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The Pros and Cons of a Secured Credit Card 09/01/2015 08:00pm • Liana Moran's secured credit card story is becoming more common. After graduating from Georgia Southern University in May of 2014, she landed a paid internship and decided it was time to get a credit card. For starters, the apartment she wanted to rent required a credit check before she could sign 10 Law Schools That Leave Grads With the Least Debt 08/31/2015 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: High court grants McDonnell reprieve from prison during appeal 08/31/2015 03:57pm • WASHINGTON — Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell will be allowed to remain free while he appeals his corruption conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court. McDonnell's petition to delay his two-year prison sentence was granted Monday by the high court. However the decision does not guarantee tha 5 Steps to Maintain Financial Security in Retirement 08/31/2015 09:00am • A career is spent planning, day dreaming and saving for the day you can stop working with your back, brain and hands. An army of dollar bills has been saved and invested. Now you can stop working for your money and start making your money work for you. But if you're not prepared for financial shocks 3 Credit Cards College Students Should Consider 08/27/2015 08:00pm • Numerous surveys have shown that many millennials just don't want them, with most opting for debit cards in the wake of an apocalyptic job market and crushing student loan debt. For those who do want them, credit cards just aren't always easy to come by. The Credit CARD Act of 2009 pulled the plug o How to Attend College Without Students Loans 08/27/2015 08:00pm • With the total amount of student loans topping $1 trillion, it is no wonder that people are looking for alternative ways to pay for college. According to Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Edvisors, a site that helps students figure out ways to pay for college, 2015 college graduates will leave college w National Zoo: One of the giant panda cubs has died 08/26/2015 03:08pm • WASHINGTON — The National Zoo says one of its two newborn giant panda cubs died Wednesday. The smaller of the giant panda cub twins died at about 2 p.m. Wednesday, the zoo says. The larger cub appears to be strong and is with its mother Mei Xiang. Mei Xiang gave birth to the first cub Satur Discover More Methods of Student Loan Forgiveness 08/25/2015 08:00pm • We recently devoted an entire post to explaining all the details, facts and myths surrounding the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. If you're a regular reader, you know that we talk about loan forgiveness a lot, but that's because we get asked about it -- a lot. And while we firmly believe Money Moves to Make Before Age 30 08/25/2015 08:00pm • Managing money isn't easy when you're in your 20s. You might face some serious financial obligations, from rent to student loan debt, while lacking the salary to leave a comfortable cushion each month. Then there's also the pressure to start saving early for retirement, especially if you have a ful What to Expect From a First Meeting With a Financial Planner 08/25/2015 08:00pm • I'm struggling to save, my goals seem out of reach and I'm just barely getting by. What's stopping me from getting the help I need? As is so often the case, we fear what we don't know. It can be a daunting task to muster up the courage to finally face our finances head-on and make the decision to 7 Smart Things You Can Do Now to Cut Expenses the Rest of the Year 08/25/2015 07:00am • The best money-saving tips are things you can do once in a few minutes or in an hour and then have that action continually save you money over the next several months (or even the next several years). Those kinds of strategies can fill up an afternoon or a weekend, but thereafter you'll have smaller Must-Do's Before You Replace Major Items in Your House 08/24/2015 08:00pm • Even if you plan on living in your house until you're carried out doesn't mean you'll never buy another house. That is, live somewhere long enough, and you'll begin replacing certain parts of your house -- the roof, the windows, the heating and cooling system or water heater, say. Eventually, you ma How to Protect Your Assets From a Stock Market Crash 08/24/2015 08:00pm • Imagine approaching retirement and watching your portfolio be cut in half. Maybe you don't have to imagine, because it happened to you in 2008. While there are no surefire ways to avoid a stock market crash, there are some things you can do to reduce the likelihood that you will suffer the consequen 7 Tricks to Lower Your Rent 08/24/2015 08:00pm • There are many perks of being a renter: not having to worry about the cost of wear and tear on the house, being able to move without selling a home and not feeling pressured to make your apartment look like the "after" image from an HGTV show. But for all the perks, it is frustrating to pay rent mon Money Lessons from a Scandal's Victim 08/24/2015 08:00pm • When actress and writer Christina McDowell was growing up, life seemed pretty perfect: Settled in an affluent Washington neighborhood, she and her sisters enjoyed private planes, vacations in Nantucket and a household staff to maintain their home and routines. "I was growing and being shaped inside