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How to Create a College Budget 08/15/2017 08:00pm • Despite all the classes offered by universities, College Budgeting 101 is rarely part of the curriculum. This is unfortunate for a few reasons, not the least of which is how expensive college is these days. Student borrowers among the class of 2016 owed an average of $27,975 each, according to the 5 Creative Ways to Find College Textbooks on the Cheap 08/14/2017 08:00pm • As college students across America return to their campuses this month and begin new classes, the cost of textbooks weighs on their minds and wallets. The easiest route, of course, is to simply stroll down to your local campus bookstore and buy all of the books for your chosen class, but that's rare 5 Ways to Protect Against a Market Correction 08/14/2017 08:00pm • Our eight-year bull market is long overdue for a correction, and investors are starting to look for ways to protect their portfolio from a potential 10 percent or more drop in stocks. Traditionally, bearish investors sought refuge in bonds, but with interest rates still at historical lows, bonds ma 3 Things Nobody Tells You About Your Credit Score (But Should) 08/13/2017 08:00pm • It's expensive to have a crummy credit score. The truth is that folks who either have poor credit or little credit get the worst of everything when it comes to credit cards: higher interest rates, more fees, smaller sign-up bonus, fewer special perks. It can end up costing you thousands of dollars Policy Careers an Option for Law School Graduates 08/13/2017 08:00pm • When Lauren Hersh attended Brooklyn Law School, she had no plans for a policy career. Her subsequent experience as a prosecutor representing victims of sex traffickers, however, revealed her interest in reforming federal and state laws on sexual violence. Hersh is now the national director of World $700M in jackpots spur dreams of Potomac mansion, world travel, donkey 08/11/2017 08:05am • WASHINGTON — With the jackpots for Mega Millions and Powerball each topping $350 million for the first time this week, people in and around the nation's capital are willing to fantasize about life as a multimillionaire. "When you have that kind of money, you can do whatever you want," said Mich 7 Tips for Saving Money During Your First College Semester 08/10/2017 08:00pm • During the next few weeks, approximately 2 million college freshmen will set foot as students on college campuses for the first time. Some will live in dorms, others will continue to live at home, and others may be living in an apartment setting. One thing most of them will have in common, though, i Why You Should Avoid Cash Advances on Credit Cards 08/10/2017 08:00pm • It's possible to think of reasons for getting a cash advance with a credit card. Maybe your car is broken down in the dead of night, and you meet a tow truck driver who inexplicably won't accept credit cards. Maybe you owe a guy named Knuckles money, and he'll only accept cash. Or, more likely, you How to Avoid Penalties on Early Retirement Distributions 08/10/2017 08:00pm • Pulling from your retirement fund before retirement is certainly less than ideal. Approaching retirement without the resources to replace your income or cover your expenses is a frightening scenario. In addition to pulling from assets that you will need in the future, there are severe taxes and pen DC United acquires Arriola, Stieber, Canouse 08/10/2017 08:03am • WASHINGTON — D.C. United’s new stadium Audi Field is on the rise — and now the team has made a series of moves it hopes will help lift it out of the basement of Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference and provide optimism going into its new home next season. From German club teams, Unite 20 wealth-building terms women should know 08/09/2017 08:57am • Do you know what FICO, asset allocation and capital gains mean? Better yet, do you know what they have to do with your own finances? If you didn’t study economics or finance in college, then there’s a good chance that these terms are unfamiliar to you. Yet, gaining a good grasp of key financi When Getting Your Loans Out of Default Is a Bad Idea 08/08/2017 08:00pm • According to recent Department of Education data, in the last quarter of 2017, almost 23,000 borrowers defaulted on their student loans -- for the second time. During that same period, a little more than 226,000 borrowers defaulted for the first time. Since these numbers have been fairly consistent Teens' College Income, Savings May Not Affect Financial Aid as Much as You Think 08/08/2017 08:00pm • Many families need their high schoolers to contribute to steep college bills. They also worry student earnings will affect potential financial aid. Student income and savings are two factors that financial aid forms -- the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and the CSS Profile -- use to calcul When is Buying a Home With Your 401(k) or IRA a Good Idea? 08/08/2017 08:00pm • It's no secret that home prices are growing. The average sale price for a new home in the U.S. was $379,500 in June, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, compared to $271,800 in the same month in 2012. The large price tag on a home makes it difficult and, sometimes, seemingly impossible to buy real HSAs Could Trump IRAs for Retirement 08/07/2017 08:00pm • Individual retirement accounts are getting some competition as the retirement savings vehicle of choice. With total holdings surpassing $7.5 trillion in 2016, IRAs are still the go-to option for more than one-third of U.S. households, but health savings accounts are gaining ground. HSAs, which are