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These Life Events Require the Most Insurance Planning 05/15/2017 08:00pm • Some key life events are a bigger financial priority than others. Take, for example, a married couple who has their first child, or hitting retirement. Both life events should trigger a close examination of your life insurance needs -- and they're certainly not the only life events that require an How to Save for College and Retirement 05/14/2017 08:00pm • When it comes to saving for college, parents can use all the help they can get. A 2016 study from T. Rowe Price that surveyed 1,086 parents across the U.S., reported that 62 percent of children expected their parents to cover the cost of "whatever college I want to go to." In response, 65 percent o 7 Things You Can Do to Win a Bidding War 05/14/2017 08:00pm • Get a leg up on the competition.So far 2017 has presented a hot spring real estate market fueled by high demand and low inventory. Buyers are doing their best to stay ahead of rising interest rates, but they are often confronted with short time frames to view properties and end up competing against 5 Ways to Heat Up Your Savings 05/11/2017 08:00pm • Despite the recent interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve, savers are still seeing anemic returns on money held in bank accounts. Rather than be content with near-zero interest rates, finance professionals say people should rethink their emergency funds and other non-retirement savings strat Home Equity Borrowing Is on the Rise, Again 05/11/2017 08:00pm • Prior to the Great Recession, interest rates were low, lenders were underwriting loans like crazy with virtually no pre-qualification, and home values were skyrocketing to the point that homeowners thought the good times would never end. So borrowers tapped into this newfound wealth in their home eq Never Invest In Something You Don't Understand 05/10/2017 08:00pm • Billionaire Wall Street icon and Berkshire Hathaway (ticker: BRK.A, BRK.B) CEO Warren Buffett has admitted he missed a huge opportunity by not investing in Amazon.com, Inc. ( AMZN) and Alphabet Inc ( GOOG, GOOGL) subsidiary Google. In fact, during the technology explosion that has created countless Explore the 20 Highest-Paying Business Jobs 05/10/2017 08:00pm • These business jobs come with big paychecks.For aspiring business professionals, these 20 jobs pay the highest salaries among U.S. News' 2017 Best Jobs rankings. Some of the highest-paying gigs may require a graduate degree, such as an MBA, but many of them don't. Click on to see which business job 3 Recent College Grads Share Student Loan Tips 05/09/2017 08:00pm • For most college students, graduating with student loan debt is a grim reality. Nationally, about seven in 10 college seniors who graduated from public and private nonprofit colleges in 2015 had student loan debt, according to the most recent statistics available from the Institute for College Acces When Is Buying a Home a Good Investment? 05/09/2017 08:00pm • Buying a home can be a daunting task, especially if it's your first time. Deciding if it's a good investment or not can be more complicated. Much depends on a variety of factors including the intent of the investment, your time horizon, liquidity and other factors. "In general, if you're buying for 3 Payment Platforms for Parents 05/09/2017 08:00pm • Nobody likes hassling their ex-spouse for child support, reminding other parents to pay their Little League fees or dealing with nanny taxes, the payroll taxes parents who pay a nanny, caregiver or other household employees $2,000 or more per year are supposed to cover. Just as money transfer apps l Want Less College Debt? Graduate Sooner 05/09/2017 08:00pm • The ability to complete a four-year college degree in three years is not new. Technically, any student with the motivation has had the ability to do this, assuming the school offers the required classes in the time frame the student needs them. Since this seems like an easy way to reduce the overall 5 Tips for Buying an Affordable Las Vegas Home 05/08/2017 08:00pm • One of the first questions to ask yourself when searching for a new home is: How much can I afford? "I always have my clients get preapproved before we start looking for houses. We do that first before I start sending them properties that might be out of their price range," says Allison Jung, Realt South Africa Still Hurting From Turmoil 05/08/2017 08:00pm • Don't count on South Africa's economy to get any better as long as the politics remain in flux. But there is some good news. Once the problems in government settle down there could be some big money to be made. Lower ratings. In April, Fitch Ratings downgraded South Africa's credit rating to BB+ fr 8 Things Not to Hide From Your Investment Professional 05/08/2017 08:00pm • How to avoid secret traps.Some adult shame amounts to little more than a grown-up version of blocking a cookie jar surrounded by telltale crumbs. But too often, the adult piggy bank is at stake. And for financial managers, that can set the stage for disaster. "You cannot have trust if the client is Credit Utilization: Understand How it Impacts Your Credit Score 05/04/2017 08:00pm • An excellent credit score can make life easier and cheaper. If your score is above 750, you will find it easy to get the lowest interest rates on mortgages, auto loans and credit cards. That score would even get you, in most states, much lower auto insurance premiums. But how do you get a score abo