 09/21/2017 08:00pm • When historians look back at the trends of 2017, one has to imagine that "credit freeze" will be on a list somewhere. Exact numbers on how many consumers are currently setting up credit freezes are hard to come by, but judging from reports of long waits on hold at the three major credit bureaus, Eq 5 ETFs Yielding More Than 5 Percent 09/20/2017 08:00pm • Another strategy to unlock Wall Street's potential.In an age of ultra-low interest rates, income-oriented investors are having a tough time. The dividend yield of the Standard & Poor's 500 index is just 2 percent right now. And the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond doesn't offer much more at just a 2.2 10 Universities That Offer International Students the Most Financial Aid 09/20/2017 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: Colleges That Claim to Meet Full Financial Need 09/20/2017 08:00pm • A generous financial aid package can make the difference in whether some students can attend a certain college -- especially if that school comes with a hefty price tag. Financial aid packages are one way that schools reduce the net price for some families and entice prospective students. For the 2